Here's Day 7.
Well, I can't say much about this chapter, except *I don't know enough about Heaven's Feel to make it decent.*
Rider slept and her dream world was filled with darkness, not like the one in the room with lights switched off, but almost living. This sensation was closer to being in the sea at night and feeling barely visible waves splash against your body.
Each *splash* seemed to leave a portion of its energy in her, bringing closer and closer to awakening. Finally, she had enough to break away from the dream and opened her eyes.
First thing she felt, was that she couldn’t feel yesterday’s injuries, instead she was literally bursting from energy she felt inside.
She sat up, and that simple painless movement confirmed that she was completely healed.
‘For how long did I sleep? I hope it was not a week or something like that.’ She thought worried at the thought of leaving both Sakura and Shiro unprotected for so long.
‘Again, why the hell I’m worried about him? Its better not be my curse acting up again and liking him. Gah…disgusting.’ she thought, quickly pushing away unwanted thoughts about liking Shiro more then a friend.
‘Seems that Saber is nearby. I’ll ask her what happened.’
Walking to the living room, she saw Rin, Saber and Shiro talk with a man she never saw before.
He was about forty years old, dressed like a Catholic priest and his tone reminded her of her father’s, almost always hiding his intentions.
“Yes, the news talked about disappearance as well.” Said Shiro and using remote, he raised the volume of the TV, that usually murmured in the corner, so they could hear it.
“Tonight, about thirty people disappeared in old Fuyuki city. It the biggest case yet. Police thinks that it might be connected with recent gas leaks and is currently searching for them in hospitals.
If you have any information about location of these people…”
TV’s volume was lowered again and Shiro turned to others.
“So, Kotomine, you think Assassin’s Master is behind this? And you want a temporary truce to help us kill him and save the girls?” asked Rin, narrowing her eyes.
“Yes, both as mediator and Master I can’t allow such things to happen?” answered Kotomine and said.
“Lancer, appear!”
To Rin’s and Shiro’s surprise, a tall short haired man about Rider’s age appeared near his Master.
He wore blue leather armour and was armed with a crimson colored spear.
“So, you are his Servant, Lancer. I hope you’re mistaken about him.” said Saber when she recognized the Servant she had to save Shiro from as soon as she was summoned. After Lancer used his Noble Phantasm, Gae Bolg *Barbed Striking Death* and Saber mostly dodged it, he left the battlefield saying as much as he wanted to fight to death, his cowardly Master forbid him from doing more then scouting.
“So, what’s the plan?” asked Rider when she entered the room.
“Rider?! How are your injuries?” asked Rin, surprised at the Servant’s recovery rate.
“I’m fine. So, when we’re going to save Sakura? I can still feel the link so I could find her.”
“We’re waiting for you to wake up, actually. It’s only evening, but I doubt we should give Assassin’s Master even more time.”
Is this where your Master is supposed to be?” asked Kotomine when he saw Rider stop before of the alleys.
“Yeah, she’s there somewhere.” answered Rider and pointed to a house almost at another end of the street.
Kotomine waved to Lancer and said.
“I think we should scout first. Lancer, go there, we’ll watch from here.”
Muttering something that was suspiciously similar to *coward*, Lancer jumped towards the house and entered it.
Soon he jumped out and landed on the roof of nearby house in a battle stance with his spear starting to smoke.
Before anyone asked what happened, some kind of shadow creatures burst out of the house as well and ran towards Lancer in a strange half-sliding, half leaping way.
But Servant moved only when a dark cloud with a barely recognizable human shaped shadow inside, exited the house.
When the cloud shot out several tendrils of darkness towards the Lancer, he jumped high in the air and called out the name of his Noble Phantasm.
“Gae Bolg. Striking Death Flight.”
The spear in his hand turned bright yellow, as if it was put into a lit forge. Enveloped in power, it looked more like a thunderbolt then a mortal weapon when Lancer threw it at the cloud’s core.
The explosion blew away most of the darkness surrounding the shadow inside and Rider gasped in shock, quickly followed by others, when she recognized Sakura’s distorted face inside of the cloud.
“Sakura!” she said and turned to Rin wanting to ask what happened to the girl. The sorcerer motioned for to be quiet and watch.
“Hey you, wake up and run.” yelled Lancer as he made his way towards the group, followed by several shadows
“Saber, use *Invisible Air* to hold them off, while we run.” said Rin and almost immediately a wall of wind repelled Lancer’s pursuers.
“Saber you must run with us! I can’t leave you here.” yelled Shiro, trying to overcome the winds roar.
“No, we must run. Those shadows kill with a single touch.” said Kotomine and stretched his hands towards one of the dark monstrosities that almost broke through the wind wall.
“Säuberung.”
A white glowing sphere formed in front of his palms and shot forward, engulfing its target in a purification spell and hungrily eating away its shadowy flesh.
“I have a better idea.” said Rider as she remembered her recent dream about present from a God of Seas. A steed that aided her in her battles despite its gentle nature.
She crossed her hands in front of her chest and a red spell symbol appeared in front of her. A few seconds later, powerful, repeated gusts of wind threw all of the shadow creatures away signaling the appearance of her favorite friend.
‘Pegasus.’ she thought as she jumped on its back and felt that it was as smooth as she remembered.
“All right. Get on the horse everyone.” She yelled from its back as she used her chain to pull Shiro to her.
Masters quickly got on Pegasus and when it was about to take off, Lancer said.
“Go on without me. I’ll have to entertain our guest.”
Looking back, Rider saw a hunched man in dark cloak, the same one that almost killed her earlier, who walked easily to them, ignoring the wind.
Deciding that staying any longer would put Shiro in danger, Rider took off with Saber following her winged steed as fast as she could.
Assassin freed one his hands from under the cloak. That arm was tightly bandaged and surprisingly long with long clawed fingers decorating its palm.
Looking up at Lancer who was busy dodging shadowy creatures and tendrils of darkness that shot out of shadow that surrounded Sakura, he, suddenly thrusting his strange hand forward, said in a voice that reminded about dry desert wind.
“Zabaniya”
Several flickering strands of light surrounded his palm and pulsing ethereal heart formed in it. Once it was finished, he crushed it.
Above him, Lancer’s eyes widened and he clutched his chest before he dropped his weapon and shadows managed to touch him.
“Angra Mainyu” whispered Kotomine when he looked back and saw Lancer’s body absorb the darkness before it was distorted, like Sakura’s body was. But it stayed this way only for a few seconds before it disappeared in whirlwind of sparks.
“Who? You know something don’t you?” asked Rider, grabbing the priest and slightly lifting him up.
“Yes. I’ll tell you later.” croaked the priest.
“Rider, we’ll figure out happened. Put him back and let’s hurry.” said Rin, who was worried at how easily was defeated Lancer.
They flew to the Shiro’s house because Kotomine said that his church wasn’t the safest place right now and Emiya residence was closer.
Once there, Masters surrounded Kotomine while Servants stood at the entrance as guards.
“Who’s Angra Mainyu? And what happened there?” asked Rin.
“Persian God of Darkness. A Servant summoned during Third Grail War. It’s rumored that he was not a Servant, but an evil spirit that one of mages summoned to bypass the rules of War and forcefully summon Grail for himself, but was killed and that spirit was trapped.”
“Trapped where?” asked Rin, thinking over Kotomine’s words.
“I don’t know. My guess is that Assassin’s Master used that girl, Sakura, as a vessel when he freed that spirit.”
“What about Ilya?” asked Shiro, remembering that they didn’t saw the girl when they followed Rider and dreading to hear that Ilya was as twisted by that shadow as Sakura was.
Kotomine hesitated for a minute, thinking of what he could say and answered.
“Shadow kills with a touch, but I think that Illyasviel is kept alive by Assassin’s Master, because she might be used as a vessel for Grail itself.”
“You know, I think I know who would such a thing. Turning Sakura into a monster and killing all those people. Sakura’s grandfather was too deaf to hear my warning, so this time I’m going to write it down with his broken bones.” said Rider, clenching her fist.
Priest turned to her, narrowing his eyes.
“Indeed. Zōuken Matō is old enough to remember or even participate in the Third War. Then Illyasviel is kept inside of his house.”
“What about Sakura?” asked Shiro..
“We must stop her. Even if killing her is the only way.” answered Rin.
“Hell no, If that thing was put inside, then maybe there’s a way to remove it.” stated Rider. “Now let’s go already. I want to meet that old man.”
When they were near Matō’s residence, a place where so many cruel things were done to Sakura, they were greeted by several shadow creatures that jumped out of the house entrance.
Kotomine stopped everyone and, pulling out several swords from under his clothes, said in *no-refuses* voice.
“I’ll go inside with Rin, while you distract Shadow. Saving Ilya now is more important than finding him. ”
Rin looked at her mentor for several seconds before she said to Saber.
“Saber, if Shiro commands you to protect him then your *Invisible Air* should be good enough to stall shadows until we return. Then we’ll plan how to deal with Sakura.”
When Saber nodded, Tosaka ran after the priest who decided to take another street so he could enter the house from another side.
Sakura walked, even glided, outside to meet the trio, most of her body still hidden by shadow but soon stopped, letting her monsters charge forward and attacked with tendrils of darkness that were spawned from her body.
Ranma looked at Sakura and shivered when she saw nothing but twisted bloodlust in the eyes of usually kind and timid girl.
