7Of course why didn't it think of this before?
Corruption or not it can bind the copied Servant to the odd Phantasm that was left behind. It does have an abundance of Prana and even better has working circuits as well. It's origin is Light and it's element can classify it as an average one. However it has chosen specific wielders.
By the God's it must be a Noble Phantasm, there simply was no other explanation.
The weapon/tool had one use which is balancing the world(s). However there was too much information of it's wielders to process. So instead of carefully selecting memories to examine, it simply threw them all away. The weapon was Kingdom Key, the wielder was Sora-χ
This was the being that denied Gaia, and hid from Alaya. It does hold a resemblance to [ERROR].
[ERROR]
They were somehow connected and the Grail intended to find out how.
The Grail was many things, informative was one of them. But information on the [ERROR, ATTEMPTED ACCESS WILL CAUSE IN TERMINATION OF EXISTENCE.] could not be remembered. But it would have the blade cut ties with the God of evil
I left didn't I? I should be back in my room sleeping, but I'm here with sun rising in the East, Keyblade stuck in the ground. Not to mention instead of wearing my black coat, I'm in my casual clothes.
A box was next to the Keyblade in the ground, with a note attached to the top. I had forgetten to dispel it to whatever place it comes from.
Roxas,
As of today you are a participant of the 5th Holy Grail war. You are Servant Assassin, and your Master is the Keyblade. Fight and kill 7 servants to make a wish on me. The command seals are yours to use which allow you to perform feats normally outside of your grasp.
Sincerely,
Holy Grail
P.S. I gave you a present.
This unnerved me on a large scale, for multiple reasons. I only had one wish and it was something I could accomplish with the Organization. If this way was faster, I could help on a large margin, possibly instantly completing Kingdom Hearts.
The second part being that the situation is too abnormal. I have no idea what a Grail is but I don't think it is able to speak much less write. If it could do this then what was the point of having to fight? Was it some sort of contest and a wish was the prize
I opened the box and I found a black coat and a greenish black shoulder armor. I knew the coat was already my size so I put on the shoulder armor, and it felt like I haven't worn it in years. Maybe it's related to my past.
Seeing as how I was still at Shirou's house I decided to go inside. Today seemed to be particularly loud, so I decided to go into the dining room and see what exactly had been going on. Two new faces met my eyes. A tiger lady was scarfing down food while saying stuff about being late, and a girl with purple hair and a ribbon was sitting elegantly eating as well.
This may be unbelievable again but i was pushed to the floor by the Tiger lady who in her attempt to get to where ever she had to be. The thump of me landing on the floor caught the attention of the remaining people in the room.
I had gotten a look of concern from Shirou and the other girl but Rin and Saber's reactions were not positive. For reasons I don't understand yet Rin kept giving me the evil eye whilst Saber went back to eating.
"I apologize for Fuji-sensei knocking you over like that" said the girl. "My name is Sakura, Matou Sakura." She gave her hand to me expecting me to grab it so she could help me up.
"I'm Roxas it is nice to meet you."
"Do you have some sort of business with senpai?" She asked, gesturing towards Shirou. "I'm afraid it will have to wait until after school." She raised her index finger pointing at me. "Speaking of which don't you have school?"
I started panicking a bit. I didn't exactly have a good cover story seeing as how I'm used to sneaking around.
"It is quite concerning," Saber spoke up for me. "He is only here because his family hired me as a private tutor. Him studying at his residence is troubling for his parents who are good acquaintances of mine. So from now on his studies will be preformed here."
It was better excuse than anything I could come up with. Or Demyx for that matter.
She accepted this and excused herself saying she had to do something about Archery club. I merely let her walk past me to do her business. Her disappearance took away the peaceful atmosphere. I was left with a sad and heartbreaking one. One that hurt me greatly, Saber looked at me with uncertain hope(?), and Rin gave me a questioning look as if something was amiss.
No their gazes were not directed towards me rather the armor. It felt wrong to think of taking it off and offering to give it to the gtwo girls. But ignoring all instincts I decided to do so anyway and I sat down where the Tiger lady was (next to Shirou) and engage in small talk. Her name was Fujimura Taiga, a teacher at a nearby high school(?).
I haven't said much since I came inside the house. It was wrong just sitting there in the tense atmosphere, but eventually Shirou and Rin had to leave for school.
Which left me alone with Saber.
It's not that I disliked her, it was more of an uncomfortable feeling that she had been giving me all morning. Specifically my shoulder armor, I hadn't exactly eaten anything not that I actually had the need to eat nor was I offered a chance to eat but I was okay with this.
