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( 2 ) I will be all the good in the world.
The HOLY GRAIL WAR Meme
Who will it be?
For those unfamiliar with Fate/Stay Night or Fate/Zero, you can find a better explanation of the Holy Grail War here. (Note: The Holy Grail War in Fate/EXTRA functions in a dramatically different way, and one not followed for purposes of this meme.)
Instructions
1. Comment with your character. In the subject line, put that character's name, canon, and which role (Master, Servant, or either) you would like them to fulfill. Though not mandatory, it would be preferred that you give a brief summary of your character as they will (most likely) be AU'd into the setting. (NOTE: If your character can fill the role of Servant, I suggest you state which class(es) -- Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, or Berserker -- they fall into.)
2. Reply to others' comments. Pick your character's role (and the other character's if they list "Either" as their preference), then use the RNG to pick a scenario that fits the two characters' roles.
3. Enjoy! Though there might be triggers, depending on how the prompts are interpreted.
TWO MASTERS
1. Battle. Who says that Servants get to have all the fun? After all, most Masters try to kill each other, too. Whatever the circumstances, the two of you are locked in a fight. Neither of you are willing to use your Command Spells just yet, so no Servants here. Just two magi duking it out.
2. Alliance. There's a bigger threat out there. Either one Servant is exceptionally powerful, or the situation has changed and the participants need to take action aginst it. One way or another, you're teamed up with one of your rivals for the Holy Grail. How long will this last before you try to stab each other in the back? Or, will something more develop?
3. Protection. Uh-oh! One of you has lost your Servant! Unfortunately, there's no way you'd get to the church safely on your own, so the other one will help you get there! Or maybe you don't trust the priest presiding over the Holy Grail War and are giving shelter to them yourself? Given their track record, no one would blame you.
4. Death. One or both of you lay dying. It might have been by the other's hand, or by someone else's entirely. How will you spend your last moments in the presence of one of your rivals?
5. You, Too? Surprise! You may have been friends before, but you've just discovered that you're both Masters! How will you handle this revelation?
6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!
1. Are You My Master? The summoning is complete. Whether intentional or not, catalyst or not, a magus has summoned a Servant. What kind of meeting was it? Was everything totally under control, or did a hitch occur? Or maybe it happened in the middle of a life-or-death situation!
2. Identity. Either the Servant has flat out told the Master their identity, or they unleashed their Noble Phantasm. Either way, the cat is out of the bag. How will the Master react, now that they know their Servant's name and legend? Will anything change between the two?
3. Battle Aftermath. A battle has just ended. Who participated? Are either of you hurt? Did the Master have to use a Command Spell? Any number of things could have happened here.
4. Discord. Uh-oh. It looks like the Master and the Servant don't get along. Here come the arguments! Don't do something stupid, like waste a Command Spell over a triviality...
5. Love. And then, there's the opposite. Sometimes Masters and Servants fall in love with each other. How will this affect things?
6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!
1. Battle. This is what usually happens when two Servants meet -- they duke it out. This probably says enough as it is.
2. Alliance. There's a bigger threat out there. Either one Servant is exceptionally powerful, or the situation has changed and the participants need to take action against it. One way or another, you're teamed up with one of your rivals for the Holy Grail. How long will this last before you try to stab each other in the back? Or, will something more develop?
3. The Grail Dialogues. Maybe you're not interested in fighting just yet. Maybe you just want to sit down and talk with the other Servant. Find out what they want, what makes them tick. Get some wine while you're at it -- nothing like good wine to go with good talk!
4. Death. One or both of you lay dying...again. It might have been by the other's hand, or by someone else's entirely. How will you spend your last moments in this War in the presence of one of your rivals?
5. Identity. Congratulations, you've just learned each other's identities! Will this change the situation, or will you press onward?
6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!
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That seems unlikely to me. Don't all servants have a wish?
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[He smiles up at his Master, looking all the world like a cheerful old man.]
I'm quite the rare summon! You should feel honored.
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[His grin turns sharp - calculating and evil.]
You see, a Servant can be called that is similar in self, deeds, and 'wavelength' to their Master - something that is strong enough to override anything else, even a particularly strong catalyst.
That is why I appeared, despite my nature as someone who is largely unknown to the public, and only famous for 'killing' Sherlock Holmes for a time.
So, I suppose the reason is more to do with you than myself.
...I wonder, Okumura...What have you done to warrent the Napoleon of Crime to come to your side?
[He waves a hand, though.]
Ah, but you needn't tell me now, of course.
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I am the sort of person who will do anything for power, and who has already done terrible things to reach that goal. The details aren't important right now.
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[His new master is tense - far too tense. It feels like the slightest movement will cause him to explode, like Nitroglycerin.
A part of him wants to see it - but no, it's far too early.
Still, it's interesting. He admits the path he's taking, and yet...
Someone who had truly admitted that of themselves would not be waiting for the blade to fall. He knows that, after all, from experience.
So, with a smile and a tilt of his head, he gestures to a nearby seat - as if this was his place, his chairs, automatically assuming command over the place he's in.
...And with that gaze, it's hard to argue against...]
Please, sit. You haven't answered my question about your wish, Master.
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But it's politeness, not respect, or fear. He's still ready to strike out as soon as he needs to, as soon as there's an advantage.]
Are the details of my wish important, Archer?