“Saber, protect us!” commanded Shiro and one of his command seal lit briefly before disappearing. But it didn’t disappear without a trace, Saber’s body glowed blue and a wall of wind threw their assailants away, even Sakura’s attacks were repelled by it.
Rider carefully watched the surroundings looking for any shadow creatures that managed to overcome or bypass the winds from Saber’s sword, and most likely that’s why she was able to see a slight distortion in the air behind Saber.
Following her sixth sense that already saved her once, she threw her chain towards Saber and its coil landed right behind the Servant. To Rider’s surprise, her weapon was stopped in mid air by something and immediately she pulled it back and smashed whatever she caught in the wall nearby.
“Stand back Shiro, I’ll take care of this sneaky bastard.” smirked Rider when she saw who was revealed by the impact.
“You better watch Saber. I doubt she can support this wind wall forever.” After she said that, she threw away all thoughts irrelevant to the upcoming fight and abruptly spun her chain in tight spiral, deflecting the first salvo of throwing knives.
“Let me handle this.” said Rin when they finally arrived to the Mato’s house from back and saw that first floor had no windows or doors.
The sorcerer took out several jewels from a pouch she always carried along and muttering a short word, threw them into the wall.
A strong explosion destroyed a part of the wall, scattering debris everywhere, and they quickly walked in.
“Rin, basement. If we meet Zouken, I’ll deal with him. You’ll search for Ilya.” said Kotomine as he moved the sword from his left hand to right, holding them between his knuckles as easily as Rin was holding her gems.
For several minutes they walked through the corridors until arrived to big double doors with inscription covered surface.
Opening them, Rin saw Ilya lying on an altar in the center of the room and Zouken not far away from the opposite wall, channeling some spell.
“Rin, take Ilya. I’ll meet behind the doors.” said priest and charged in, throwing his Black Keys to pin the old mage’s hands to the wall and pulled out more, holding them in the same manner.
When the girl ran out, holding a younger one in her hands, Kotomine walked to the old man and asked.
“How to stop your creation? The vessel for Angro Mainyu? Can you do it?”
Zouken shook his head, ignoring his bleeding arms.
“No, she was almost out of control since she refused to pursue and kill one of the Masters and a Servant she saw several hours ago. Now I can only stop her from killing me.”
“It’s a pity. I thought I could start my own plans this night. Now you’ll die, nuisance.” said the priest in disappointed voice and pointed his stretched hands at the older mage before muttering a short incantation.
“Säuberung.”
A white ball of energy shot from his palms and enveloped Zouken, raging around his body for almost a minute before Kotomine was satisfied and stopped his spell.
Outside, Saber and Rider still maintained their stalemate with their enemies, but when Saber’s wind wall weakened enough for one of Sakura’s attacks to pass through aiming at Saber and Shiro jumped to shield her, hoping that the same power kept him alive so far would save him this time as well, everything went to hell.
Ranma saw Sakura’s attack flying to Shiro and tried to do three things at once: deflect Assassin’s dagger that targeted her leg artery, pull Shiro away with her chain and realizing that both would fail, jump away.
All it would take to kill Saber who knocked down by Shiro’s body when he struck by Sakura and Rider now, is one blow and neither explosion that blew a hole in the wall of Mato’s residence, nor Rin and Kotomine, that ran through it, would be able to stop it.
But, surprisingly, that final attack never came. Instead shadow monsters attacked Assassin and in seconds his body melted into nothingness and Sakura just stood there with tears in her eyes.
Shiro, as he slowly got to his knees when Saber rolled away and stood up, saw the change in the girl and when he noticed Saber was preparing for Excalibur, shouted.
“Stop! Don’t do it!”
His second command seal flared before disappearing and immediately Saber’s sword stopped crackling with energy.
“This is most foolish, Shiro!” said Saber as power of the seal forced her to kneel before her Master.
“No.” answered the boy and pointed at Sakura, before Rule Breaker appeared in his hand.
“She’s not fighting us anymore and even if she did, I would never harm her.”
He turned to purple haired Servant, who was clutching her bloodied leg, and threw Rule Breaker to her.
“Rider, use this to break the spell on Sakura.”
Sakura’s Servant nodded and as soon as her fingers caught the dagger, she leaped towards the girl and threw the weapon at the Sakura’s shoulder as she flew by. A bright purple flash that tore apart all of the shadows in the street, even those that were produced naturally, accompanied her landing.
Before Sakura’s body, no longer supported by shadow, fell on the ground, Rider caught her and hugged close.
“I’m so glad you okay.”
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry, big sister.” answered the girl as she embraced the woman that cared for even after she done.
She looked at Shiro, who was supported by Saber while Kotomine healed his wound and pulled herself even closer to Rider. This way, deciding to let go of her dream of living with Shiro was easier. After she hurt him so much, Sakura thought that stepping aside for Saber, who always protected the boy with her life, was the best choice.
Rin, who was standing nearby, slowly put the jewels she couldn’t kill her sister, Sakura, with and walked to them. She embraced the plum haired girl as well and with her serious expression softening, she said.
“Don’t worry. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done, we still love you.”
Ranma stood up, with girl still in her arms and calling Pegasus, she hopped on its back and grinned.
“Now let’s go home. I’ll give you a ride.”
Opinions, comments and suggestion are welcome.
Next chapter will, most likely, be the last one, not counting one or two short epilogues.
Temple of Ranma's Sailor Senshi Seifuku
Anime, Scifi, Fantasy Fan and Original Fiction
Fate\stay night&Ranma 1\2 crossover
by Dumbledork » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:40 am
This was great. How did Ranma heals so fast? Does it have something to do with Medusa's powers? And where did all that extra energy come from?
One more chapter you say? Will Ranma get back to his father in the end or will he stay with the rest of the gang?
One more chapter you say? Will Ranma get back to his father in the end or will he stay with the rest of the gang?
And that's the bottom line 'cause Dumbledork said so.
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by Kilich » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:03 am
Nope, her rate of healing has nothing to do with her powers. Each *wave of darkness* she felt in her sleep was Dark Sakura consuming another human for Mana and that extra energy was what healed her.
Most likely one more.
I think Ranma will stay with Sakura.
Why would he want to return to his father when Sakura and others like him *as is* and are quite reasonable and fair to him? Being Sakura’s *big sister* is not the role he thinks he’s fit for and it might be a slight bother, but I doubt he really minds it.
But they'll surely visit Tokyo in one of the epilogues and maybe there they'll meet the rest of Ranmaverse crew (at least those who were present after first two weeks).
Most likely one more.
I think Ranma will stay with Sakura.
Why would he want to return to his father when Sakura and others like him *as is* and are quite reasonable and fair to him? Being Sakura’s *big sister* is not the role he thinks he’s fit for and it might be a slight bother, but I doubt he really minds it.
But they'll surely visit Tokyo in one of the epilogues and maybe there they'll meet the rest of Ranmaverse crew (at least those who were present after first two weeks).
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by Muramasa » Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:47 am
I think Ranma will stay with Sakura.
Why would he want to return to his father when Sakura and others like him *as is* and are quite reasonable and fair to him? Being Sakura’s *big sister* is not the role he thinks he’s fit for and it might be a slight bother, but I doubt he really minds it.
Agreed. I see no reason for Ranma to leave Sakura's side though I'm surprised he didn't twitch at the 'big sister' comment.
But they'll surely visit Tokyo in one of the epilogues and maybe there they'll meet the rest of Ranmaverse crew (at least those who were present after first two weeks).
Why? Unless Genma were to all the sudden enter Ranma's life again, he has no reason to interact with any of the tendo's. He may have a run in with Ukyo or Ryoga but that's about it.
Beyond that, well I think you did a decent job with day 7 though I'm a bit disappointed with Lancer's performance (Then again you don't see much of him in either Fate or Heaven's Feel routes to begin with and that's what most of this story is drawing from).
Ranma's disturbing amount of worry for Shirou is definitely due to Sakura's link... Which I think is cool. Hmm... Rin was pretty much a non-entity though.
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by Kilich » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:18 am
Agreed. I see no reason for Ranma to leave Sakura's side though I'm surprised he didn't twitch at the 'big sister' comment.
He did, but mentally and since the story at that point was from Sakura's point of view, we couldn't see it
Why?
To get *Mystic Eye Killer* glasses from Toko Aozaki. Blindfold might be effective but it will certainly look strange to others.
Also he'll want to make his curse controllable.
Unless Genma were to all the sudden enter Ranma's life again, he has no reason to interact with any of the tendo's. He may have a run in with Ukyo or Ryoga but that's about it.
Meh. It will be short, just for (my) fun, meeting. Nothing serious.
Hmm... Rin was pretty much a non-entity though.
Well, what can I say... I wanted to show her too, but since the story mostly follows Sakura, who disliked Rin and tried to minimize their meetings, and Ranma, who never really cared for Rin as well, Rin's character development was almost excluded.
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by Jomasten » Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:08 pm
But, one has to wonder; are you willing to let anyone continue this story, or, once you fix the rough edges, be better than wha was shown here? I can perfectly see a diamond in the coal, once those have been smoothed out and pressurized. The way the progresses are, as the forum implies, oulines and scenes, but, with a bit of work, this will be a crossover unlike anything I've ever seen.
Ranma his/herself was partly OOC, and I also felt a lack of chaos that is always associated with Ranma in the story. I think that there should be at least a minimal amount of NWC time.
Side note: Wonder what kind of (mis)understanding would occur should Rider and the gang meet either Herb and the Musk, and Saffron and the Phoeni?