I don't know how long I sat there silently waiting for something to happen. Communication was not one of my strong points, and from the looks of it wasn't Saber's strongest either. She sat there shuffling uncomfortably as if trying to find the right words to convey her thoughts. Perhaps she was merely uncomfortable with topics outside the battlefield. I would and wouldn't know how to go about the human situation., after all...
A Nobody cannot understand human emotions.
"Do you ..." She started then trailed off into a mumble.
"Do I, what?"
She seemed a bit more concerned and timid. She did eventually calm down and spoke clearly. "Do you know my name?"
No "Artruia Pendragon, King of _-_-_-_-_" My thoughts became jumbled. I started speaking words but I had no idea what they meant. I heard nothing except whit noise. My head and chest hurt, but Saber looked overjoyed.
"_-_-_-_" I can't hear you.
I did respond but couldn't hear my words. "I-_-_-_-_-_"
She seemed joyful at my words and grabbed my hand. (Was that the right?) "_-_-_-you."
A heart. Was it my previous one? "_, not exactly. This is _-_-_-_-emptiness"
She was disheartened and backed away, a saddened at my words, and I took off the armor and handed it to her. "I will hope to speak with you again, V_. When you truly are _"
I took off the armor and handed it to her. I guess my body and nonexistant heart knew that the armor meant something to her. "The _ of _-_. The last of my _. _-_-_, but a _-_-_"
I felt again, my heart and its warmth. Her warmth. She _ me.
"I really did miss you."
Things had warped around me, an old man with a big ego, another with blank face. Two priests happy woman and blank man, wearing opposing clothes. A dying man and a younger Sakura. A timid young man and an aristocrat.
An old man with ominous orange eyes, in a desert full of neoshadows. I was wielding a Keyblade except I held it in a backhanded way cutting throught the few that had wandered too close to me.
I made a promise to Saber before I went to that desert. Was that a part of my past life?
[Removing corrupt data]
"Roxas," Saber spoke much clearer than when she asked for her own name. Was she always that close? "Are you feeling well?"
"Yeah I just-[BZZT]-thought I [BZTBZZT] heard something"
[Flushing memory components]
"It was nothing, I'm going out to explore the town for a bit. Do you want to come with?"
"I'd like that." I felt like we got to know each other a bit better.
Even if all we did was hug.
Archer was somewhat miffed at his situation.
He had participated in a multitude of Holy Grail Wars, most of them revolving around the Fifth or Fourth. He had moments when he acted very much out of character. There were also times when it was either ridiculously easy or ridiculously hard.
Out of all of them he never encountered a NONEXISTENT Servant.
He held no presence. Gaia didn't register him, Alaya didn't acknowledge him. He himself didn't notice 'it' until he pushed Rin off her high horse. Literally.
What concerned him is what 'it' could do with it's presence. It wasn't even TRYING to hide itself. He wasn't exactly sure it was supposed to exist. He was also getting frustrated at trying to find the 'real and original' Shirou. Once he was dead then all of them would cease to exist. No more Unlimited blades cutting his soul, ideals, hopes, family and friends. The anomoly would interfere though, and the growing faker would inherit his blades, trudging towards hell.
Luckily this 'Shirou' had gotten a few details on it.
It had no heart.
It did not understand human emotion.
It did not have morals.
It had no memories before it came to be.
It only desired to be human.
This caused even more problems for him. It could shoulder blows and still manage to kill all in it's path. It couldn't die, because it was already dead. It could inflict emotional wounds on everyone around it. It could kill because it would not feel guilt nor find a reason to feel guilt. The only actual weakness was exploiting it's desire to become a human boy.
When he took a glance at the Broadsword left behind, he gained hundreds of thousands of blades with magic circuits, and it made his arsenal a bit more lethal.
He was grateful for listening in on the conversation between his master and an idiot, because he learned there was an organization.
An organization that lived in the shadows taking the hearts of monsters to create an entity that allows them to gain hearts of their own. There were 13 leaders in control of other nonexistent beings.
A complete rehash of the Holy Grail.
E-Rank Luck, puts a F &% you stamp on him for this war.
(A/N): This was the hardest chapter for me to write and it caused a major writer's block for ALL of my stories due to the major headache. I'm not exactly good with emotional scenes and small talk and it will often show. The wait is over. Action, drama, and bad comedy will ensue.
~ Roxas