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A laugh, at the question.]
Well, I would say so. After all, you are someone who can inherently summon me - you should be smart enough to realize that you have the intellect and drive to grasp any desire you wish without relying on the shame those mages have created.
[He laces his fingers in front of himself, continuing to stare.]
Therefore, it must be something that you yourself cannot grasp with your own hands, and require something as magically dense as the Grail. Am I correct?
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Yukio hates to lose. He'd overheard his brother say that, years ago. It's true. Yukio hates to lose. And he has something he can't just take for himself, someone he needs the Grail to bring back.]
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[He never looks away as he says that, his gaze and sheer presence boring into the man in front of him.]
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Am I that predictable?
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There's a flicker of dissapointment, before it's gone.
Ah, well. Though they may be similar, such a motive wasn't uncommon.
It was just...sad. Sad, that someone who could call to him inherently would be restricting himself like this.]
In this sense, yes - Again, with you calling me forth so easily, there could only be a few other options.
[He gives a small sigh, turning his own gaze away as if he's suddenly become bored.]
It's a pity you bear regret for things in the past.
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What other options would you expect?
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hm. Looking at him now...though he's taken steps down the path of evil, perhaps he's wavering. Wondering if he should turn back or not, wondering if he even has that option.
...Very well. He would be the guide, and illuminate both paths - show the way the young manb in front of him could go, instead of floundering in uncertain darkness.]
As I said, to change the past. Indeed, bringing someone to life is, of itself, attempting to retroactively change the past - causing someone who has died to be brought to this world, as if the event that took their life never happened.
If I might say so - it's a foolish wish.
[Then, he shrugs.]
But merely being in this war is foolish in of itself.
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And you are in this war as well.
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[Another shrug, before he stands.]
Well, then. I've heard your wish. Shall we be off to scout out the town, Master?
[And regardless of his response -
Time passed. The days of the war slowly ticked by, running into the players bit by bit.
But it was the most recent player that seemed to shake his Master the most - Berserker, who had a female Master. Though he was an Archer, they'd been placed in a bad position - and so he'd fought directly with the black haired teenager wreathed in blue flames. He'd wondered to himself if the boy was an Oni due to the horns that sprouted from his head - Perhaps Kidomaru, the son of Shuten Douji, who was both human and Oni?
But it was when his Master revealed himself that everything seemed to change - He couldn't miss the look of shock on Berserker's face, nor the look on Yukio's....
The break in the fighting allowed him to grab his Master and flee, whisking them off in an instant to a far away rooftop.
letting his master go, Moriarty raised a hand to his bleeding cuts and singes, giving a sigh.]
...Well. That went about as well as expected, hm?
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He wasn't expecting that. His brother shouldn't be here, he's been dead for years, Yukio watched him die but that was Rin, that was his brother wrapped in blue flames and responding to a Master's instructions. But it doesn't make sense, it's too soon, it's too soon for Rin to have been caught by the Throne, and Yukio's mind is racing in fruitless circles as he tries to wrap his head around the massive changes to this entire War, to his entire grasp of reality.
His brother had looked at him and said his name.]
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A relative, I assume? No...Brothers, I'd say. You do look rather similar.
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[But Rin looked... exactly like Yukio remembers, and looked too young. Somehow Yukio is the only one who moved on.]
I don't understand... why him? My brother shouldn't be here. [Yukio doesn't want to kill him again.]
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Perhaps he became a hero in another world, close to this one. Perhaps how he died before in this one turned him into legend in the future, enough to write his deeds onto the throne.
[There's a soft shrug.]
Ultimately, I do not know. A conjecture is that he was summoned because you were involved, if you were twins and his master had no catalyst.
[Another pause, before his eyes narrow.]
...Is he who you wished to bring back, Okumura?
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He gets his feet under him and stands, and then manages to answer.]
He is, but this complicates things.
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[There's another pause, before he gives a shake of his head.]
...Give it up, Master. If your brother is truly part of the Throne now, then your wish can never truly come to pass.
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It was true when they were children, and it's true now. A challenge in front of him just means Yukio's going to rise to fight it, and this insurmountable barrier just makes him more determined.]
It won't be the first time I've done something impossible.
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[Sorry, that's what he's thinking Yukio's referring to, honestly. His eyes are cold, as he explains.]
At most, your brother will incarnate - But the likelihood of him being the brother you remember will be incredibly low. Regardless, if it is an attempt to clear yourself of the same sin Cain performed, then you should know that the blood of fratricide will never wash away.
[He is, after all, James Moriarty. A man just as smart as Sherlock Holmes, his equal and rival and nemesis.
He has seen the guilt Yukio carries with him, his single-mindedness towards his wish. At first, he assumed it was merely the guilt of being the one who survived, but...
No. It was too clear - Yukio had taken his steps towards the path of Evil by staining his hands with the blood of a person he had once shared a womb with.
It was a miracle he didn't summon Cain - ah, but Cain was said to still be alive, was he not? Immortal and marked for the crime of the first murder. Forced to live and bear the weight of his sin.]
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And I am not trying to wash my hands clean. I chose this path, and I won't pretend I didn't. [He knows that the guilt isn't going to leave him, that there's no way to make himself blameless.]
Who else has tried to resurrect a Servant, and what happened? You know the details, so tell me.
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