Genma Saotome, not interact with the Tendos? And miss out on mooching off of their livelihoods? Genma'll just gonna make some cock-and-bull story about Ranma, most probably.
Good thought, that. Ryoga might develop a crush either Rider or Sakura, but I don't know about Ukyo. It'll be fun how you work that out.
For a lack of a more constructive response, I agree.
Ranma his/herself was partly OOC, and I also felt a lack of chaos that is always associated with Ranma in the story. I think that there should be at least a minimal amount of NWC time.
Side note: Wonder what kind of (mis)understanding would occur should Rider and the gang meet either Herb and the Musk, and Saffron and the Phoeni?
Why? Unless Genma were to all the sudden enter Ranma's life again, he has no reason to interact with any of the tendo's.
Genma Saotome, not interact with the Tendos? And miss out on mooching off of their livelihoods? Genma'll just gonna make some cock-and-bull story about Ranma, most probably.
He may have a run in with Ukyo or Ryoga but that's about it.
Good thought, that. Ryoga might develop a crush either Rider or Sakura, but I don't know about Ukyo. It'll be fun how you work that out.
Rin was pretty much a non-entity though.
For a lack of a more constructive response, I agree.
[SILENCE! You are distracting my concentration to distract myself.]
[Otherwise, I will distract you enough that you can concentrate on distracting yourself!]
[Otherwise, I will distract you enough that you can concentrate on distracting yourself!]
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by Kilich » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:03 am
What you already see before you is written about as good as I can. I doubt I'll manage to polish this story (I'll try though), so if anyone is willing to improve\continue this idea, you can. It'll be interesting to see your variant.
I'm also open to suggestions on how to make this story better -.-
About Ranma being partially OOC, it's because his personality fused with Medusa's dormant one.
It lacks usual Ranma 1\2 chaos because this fic is Fate\Ranma crossover, not the other way around and some of the chaos will appear only in one of the epilogues when he and Sakura will go to Tokyo. But I think that Fate\stay night chaos was a good enough substitute.
Amazons would try not to mess with them, they know enough about mages and Servants to be careful about possible consequences. They might try tricking the Musk into attacking the pair though.
Musk might try to capture Rider and it'll end in a big fight when she fights back. If Sakura helps her *big sister* the Musk will be quickly and soundly defeated.
Phoenix and Saffron, I don't really see why Rider and Sakura would interact with them. It's not like either needs the springs or could be put in a situation as desperate as Akane was in. And I doubt that either would want to go sightseeing to Jusendo.
I'm also open to suggestions on how to make this story better -.-
About Ranma being partially OOC, it's because his personality fused with Medusa's dormant one.
It lacks usual Ranma 1\2 chaos because this fic is Fate\Ranma crossover, not the other way around and some of the chaos will appear only in one of the epilogues when he and Sakura will go to Tokyo. But I think that Fate\stay night chaos was a good enough substitute.
Amazons would try not to mess with them, they know enough about mages and Servants to be careful about possible consequences. They might try tricking the Musk into attacking the pair though.
Musk might try to capture Rider and it'll end in a big fight when she fights back. If Sakura helps her *big sister* the Musk will be quickly and soundly defeated.
Phoenix and Saffron, I don't really see why Rider and Sakura would interact with them. It's not like either needs the springs or could be put in a situation as desperate as Akane was in. And I doubt that either would want to go sightseeing to Jusendo.
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by Kilich » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:03 pm
Here's Day 8.
Rider woke up from because somebody restlessly lay on her chest, producing sensations she rather wouldn’t think about. Opening her eyes she saw Sakura sleeping on top of her and, judging by her constant moving, she was seeing a nightmare.
Ranma moved her hand to stroke Sakura’s hair, hoping that would calm the girl, but it didn’t seem to work. Frowning at what she was about to do, Rider carefully turned around, removing herself from under the other girl and slightly shook the girl.
“Wake up.”
Sakura stopped moving and slowly opened her eyes. Blinking several time to, most likely, push away the remains of her nightmare, she said in slightly trembling voice, faintly smiling.
“I think I saw you past. I didn’t know that your life was even harder then mine.”
“My past?” Ranma blinked in surprise. “You don’t mean Nekoken and stuff?”
“Nekoken? No, I mean how Athena cursed you and your sisters. And what happened after that.”
“Oh, that past.” answered Ranma, feeling herself slightly uncomfortable. She didn’t remember what Sakura was talking about, but if she thought that her life was easier... that made Ranma hope that she won’t remember those events at all.
The door to their room opened, revealing Ilya who asked in a sleepy voice, breaking the awkward silence.
“Will you prepare the breakfast? Onii-chan is still resting and Saber is horrible at cooking.”
“Yes, we’ll prepare it.” answered Sakura and got out of the bed to change in her day clothes, leaving Rider in the bed with a surprised look in her eyes.
“We?”
Sakura finished buttoning her blouse and turning around, she answered with a smile.
“Of course. I always dreamed of doing so many things together with my family.”
When Rider sighed and got out of the bed as well, Sakura looked over her Servant’s clothing and asked.
“Maybe we should go shopping after the breakfast. Your clothes look very nice on you, but they are the only ones you have.”
“No, no, no. I won’t wear dresses or any of that girly stuff. I’m happy with what I have.” answered Ranma in a slightly panicked and heated voice.
‘It’s enough that I’m constantly in my girl form and became your big sister. Although, it does feel nice to have you as my sister, Sakura.’
“I won’t force you into anything. We’ll just look around and maybe you’ll like something.”
Rider sighed again and nodding, she followed joyous girl to the kitchen.
“Good morning, Shiro.” Rin’s voice welcomed the redheaded boy when he woke up.
“Rin? What are doing here?” asked Shiro when he saw that Rin, most likely, stayed awake for the whole night.
Tosaka waved with a book she was holding and yawning, she said.
“I’ve been doing research on how you could survive that shadow attack. And even though it took me a whole night of reading and experimenting on you, I think I found an answer.”
“Experimenting!?”
“Don’t worry it was nothing you couldn’t handle.” Rin yawned again and suddenly asked.
“Do you know why I wanted to summon Saber? Because as long as King Arthur has a sheath for Excalibur, Avalon, he can’t bleed. So I thought that it’ll make Saber the strongest Servant.”
“How was King Arthur killed then?” asked Shiro, not quite understanding what Rin wanted to say.
“According to legend, the sheath was stolen.” answered Rin and smiling mischievously, said.
“And that sheath is exactly what kept you alive throughout the War. Kiritsugu Emiya was Saber’s Master in the previous War and putting her sheath in you was probably the only way to save you.”
Deciding that if she didn’t want to fall asleep in Shiro’s room, because her sleepiness increased ten-fold when she finally told the boy about what she found out, Rin stood up and walked to the door, saying.
“You better go to the kitchen if you don’t want Sakura to reheat your portion of breakfast again. Oh, and don’t worry about the school, Taiga said that she’ll take care of it.”
When Shiro entered the kitchen, he was greeted by a tackle from Ilya.
“Good morning Shiro. Sakura said that she needed to go shopping and asked me to keep the food warm for you.”
Shiro carefully put the girl down and said, while he busied himself with breakfast.
“Thank you Ilya. Did Rider go with Sakura?”
Ilya nodded and when the boy sat down and started to eat, she said.
“Now there are only two Servants left. Will you abandon Saber or kill Rider now? I, personally, would’ve chosen Saber.”
Shiro defiantly shook his head.
“No. I’ll not hurt either one. You should know that well enough. And don’t try to get Saber fight Rider without me knowing.”
“You are no fun, onii-chan. What do you think Saber will say when you tell her that because you can’t harm another Servant, she won’t get her wish granted by Grail? You’ll hurt her either way.“ said Ilya pouting and sat nearby, watching her brother eat, her crimson eyes seemingly looked at his very soul.
“Ahh! Rider lets go there!” said Sakura, tugging her big sister’s glove, impatience and happiness mixed in her voice.
“All right, all right, I’m going.” answered the older girl and took the bag she put down when they exited previous shop and stopped to look where to go next.
They entered a med-sized clothing store and the smaller girl immediately pulled Rider to the racks with clothes.
“So, is there anything you like here?” asked Sakura when Ranma stopped and thoughtfully looked at simple black silk pants and shirt with a silhouette of a Chinese dragon, slightly brighter then clothes themselves, sewn on them.
“Yeah. These look okay.”
“Oh. Try them on. I’ll even help you with dressing up.”
“No, I think we should just take them. I know that they’ll fit.” blushed Rider and walked to the counter.
“How about going for an ice-cream now?” asked Ranma, wanting to distract the other girl before Sakura could think about buying her some underwear as well.
“You call this training? Saber goes too easy on you! It’s a wonder you survived so far, onii-chan.” said Ilya after she watched Shiro train with Saber for several minutes and decided to probe the possibility of Shiro breaking his contract with Saber, at least not for long. At first she thought to try and get Saber to fight Rider but the slim possibility of Sakura going Dark again stopped her.
Shiro disengaged and looking at the blonde girl, who tried to deny Ilya’s words but couldn’t think of any way, said.
“Actually, it’s only because of Saber I’m still alive.”
“What?”
“What do you mean?”
“When my father found me, it was already too late to save me, so he put Avalon in my body. And that’s why I said that Saber saved my life many times already.”
“You are so predictable, Shiro.” sighed Ilya, then said, dancing out of the training room, in a cheerful and determined voice that caused Shiro to shiver when he remembered that very voice ordering Berserker to tear them apart as easily as she asked to pass the sauce at breakfast.
“But don’t worry, I’ll think of a way to end this War.”
“I think we should stop this training session, Shiro. I’m unable to concentrate for now.” said Saber turning around to hide her blush. She put away her training sword and walked out, leaving Shiro to wonder what happened to her.
After several minutes, Shiro shook himself out of his reverie and decided to take a bath to relax after the training.
He walked into the bathroom and, unexpectedly, saw Saber who was about to enter the bathtub and quickly turned before he could see more of her body. The girl said stopped and in almost even voice.
“I know that cleaning yourself is important and I can’t disallow you to do it whenever you want, Master. But, may I ask you to wait until I finish?
“Of course.” Shiro opened the door to walk out but stopped when he heard Saber quietly say.
“My body is not pleasant to look at? Is it too muscled?”
“No, that’s not it at all! You are… Gah!” Not finding the right words in this situation, Shiro dashed out.
Entering the living room, Shiro saw Rin sitting at the table and consuming lots of coffee.
“Rin what happened?”
The girl turned around with a half-empty cup in her hand and said in a sleepy voice.
“Only a few hours of sleep, that’s what happened. Kotomine called and asked me, you and Saber to visit him in the evening. He said that he knows how to finish the War without killing either of Servants.”
“I hope his way doesn’t involve Ilya or other people.” said Shiro and went outside.
Soon he returned with a flower he nervously held and sat at the table with Rin.
Tosaka looked as if she wanted to ask something, but decided not to when Saber walked in and the boy walked to her.
“Yes, Shiro?”
“Saber, would you… go on a date with me?” asked the boy, giving Saber the flower he held.
“Date? What do you mean?” when Shiro didn’t answer, she tried to guess.
“Is it some kind of formal meeting?”
Rin paused her coffee consuming and muttering something akin to *I can’t watch those two anymore* explained.
“A date is when a boy asks the girl he likes for walk in the city in order to know her better. And a flower is a symbol.”
“Shiro.” blushed Saber, taking the flower. “I agree.”
“First I think we should go see a movie.” said Shiro when he and Saber were walking through the city.
“A movie?”
“Yes, I think you’ll like this one.”
“Did you like it?” asked Shiro while they where walking out of the movie theater.
“It was an innovative experience. What’s supposed to be the next step?”
“Ahh, don’t take this so seriously Saber. The purpose of a date is to have fun.” answered Shiro.
“I guess now we can go to eat somewhere. It’s past afternoon already.”
They walked to one of the cafes since, with Rider’s help, his finances were too low for a restaurant and he didn’t have time for any part time jobs either.
“What do you want Saber?” asked Shiro when a waiter gave them menus.
“Anything is fine for me.”
“What do you mean, anything is good for you. There must be something you like more then the rest?” asked Shiro,
The girl hesitated for a minute before answered.
“Now where we should go?”
“Let’s just walk Shiro. The sundown might be a very nice scene.”
“Looks like I found you Saber.” said a young voice, with enough confidence to seem almost arrogant.
Turning around and entering a defensive stance while summoning her armor and weapon, Saber cursed that she allowed herself to relax enough not to sense a Servant. Finding the source of the voice she saw a young man with short blond man in everyday clothes and a smirk that she saw only from those who believed themselves very powerful.
“Eight Servants? How is it possible?”
Young man ignored Saber’s question and said in a slightly off-hand manner.
“I’ve come to take you Saber. I like you, King of Knights, and I always take what I like.”
“You are welcome to try. But be warned, I’ll not spare you.” said Saber, trying to figure out why the other Servant didn’t summon his armor yet and what class he belonged to.
“So spirited. Try to keep that spirit a little longer or I won’t have any use for you.” answered the man and suddenly the air behind changed its color and it looked as if gates where opened somewhere. Multiple distortions appeared on a surface of the *gates* as if it was water and somebody threw a lot of pebbles into it from behind. But instead of mere rocks, weapon hilts appeared from within.
“Now I will take you, Saber.” And with those words, the weapons sticking out of young man’s Noble Phantasm glowed and flew towards the pair in an unending shower.
Fortunately for Saber and her Master, Sakura and her Servant also chose visiting that place as an ending to their day long *sister bonding session*.
“Wait, I feel two Servants.” said Rider, when she suddenly stopped and her combat outfit appeared. “I’ll go check and you stay here.”
“But Rider, I can fight too.”
Rider smiled and answered before jumping away.
“I know. But what kind of a protector would I be if I put you in danger?”
A few seconds of flying over the rooftops later, Rider saw her target. Saber and Shiro were bombarded by dozens of swords that flew from a strange wall behind another Servant.
She saw that Saber’s defenses will be overwhelmed, Rider manifested her chain and spinning it to create a shield-like wall of chain, she dove down towards the pair.
As soon as her feet touched the ground and her free hand grabbed Shiro she leaped away, followed by Saber, feeling that in a few seconds the swords would punch their way through her improvised shield.
Landing near Sakura, Rider put Shiro down and asked.
“Who was that guy? I thought there should be only seven Servants?”
“I don’t know. I don’t remember anyone having so many weapons. It might be wise to visit Rin before attacking him.” said Saber, looking worriedly in the direction they came from.
“How was your date?” asked Rin when both Servants and Masters returned home.
“We were attacked by a Servant we never saw before.” answered Shiro producing a surprised look from Rin, which soon turned into a thoughtful one.
“So, that’s why Kotomine asked us to visit him. To tell us that there was another Servant we can kill to end this War.”
“Kotomine?” asked Shiro.
“Yes, he asked me, you and Saber to visit him in the evening. I guess we better go visit him.”
Rider looked at them thinking of asking why she and Sakura weren’t invited as well, but shrugged it off as some sort of mage-exclusive meeting and went to help Sakura in sorting out the things they bought today.
When Rin and others arrived to the church, they were greeted by priest who motioned them to follow him underground.
Soon they entered a dimly lit room and Kotomine stopped and turned around.
“Now I’ll tell you why I called you here. “
“To tell us about the eighth Servant?” quickly asked Rin.
Kotomine smiled a wicked smile and answered.
“It’s very perceptive, Rin. Archer, come out.”
Suddenly the young man, Shiro and Saber met earlier, walked into the room. But now he was clad in a golden armor that covered his entire body and looked fit for a Saber class Servant, not Archer.
“Don’t tell me you plan to kill Saber to finish the War!?”
“No, there’s no need for that. I don’t know why, but Grail is filled and now it only needs a vessel to release the taint within.” answered priest and walked out, leaving them alone with Archer.
“Now where were we the last time we fought, King of Knights.” said Archer, his Noble Phantasm opening behind him. “I wanted to take you and I will!”
Saber walked in front of the Masters and stepped in a battle stance, asking.
“Before we fight I want to know you name, since you already know mine.”
“Did those ten years dulled your memory? Don’t you remember our fight in the ruins?”
Saber slightly paled, prompting Rin to pull out a dagger out of her pocket and start to whisper.
“You’re Gilgamesh. King of Heroes.”
“Yes, Saber. Now, fall on your knees before me!’
But before Archer could let loose dozens of weapons that protruded from the air behind him, Rin threw her dagger at the ground between them and Gilgamesh and a powerful explosion threw Archer on the ground while Saber deflected the blastwave with her *Invisible Air*.
“Run!” shouted Tosaka and dashed to the exit, followed by other two. They run out of the church and hurried home, hoping to intercept Kotomine before he could capture Ilya.
But when they arrived home, they saw only Sakura and Rider who just returned as well.
“Where’s Ilya?”
Rider scratched her head and answered, slightly confused.
“That priest came here and said that you met that other Servant and really need our help. And he asked to leave Ilya here with him, so we didn’t have to bring her along.”
Rin facepalmed, and sighing she explained.
“Kotomine wants to use Ilya as a vessel for Grail, because, for some reason, it’s ready to be summoned. And if you don’t go and stop him, he will release Angro Mainyu that was captured within Grail.”
“You? Tosaka, why don’t you come with us?” asked Shiro, worried to hear something like that from Rin?
The sorcerer tiredly smiled and answered.
“I wish I could, but I’m too tired from casting the spell that got us away from Archer. I won’t be of any help to you in a fight. Now go to the Ryūdōji Temple, most likely Kotomine will summon the Grail there because in previous .”
“What about Grail itself? Can it grant your wish if it’s tainted?” asked Rider, wondering if using Grail to cure her curse was a good idea.
“Grail is tainted by Angro Mainyu trapped inside. Even if it’ll grant a wish, it might change it or even release the evil spirit inside. At best it’ll destroy most of the city like ten years ago.”
‘Definitely not a good idea. Oh, well, maybe one of the mages will help me with that.’ thought Rider when she imagined a barren wasteland in place of the city. Curiously that image of total destruction triggered a tingling feeling in the back of her head. The feeling that usually appeared when she dreamt of her girl form’s past.
“You are sure you want to go Sakura?” asked Rider when the girl said that she’ll help Sempai who refused to stay at home while Saber fought.
“Of course. I’ll be able to help now.” answered the plum haired girl and strands of darkness appeared around her, forming a long dress.
“Don’t worry. I control my shadow self now.” she said, smiling, when people around her jerked in surprise mixed with some fear.
While they leaped to the temple, Ranma gradually remember how that accursed Athena jealous of Gorgon sisters beauty that made them famous even among gods, sent some of her followers to steer and distort the feelings people had towards Gorgons from reverence to fear and lust.
Taking another jump, she recalled hordes of their followers trying to enter the temple to either kill or rape them and how she fought back, merely stunning them at first.
She remembered how they decided to take shelter on an island that called Shapeless because of the heavy mist that often appeared around it, but their pursuers found them even there and as she fought them again and again, rage and grief rose within her. Soon all who arrived to the island were killed without mercy but it only made the attacks worse.
Finally, she had more then she could stand and facing a small army of men who swore to kill the murdering monster, she took off her blindfold.
Rider gasped in shock as she understood the power her eyes had when, before her mind’s eye, all those men turned into rock statues.
‘Oh, man. Neko-ken is a walk in the park compared to the life she had.’ she thought and felt that someone was tugging her hand.
“Rider, wake up already. We are here.” said Sakura in impatient voice as she tried to bring her sister out of her thoughts.
“Sorry. So, what’s the plan?”
“I believe that Sakura and Shiro should fight Kotomine. Unlike us, they can resist the taint.” said Saber, looking at the boy who nodded.
“All right. Take care Saber.”
“You too, Shiro.”
“Saber, I want to ask you to stay the hell away from that Gilgamesh guy, whatever happens.” asked Rider when they separated from their Masters upon entering the temple gate and saw King of Heroes standing in the back. When Saber looked at her slightly puzzled, she pointed at her blindfold.
“This thing is always on for a reason, you know.”
“Saber, I was waiting for you. The time is right, too. Grail is completed and the curse is flowing inside.” said Gilgamesh when he saw two Servants walking towards him.
“This time you will be mine, Saber and you snake witch will suffer a torture only I can think of.”
“Now show how good you can dodge. If you are lucky, they’ll might only pierce you limbs.”
laughed Gilgamesh as his Noble Phantasm appeared behind him and a sharp bladed rain started to pour.
Using the fact that Gilgamesh mainly targeted Saber and using her chain to create a sphere of metal around her, Rider avoided or deflected all of the weapons that flew to her and was about to attack him when she felt something tie itself around her arm and forcefully throw her on the ground. Soon more of chains appeared from the thin air and held her tightly in place.
“Pitiful.” Said Gilgamesh looking at laying Saber and Rider who was immobilized by his Enkidu, *Chain of Heaven* and uselessly struggled against bond that even gods couldn’t break.
“You know what I want Saber? I want to hear your screams as I force you to drink the taint from the grail and bear the same curse that gave me a body, when you splashed me. I want to feel as I crush you below my heel and hear you beg.”
“Then… You won’t have any objections to undergoing the same fate.” said Saber as she stood up and charged at him.
“My, my. How spirited you are, even though you know you can’t defeat me.” smirked Gilgamesh and pulled a sword out of the air, before engaging Saber.
‘Idiot. What am I supposed to do now?’ thought Rider as she watched other Servants fight in melee.
At the same time, Sakura and Shiro met with Kotomine who stood under the Grail, a Gate to the Root of Universe as it was called by mages who created it. Darkness was slowly pouring out of it, miraculously not affecting Ilya who was crucified before it.
“I see you brought the vessel for Angro Mainyu with you. Do you plan to repeat your father’s fate, to live a cursed life?” asked Kotomine, his voice turning into laugh.
“Cursed life? My father died because of…”
“Yes. I was the one who killed him. And now you’ll die as well.”
Priest took a handful of tainted ichor and threw it at the boy, shouting.
“Now, take all the evil in the world and disappear!”
But before the glob could land on Shiro, a creature made from shadow intercepted it and they fell to the ground, both dissolving in a unmoving puddle.
“I will protect you Sempai!” shouted Sakura and tendrils of darkness and more monsters shot from the shadows around her body, blocking everything Kotomine attacked them with.
With a riposte, carefully planned and executed with a lightning speed, Saber sent Gilgamesh’s sword flying but he dodged her next swing and smirked.
“Looks like you need to be harshly educated about difference in our power levels. I’ll do it with Ea.”
Gilgamesh pulled a strange looking weapon from the air. It had sword’s hilt but blade was pillar shaped and covered with rune etchings.
He pulled his arm back, looking like a spearman that prepared for a thrust, and three madly spinning blade-like petals of ruby light appeared on the sword’s rune covered surface.
“Enuma Elish!” with a forward thrust, a wave of ruby destruction shot towards Saber, whose glowing sword finished its descent as well.
“Excalibur!”
Two Noble Phantasms clashed and lit the sky with their titanic struggle, but soon Gilgamesh’s
*The Star of Creation that Splits Apart Heaven and Earth* overpowered the Holy Sword and sent Saber into the opposite wall.
“Now do you understand? I always take what I want.”
“I will not lose.” answered Saber, as she stood up and her sword glowed with power again.
“Your weapon is useless against me, I thought you were already taught that. Well, then I’ll not hold back. Die, eyesore!”
“Enuma”
“Ex-“
‘Heh, I got you now’ thought Rider and called out the name of her legendary Noble Phantasm.
“Cybele!”
Her blindfold disappeared and the power of her Mystic Eyes was let loose at the King of Heroes.
“Eli…”
“-calibur!”
Gilgamesh’s movements slowed to a crawl and before he could finish his attack, Saber’s Noble Phantasm cleaved through him.
As his body turned into sparks that were blown away by invisible wind before dissapearing, he looked at Saber and said with a smile.
“What a detestable girl you are. Resisting me until the very end. But, that exactly what makes you so desired. We will meet again”
‘I need a weapon. A weapon strong enough to defeat him’ thought Shiro as he watched the shadows battle with each other before him and remembered Archer’s words.
‘Yes, this one.”
“Trace: on” Shiro closed his eyes to concentrate and imagined a weapon he knew well, a weapon that almost killed him. A legendary cursed spear, Gae Bolg.
‘Just produce it. There’s no difference between creating Rule Breaker and any other weapon’ thought the boy as the spell formed and a weight of a spear appeared in his hand.
“Sakura, clear the way for me!” yelled Shiro dashing towards Kotomine with a smoking spear in his hand.
“No, you will die!” yelled Kotomine and the taint, behind him, lashed at the boy with multiple strands of cursed essence. But it was too late.
“Gae Bolg!” That shout activated the cursed spear and it altered the nearest future, changing the possibility of impaling Kotomine’s heart into a fact from the past and movement required to fulfill that future into a mere formality.
“Projection magic?” croaked Kotomine in surprise and managed to look at the boy, before he fell in a lake of darkness that was behind him.
When he disappeared in the lake depths, whatever bonds that held Ilya before the Grail disappeared and the girl fell into Shiro’s arms, who traced a blanket to wrap her in.
“Hey, we killed the guy. Now what?” asked a cheery and confident voice that could only belong to Rider.
“We must destroy Grail.” said Saber and walking to the cursed artifact she said.
“Shiro, you must use your last Command Seal to order me to destroy it. I can’t do it otherwise.”
‘Saber. How I wish that you stayed.’
“Please Shiro. I want to hear it from you.”
For several seconds, there was a fierce battle taking place in the boy’s heart. A battle that could end in favor of letting Saber go and ordering her to destroy Grail if it wasn’t for a memory from the battle between Archer and Berserker.
“I will trace Excalibur and destroy Grail myself. You don’t have to leave if you don’t want to.”
“Shiro? But…”
Saber’s question was interrupted when a golden form appeared in Shiro’s hands and slowly solidified into Excalibur. But the sword looked unstable, barely visible ripples ran along its length and distorted the image.
“Shiro! Even if you have Avalon inside of your body, the strain might be too big! Stop this recklessness!” shouted Saber, scared that the boy might die.
“Excalibur!” screamed the redheaded boy and threw the sword at Grail. A split second before it made contact with cursed artifact, the Holy Sword lost its shape and exploded with a blinding flash and with such force that the ground below Servants and Masters cracked.
When the light subsided, Saber saw that Grail was no more and Shiro lay on the ground.
“Shiro! How dared you to risk dying in my hands!?” cried Saber when she cradled the boy and, to her greatest relief, found out that he was only unconscious.
“It’s all right Saber. Everything will be fine” said Sakura and hugged the Servant until Saber got her feeling under enough control to leave the wrecked temple and go home.
It's finished! Yay! Woohoo! I did it!
I'll polish the story and add epilogues when I'll feel like it, but yeah! it's complete!
Rider woke up from because somebody restlessly lay on her chest, producing sensations she rather wouldn’t think about. Opening her eyes she saw Sakura sleeping on top of her and, judging by her constant moving, she was seeing a nightmare.
Ranma moved her hand to stroke Sakura’s hair, hoping that would calm the girl, but it didn’t seem to work. Frowning at what she was about to do, Rider carefully turned around, removing herself from under the other girl and slightly shook the girl.
“Wake up.”
Sakura stopped moving and slowly opened her eyes. Blinking several time to, most likely, push away the remains of her nightmare, she said in slightly trembling voice, faintly smiling.
“I think I saw you past. I didn’t know that your life was even harder then mine.”
“My past?” Ranma blinked in surprise. “You don’t mean Nekoken and stuff?”
“Nekoken? No, I mean how Athena cursed you and your sisters. And what happened after that.”
“Oh, that past.” answered Ranma, feeling herself slightly uncomfortable. She didn’t remember what Sakura was talking about, but if she thought that her life was easier... that made Ranma hope that she won’t remember those events at all.
The door to their room opened, revealing Ilya who asked in a sleepy voice, breaking the awkward silence.
“Will you prepare the breakfast? Onii-chan is still resting and Saber is horrible at cooking.”
“Yes, we’ll prepare it.” answered Sakura and got out of the bed to change in her day clothes, leaving Rider in the bed with a surprised look in her eyes.
“We?”
Sakura finished buttoning her blouse and turning around, she answered with a smile.
“Of course. I always dreamed of doing so many things together with my family.”
When Rider sighed and got out of the bed as well, Sakura looked over her Servant’s clothing and asked.
“Maybe we should go shopping after the breakfast. Your clothes look very nice on you, but they are the only ones you have.”
“No, no, no. I won’t wear dresses or any of that girly stuff. I’m happy with what I have.” answered Ranma in a slightly panicked and heated voice.
‘It’s enough that I’m constantly in my girl form and became your big sister. Although, it does feel nice to have you as my sister, Sakura.’
“I won’t force you into anything. We’ll just look around and maybe you’ll like something.”
Rider sighed again and nodding, she followed joyous girl to the kitchen.
“Good morning, Shiro.” Rin’s voice welcomed the redheaded boy when he woke up.
“Rin? What are doing here?” asked Shiro when he saw that Rin, most likely, stayed awake for the whole night.
Tosaka waved with a book she was holding and yawning, she said.
“I’ve been doing research on how you could survive that shadow attack. And even though it took me a whole night of reading and experimenting on you, I think I found an answer.”
“Experimenting!?”
“Don’t worry it was nothing you couldn’t handle.” Rin yawned again and suddenly asked.
“Do you know why I wanted to summon Saber? Because as long as King Arthur has a sheath for Excalibur, Avalon, he can’t bleed. So I thought that it’ll make Saber the strongest Servant.”
“How was King Arthur killed then?” asked Shiro, not quite understanding what Rin wanted to say.
“According to legend, the sheath was stolen.” answered Rin and smiling mischievously, said.
“And that sheath is exactly what kept you alive throughout the War. Kiritsugu Emiya was Saber’s Master in the previous War and putting her sheath in you was probably the only way to save you.”
Deciding that if she didn’t want to fall asleep in Shiro’s room, because her sleepiness increased ten-fold when she finally told the boy about what she found out, Rin stood up and walked to the door, saying.
“You better go to the kitchen if you don’t want Sakura to reheat your portion of breakfast again. Oh, and don’t worry about the school, Taiga said that she’ll take care of it.”
When Shiro entered the kitchen, he was greeted by a tackle from Ilya.
“Good morning Shiro. Sakura said that she needed to go shopping and asked me to keep the food warm for you.”
Shiro carefully put the girl down and said, while he busied himself with breakfast.
“Thank you Ilya. Did Rider go with Sakura?”
Ilya nodded and when the boy sat down and started to eat, she said.
“Now there are only two Servants left. Will you abandon Saber or kill Rider now? I, personally, would’ve chosen Saber.”
Shiro defiantly shook his head.
“No. I’ll not hurt either one. You should know that well enough. And don’t try to get Saber fight Rider without me knowing.”
“You are no fun, onii-chan. What do you think Saber will say when you tell her that because you can’t harm another Servant, she won’t get her wish granted by Grail? You’ll hurt her either way.“ said Ilya pouting and sat nearby, watching her brother eat, her crimson eyes seemingly looked at his very soul.
“Ahh! Rider lets go there!” said Sakura, tugging her big sister’s glove, impatience and happiness mixed in her voice.
“All right, all right, I’m going.” answered the older girl and took the bag she put down when they exited previous shop and stopped to look where to go next.
They entered a med-sized clothing store and the smaller girl immediately pulled Rider to the racks with clothes.
“So, is there anything you like here?” asked Sakura when Ranma stopped and thoughtfully looked at simple black silk pants and shirt with a silhouette of a Chinese dragon, slightly brighter then clothes themselves, sewn on them.
“Yeah. These look okay.”
“Oh. Try them on. I’ll even help you with dressing up.”
“No, I think we should just take them. I know that they’ll fit.” blushed Rider and walked to the counter.
“How about going for an ice-cream now?” asked Ranma, wanting to distract the other girl before Sakura could think about buying her some underwear as well.
“You call this training? Saber goes too easy on you! It’s a wonder you survived so far, onii-chan.” said Ilya after she watched Shiro train with Saber for several minutes and decided to probe the possibility of Shiro breaking his contract with Saber, at least not for long. At first she thought to try and get Saber to fight Rider but the slim possibility of Sakura going Dark again stopped her.
Shiro disengaged and looking at the blonde girl, who tried to deny Ilya’s words but couldn’t think of any way, said.
“Actually, it’s only because of Saber I’m still alive.”
“What?”
“What do you mean?”
“When my father found me, it was already too late to save me, so he put Avalon in my body. And that’s why I said that Saber saved my life many times already.”
“You are so predictable, Shiro.” sighed Ilya, then said, dancing out of the training room, in a cheerful and determined voice that caused Shiro to shiver when he remembered that very voice ordering Berserker to tear them apart as easily as she asked to pass the sauce at breakfast.
“But don’t worry, I’ll think of a way to end this War.”
“I think we should stop this training session, Shiro. I’m unable to concentrate for now.” said Saber turning around to hide her blush. She put away her training sword and walked out, leaving Shiro to wonder what happened to her.
After several minutes, Shiro shook himself out of his reverie and decided to take a bath to relax after the training.
He walked into the bathroom and, unexpectedly, saw Saber who was about to enter the bathtub and quickly turned before he could see more of her body. The girl said stopped and in almost even voice.
“I know that cleaning yourself is important and I can’t disallow you to do it whenever you want, Master. But, may I ask you to wait until I finish?
“Of course.” Shiro opened the door to walk out but stopped when he heard Saber quietly say.
“My body is not pleasant to look at? Is it too muscled?”
“No, that’s not it at all! You are… Gah!” Not finding the right words in this situation, Shiro dashed out.
Entering the living room, Shiro saw Rin sitting at the table and consuming lots of coffee.
“Rin what happened?”
The girl turned around with a half-empty cup in her hand and said in a sleepy voice.
“Only a few hours of sleep, that’s what happened. Kotomine called and asked me, you and Saber to visit him in the evening. He said that he knows how to finish the War without killing either of Servants.”
“I hope his way doesn’t involve Ilya or other people.” said Shiro and went outside.
Soon he returned with a flower he nervously held and sat at the table with Rin.
Tosaka looked as if she wanted to ask something, but decided not to when Saber walked in and the boy walked to her.
“Yes, Shiro?”
“Saber, would you… go on a date with me?” asked the boy, giving Saber the flower he held.
“Date? What do you mean?” when Shiro didn’t answer, she tried to guess.
“Is it some kind of formal meeting?”
Rin paused her coffee consuming and muttering something akin to *I can’t watch those two anymore* explained.
“A date is when a boy asks the girl he likes for walk in the city in order to know her better. And a flower is a symbol.”
“Shiro.” blushed Saber, taking the flower. “I agree.”
“First I think we should go see a movie.” said Shiro when he and Saber were walking through the city.
“A movie?”
“Yes, I think you’ll like this one.”
“Did you like it?” asked Shiro while they where walking out of the movie theater.
“It was an innovative experience. What’s supposed to be the next step?”
“Ahh, don’t take this so seriously Saber. The purpose of a date is to have fun.” answered Shiro.
“I guess now we can go to eat somewhere. It’s past afternoon already.”
They walked to one of the cafes since, with Rider’s help, his finances were too low for a restaurant and he didn’t have time for any part time jobs either.
“What do you want Saber?” asked Shiro when a waiter gave them menus.
“Anything is fine for me.”
“What do you mean, anything is good for you. There must be something you like more then the rest?” asked Shiro,
The girl hesitated for a minute before answered.
“Now where we should go?”
“Let’s just walk Shiro. The sundown might be a very nice scene.”
“Looks like I found you Saber.” said a young voice, with enough confidence to seem almost arrogant.
Turning around and entering a defensive stance while summoning her armor and weapon, Saber cursed that she allowed herself to relax enough not to sense a Servant. Finding the source of the voice she saw a young man with short blond man in everyday clothes and a smirk that she saw only from those who believed themselves very powerful.
“Eight Servants? How is it possible?”
Young man ignored Saber’s question and said in a slightly off-hand manner.
“I’ve come to take you Saber. I like you, King of Knights, and I always take what I like.”
“You are welcome to try. But be warned, I’ll not spare you.” said Saber, trying to figure out why the other Servant didn’t summon his armor yet and what class he belonged to.
“So spirited. Try to keep that spirit a little longer or I won’t have any use for you.” answered the man and suddenly the air behind changed its color and it looked as if gates where opened somewhere. Multiple distortions appeared on a surface of the *gates* as if it was water and somebody threw a lot of pebbles into it from behind. But instead of mere rocks, weapon hilts appeared from within.
“Now I will take you, Saber.” And with those words, the weapons sticking out of young man’s Noble Phantasm glowed and flew towards the pair in an unending shower.
Fortunately for Saber and her Master, Sakura and her Servant also chose visiting that place as an ending to their day long *sister bonding session*.
“Wait, I feel two Servants.” said Rider, when she suddenly stopped and her combat outfit appeared. “I’ll go check and you stay here.”
“But Rider, I can fight too.”
Rider smiled and answered before jumping away.
“I know. But what kind of a protector would I be if I put you in danger?”
A few seconds of flying over the rooftops later, Rider saw her target. Saber and Shiro were bombarded by dozens of swords that flew from a strange wall behind another Servant.
She saw that Saber’s defenses will be overwhelmed, Rider manifested her chain and spinning it to create a shield-like wall of chain, she dove down towards the pair.
As soon as her feet touched the ground and her free hand grabbed Shiro she leaped away, followed by Saber, feeling that in a few seconds the swords would punch their way through her improvised shield.
Landing near Sakura, Rider put Shiro down and asked.
“Who was that guy? I thought there should be only seven Servants?”
“I don’t know. I don’t remember anyone having so many weapons. It might be wise to visit Rin before attacking him.” said Saber, looking worriedly in the direction they came from.
“How was your date?” asked Rin when both Servants and Masters returned home.
“We were attacked by a Servant we never saw before.” answered Shiro producing a surprised look from Rin, which soon turned into a thoughtful one.
“So, that’s why Kotomine asked us to visit him. To tell us that there was another Servant we can kill to end this War.”
“Kotomine?” asked Shiro.
“Yes, he asked me, you and Saber to visit him in the evening. I guess we better go visit him.”
Rider looked at them thinking of asking why she and Sakura weren’t invited as well, but shrugged it off as some sort of mage-exclusive meeting and went to help Sakura in sorting out the things they bought today.
When Rin and others arrived to the church, they were greeted by priest who motioned them to follow him underground.
Soon they entered a dimly lit room and Kotomine stopped and turned around.
“Now I’ll tell you why I called you here. “
“To tell us about the eighth Servant?” quickly asked Rin.
Kotomine smiled a wicked smile and answered.
“It’s very perceptive, Rin. Archer, come out.”
Suddenly the young man, Shiro and Saber met earlier, walked into the room. But now he was clad in a golden armor that covered his entire body and looked fit for a Saber class Servant, not Archer.
“Don’t tell me you plan to kill Saber to finish the War!?”
“No, there’s no need for that. I don’t know why, but Grail is filled and now it only needs a vessel to release the taint within.” answered priest and walked out, leaving them alone with Archer.
“Now where were we the last time we fought, King of Knights.” said Archer, his Noble Phantasm opening behind him. “I wanted to take you and I will!”
Saber walked in front of the Masters and stepped in a battle stance, asking.
“Before we fight I want to know you name, since you already know mine.”
“Did those ten years dulled your memory? Don’t you remember our fight in the ruins?”
Saber slightly paled, prompting Rin to pull out a dagger out of her pocket and start to whisper.
“You’re Gilgamesh. King of Heroes.”
“Yes, Saber. Now, fall on your knees before me!’
But before Archer could let loose dozens of weapons that protruded from the air behind him, Rin threw her dagger at the ground between them and Gilgamesh and a powerful explosion threw Archer on the ground while Saber deflected the blastwave with her *Invisible Air*.
“Run!” shouted Tosaka and dashed to the exit, followed by other two. They run out of the church and hurried home, hoping to intercept Kotomine before he could capture Ilya.
But when they arrived home, they saw only Sakura and Rider who just returned as well.
“Where’s Ilya?”
Rider scratched her head and answered, slightly confused.
“That priest came here and said that you met that other Servant and really need our help. And he asked to leave Ilya here with him, so we didn’t have to bring her along.”
Rin facepalmed, and sighing she explained.
“Kotomine wants to use Ilya as a vessel for Grail, because, for some reason, it’s ready to be summoned. And if you don’t go and stop him, he will release Angro Mainyu that was captured within Grail.”
“You? Tosaka, why don’t you come with us?” asked Shiro, worried to hear something like that from Rin?
The sorcerer tiredly smiled and answered.
“I wish I could, but I’m too tired from casting the spell that got us away from Archer. I won’t be of any help to you in a fight. Now go to the Ryūdōji Temple, most likely Kotomine will summon the Grail there because in previous .”
“What about Grail itself? Can it grant your wish if it’s tainted?” asked Rider, wondering if using Grail to cure her curse was a good idea.
“Grail is tainted by Angro Mainyu trapped inside. Even if it’ll grant a wish, it might change it or even release the evil spirit inside. At best it’ll destroy most of the city like ten years ago.”
‘Definitely not a good idea. Oh, well, maybe one of the mages will help me with that.’ thought Rider when she imagined a barren wasteland in place of the city. Curiously that image of total destruction triggered a tingling feeling in the back of her head. The feeling that usually appeared when she dreamt of her girl form’s past.
“You are sure you want to go Sakura?” asked Rider when the girl said that she’ll help Sempai who refused to stay at home while Saber fought.
“Of course. I’ll be able to help now.” answered the plum haired girl and strands of darkness appeared around her, forming a long dress.
“Don’t worry. I control my shadow self now.” she said, smiling, when people around her jerked in surprise mixed with some fear.
While they leaped to the temple, Ranma gradually remember how that accursed Athena jealous of Gorgon sisters beauty that made them famous even among gods, sent some of her followers to steer and distort the feelings people had towards Gorgons from reverence to fear and lust.
Taking another jump, she recalled hordes of their followers trying to enter the temple to either kill or rape them and how she fought back, merely stunning them at first.
She remembered how they decided to take shelter on an island that called Shapeless because of the heavy mist that often appeared around it, but their pursuers found them even there and as she fought them again and again, rage and grief rose within her. Soon all who arrived to the island were killed without mercy but it only made the attacks worse.
Finally, she had more then she could stand and facing a small army of men who swore to kill the murdering monster, she took off her blindfold.
Rider gasped in shock as she understood the power her eyes had when, before her mind’s eye, all those men turned into rock statues.
‘Oh, man. Neko-ken is a walk in the park compared to the life she had.’ she thought and felt that someone was tugging her hand.
“Rider, wake up already. We are here.” said Sakura in impatient voice as she tried to bring her sister out of her thoughts.
“Sorry. So, what’s the plan?”
“I believe that Sakura and Shiro should fight Kotomine. Unlike us, they can resist the taint.” said Saber, looking at the boy who nodded.
“All right. Take care Saber.”
“You too, Shiro.”
“Saber, I want to ask you to stay the hell away from that Gilgamesh guy, whatever happens.” asked Rider when they separated from their Masters upon entering the temple gate and saw King of Heroes standing in the back. When Saber looked at her slightly puzzled, she pointed at her blindfold.
“This thing is always on for a reason, you know.”
“Saber, I was waiting for you. The time is right, too. Grail is completed and the curse is flowing inside.” said Gilgamesh when he saw two Servants walking towards him.
“This time you will be mine, Saber and you snake witch will suffer a torture only I can think of.”
“Now show how good you can dodge. If you are lucky, they’ll might only pierce you limbs.”
laughed Gilgamesh as his Noble Phantasm appeared behind him and a sharp bladed rain started to pour.
Using the fact that Gilgamesh mainly targeted Saber and using her chain to create a sphere of metal around her, Rider avoided or deflected all of the weapons that flew to her and was about to attack him when she felt something tie itself around her arm and forcefully throw her on the ground. Soon more of chains appeared from the thin air and held her tightly in place.
“Pitiful.” Said Gilgamesh looking at laying Saber and Rider who was immobilized by his Enkidu, *Chain of Heaven* and uselessly struggled against bond that even gods couldn’t break.
“You know what I want Saber? I want to hear your screams as I force you to drink the taint from the grail and bear the same curse that gave me a body, when you splashed me. I want to feel as I crush you below my heel and hear you beg.”
“Then… You won’t have any objections to undergoing the same fate.” said Saber as she stood up and charged at him.
“My, my. How spirited you are, even though you know you can’t defeat me.” smirked Gilgamesh and pulled a sword out of the air, before engaging Saber.
‘Idiot. What am I supposed to do now?’ thought Rider as she watched other Servants fight in melee.
At the same time, Sakura and Shiro met with Kotomine who stood under the Grail, a Gate to the Root of Universe as it was called by mages who created it. Darkness was slowly pouring out of it, miraculously not affecting Ilya who was crucified before it.
“I see you brought the vessel for Angro Mainyu with you. Do you plan to repeat your father’s fate, to live a cursed life?” asked Kotomine, his voice turning into laugh.
“Cursed life? My father died because of…”
“Yes. I was the one who killed him. And now you’ll die as well.”
Priest took a handful of tainted ichor and threw it at the boy, shouting.
“Now, take all the evil in the world and disappear!”
But before the glob could land on Shiro, a creature made from shadow intercepted it and they fell to the ground, both dissolving in a unmoving puddle.
“I will protect you Sempai!” shouted Sakura and tendrils of darkness and more monsters shot from the shadows around her body, blocking everything Kotomine attacked them with.
With a riposte, carefully planned and executed with a lightning speed, Saber sent Gilgamesh’s sword flying but he dodged her next swing and smirked.
“Looks like you need to be harshly educated about difference in our power levels. I’ll do it with Ea.”
Gilgamesh pulled a strange looking weapon from the air. It had sword’s hilt but blade was pillar shaped and covered with rune etchings.
He pulled his arm back, looking like a spearman that prepared for a thrust, and three madly spinning blade-like petals of ruby light appeared on the sword’s rune covered surface.
“Enuma Elish!” with a forward thrust, a wave of ruby destruction shot towards Saber, whose glowing sword finished its descent as well.
“Excalibur!”
Two Noble Phantasms clashed and lit the sky with their titanic struggle, but soon Gilgamesh’s
*The Star of Creation that Splits Apart Heaven and Earth* overpowered the Holy Sword and sent Saber into the opposite wall.
“Now do you understand? I always take what I want.”
“I will not lose.” answered Saber, as she stood up and her sword glowed with power again.
“Your weapon is useless against me, I thought you were already taught that. Well, then I’ll not hold back. Die, eyesore!”
“Enuma”
“Ex-“
‘Heh, I got you now’ thought Rider and called out the name of her legendary Noble Phantasm.
“Cybele!”
Her blindfold disappeared and the power of her Mystic Eyes was let loose at the King of Heroes.
“Eli…”
“-calibur!”
Gilgamesh’s movements slowed to a crawl and before he could finish his attack, Saber’s Noble Phantasm cleaved through him.
As his body turned into sparks that were blown away by invisible wind before dissapearing, he looked at Saber and said with a smile.
“What a detestable girl you are. Resisting me until the very end. But, that exactly what makes you so desired. We will meet again”
‘I need a weapon. A weapon strong enough to defeat him’ thought Shiro as he watched the shadows battle with each other before him and remembered Archer’s words.
‘Yes, this one.”
“Trace: on” Shiro closed his eyes to concentrate and imagined a weapon he knew well, a weapon that almost killed him. A legendary cursed spear, Gae Bolg.
‘Just produce it. There’s no difference between creating Rule Breaker and any other weapon’ thought the boy as the spell formed and a weight of a spear appeared in his hand.
“Sakura, clear the way for me!” yelled Shiro dashing towards Kotomine with a smoking spear in his hand.
“No, you will die!” yelled Kotomine and the taint, behind him, lashed at the boy with multiple strands of cursed essence. But it was too late.
“Gae Bolg!” That shout activated the cursed spear and it altered the nearest future, changing the possibility of impaling Kotomine’s heart into a fact from the past and movement required to fulfill that future into a mere formality.
“Projection magic?” croaked Kotomine in surprise and managed to look at the boy, before he fell in a lake of darkness that was behind him.
When he disappeared in the lake depths, whatever bonds that held Ilya before the Grail disappeared and the girl fell into Shiro’s arms, who traced a blanket to wrap her in.
“Hey, we killed the guy. Now what?” asked a cheery and confident voice that could only belong to Rider.
“We must destroy Grail.” said Saber and walking to the cursed artifact she said.
“Shiro, you must use your last Command Seal to order me to destroy it. I can’t do it otherwise.”
‘Saber. How I wish that you stayed.’
“Please Shiro. I want to hear it from you.”
For several seconds, there was a fierce battle taking place in the boy’s heart. A battle that could end in favor of letting Saber go and ordering her to destroy Grail if it wasn’t for a memory from the battle between Archer and Berserker.
“I will trace Excalibur and destroy Grail myself. You don’t have to leave if you don’t want to.”
“Shiro? But…”
Saber’s question was interrupted when a golden form appeared in Shiro’s hands and slowly solidified into Excalibur. But the sword looked unstable, barely visible ripples ran along its length and distorted the image.
“Shiro! Even if you have Avalon inside of your body, the strain might be too big! Stop this recklessness!” shouted Saber, scared that the boy might die.
“Excalibur!” screamed the redheaded boy and threw the sword at Grail. A split second before it made contact with cursed artifact, the Holy Sword lost its shape and exploded with a blinding flash and with such force that the ground below Servants and Masters cracked.
When the light subsided, Saber saw that Grail was no more and Shiro lay on the ground.
“Shiro! How dared you to risk dying in my hands!?” cried Saber when she cradled the boy and, to her greatest relief, found out that he was only unconscious.
“It’s all right Saber. Everything will be fine” said Sakura and hugged the Servant until Saber got her feeling under enough control to leave the wrecked temple and go home.
It's finished! Yay! Woohoo! I did it!
I'll polish the story and add epilogues when I'll feel like it, but yeah! it's complete!
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by Dumbledork » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:33 pm
I like. Nice to see Ranma remember more of Medusa's past.
And that's the bottom line 'cause Dumbledork said so.
Dumbledork 3:16
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by Muramasa » Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:27 pm
I hate to be a pain in the rear but I'm fairly sure Shirou can't use Gae Bolg as a noble phantasm. He doesn't have nearly the amount of Prana needed to do so.
However he can use it for it's ability to inflict wounds that can't be healed and he can 'borrow' the memories of Gae Bolg to imitate Lancer's fighting style. That's about it.
Prana Level's:
Shirou = 30 (More with Archer's Arm ?)
Rin = 400-500
Archer = about 1200
Dark Sakura (and afterwards) = err... a whole hell of a lot.
Standard Reinforcement = 2
Tracing Kansho and Bakuya = 5
Tracing Rule Beaker = 5
Tracing anything other then swords = 15+
Broken Phantasm (B rank turned A rank)= Approx. 400 (Might change depending on Phantasms Rank)
Tracing Gae Bolg = 15+
Cost of Gae Bolg (When activated as a noble phantasm) = 250? (I think...)
Excalibur (Noble Phantasm)= 800
Nine Lives Blade Works= 0? (Well... very little at any rate.)
I'm not sure if the above list is entirely accurate but here's a link where I'm basing most of my knowledge from.
http://tatari.110mb.com/fuyuki/magic.htm#Prana
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by Kilich » Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:05 am
I hate to be a pain in the rear but I'm fairly sure Shirou can't use Gae Bolg as a noble phantasm. He doesn't have nearly the amount of Prana needed to do so.
However he can use it for it's ability to inflict wounds that can't be healed and he can 'borrow' the memories of Gae Bolg to imitate Lancer's fighting style. That's about it.
Cost of Gae Bolg (When activated as a noble phantasm) = 250? (I think...)
Tracing cost - 5.
Reinforcement cost - 2.
Shirou UBW (initial) expansion cost - No more than 270.
(Stabbing) Gae Bolg - Can be used 7 times without refueling. Which would make each use no more than around 120, although it's likely that the cost is less than this. I'm kind of curious what a full Lancer could have down if he was summoned in Ireland and had a better supply source.
It's taken from your link.
So if Shiro can do UBW then he has enough Mana to do Gae Bolg twice since he needs only 125 Mana to trace the spear and use it.
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by Muramasa » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:02 am
Ah. My mistake.
Even so Shirou still needs about 90 more prana to pull a Gae Bolg off and it still might kill him.
In UBW, Shirou was using (leeching)Rin as an external source of Prana to manifest 'Unlimited Blade Works'
Then again I have my doubts about Shirou's Prana being at 30 (I think he has a bit more then that actually, but that's just fan speculation.) and I believe I read something somewhere that a reality marble's cost is directly proportioned according to the person's maximum prana output.
Example:
If Shirou had 300 prana and used unlimited blade works, he'd use up about 200 on the initial start up (you keep using prana the longer you maintain it).
If he had 30... well it'd probably cost him 20.
So in this regard...
3000/2000
300/200
30/20
At least if the information I have is correct...
EDIT: Actually, that might be current prana levels, not maximum output.
Shirou (UBW) - 20-30
Even so Shirou still needs about 90 more prana to pull a Gae Bolg off and it still might kill him.
In UBW, Shirou was using (leeching)Rin as an external source of Prana to manifest 'Unlimited Blade Works'
Then again I have my doubts about Shirou's Prana being at 30 (I think he has a bit more then that actually, but that's just fan speculation.) and I believe I read something somewhere that a reality marble's cost is directly proportioned according to the person's maximum prana output.
Example:
If Shirou had 300 prana and used unlimited blade works, he'd use up about 200 on the initial start up (you keep using prana the longer you maintain it).
If he had 30... well it'd probably cost him 20.
So in this regard...
3000/2000
300/200
30/20
At least if the information I have is correct...
EDIT: Actually, that might be current prana levels, not maximum output.
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by Kilich » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:44 am
Well, I guess he could take some power from Avalon to use both Gae Bolg and Broken Excalibur before he passed out from the strain.
But such details aside, did you like how this chapter was done?
Oh, yeah. If I'll write the next fic then I'll use the idea I posted a week ago in Ideas forum.
But such details aside, did you like how this chapter was done?
Oh, yeah. If I'll write the next fic then I'll use the idea I posted a week ago in Ideas forum.
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by Muramasa » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:53 am
I did enjoy it. Ranma using Cybele to slow Gilgamesh down while Saber finished him off was a nice touch.
Overall, I liked the story quite a bit.
I think a good writing exercise for you would be to write a scene or two from an antagonists perspective and see where that goes.
Oh yes. By the way...
Congratulations for finishing the first completed Ranma x Fate/Stay Night crossover in existence.
Yes I checked. You're the first.
Great job Kilich.
Overall, I liked the story quite a bit.
I think a good writing exercise for you would be to write a scene or two from an antagonists perspective and see where that goes.
Oh yes. By the way...
Congratulations for finishing the first completed Ranma x Fate/Stay Night crossover in existence.
Yes I checked. You're the first.
Great job Kilich.
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by Kilich » Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:16 am
Congratulations for finishing the first completed Ranma x Fate/Stay Night crossover in existence.
Yes I checked. You're the first.
Great job Kilich.
That is one completely unexpected achievement.
Hm, I decided to polish only grammar and some scenes in my fic for now. Any improvements to the plot will be done after I'll write the epilogues, if done at all.
In a few days this fic will appear on FanFiction.net. I won't change my nickname, so anybody who read my story here will easily find it there.
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