It's a dream I have every once in a while. Sometimes I wish I wouldn't have it, because I know how it ends. But... it reminds me of my parents and uncle. I'm afraid I might forget them if I didn't have this dream.

"See, Papa? I told you I could do it!" I exclaim, looking just behind me, pointing at the TV screen. Music and an ending sequence play.
"You've gotten really good at that game," Dad remarks happily, looking down at me. He strokes my hair and smiles. "Now you've got to keep your promise. You got to play, so now you've got to go do your magic training."
"I know," I reply, pouting. Magic training isn't very fun. You can do neat things with it, but what good is it when you can't use it whenever you want? Reluctantly, I get up from my Dad's lap and walk outside. When I get there, I see Mom talking with a guy with dark hair in brown clothes. Standing next to him is a girl about my age... her hairstyle's pretty cute! She doesn't seem to take any interest in me or her Dad's conversation with my Mom. Oh well.
"There you are, Kiyo-chan! Did you win your game?" Mom turns to me and asks.
"Yeah!"
"I don't understand what your Papa sees in those contraptions. I worry that your brain will rot..." Aww, not this conversation again! "Anyway..." She turns back to the man and sees him and his daughter off. I wish I could've talked to her.

I didn't like magic training, but my parents were still really nice. It's too bad, these days didn't last forever. One day... One day, my parents were murdered by a serial killer. I was at my uncle's apartment over in Shinto, but... maybe if I was there, I could've done something!
My uncle adopted me, but all I did was cry. I missed them so much. It was bad enough they were killed, but thieves broke in not long afterwards and ransacked the house! All I have to remember them by are my Dad's old game console and my magic crest. My uncle (my Dad's brother) was kind, but it's not the same as having my real parents. But... even he died! A fire broke out that wiped out most of Fuyuki, and he was caught in the middle of it. My parents sometimes said something about a "Grail War", that must be what it was! I was all alone, until....

Tsukimiya Kiyomi (月宮　清美): You. A new transfer student to Homurabara Jyogakuin. Your father came from a line of Shinto priests, your mother from a minor family of magi. You have shoulder blade-length pink hair, normally worn down with small twintails clipped up. You're a bit short for your age, and have a decent figure. You've inherited the magic crest of your mother's family, which had a strong lightning affinity. You're a bit innocent, but no fool; you don't know that another Grail War is about to start, but you know a Grail War happened ten years ago and you were trained by your mother in its use. You live in a large apartment with your 'onee-chan', Alexandra Richards. Your purpose for transferring to Homurabara is to meet someone you've idolized for some time now.

Alexandra Richards: An American heiress who moved to Fuyuki just after the Fourth Grail War to help fund the rebuilding of the city. Stereotypically, she has shoulder-length blonde hair, blue eyes, and a nice body. She can be a bit stuck-up, but cares deeply for you. She informally adopted you not long after arriving in Fuyuki.

Emiya Nadeshiko (衛宮　撫子): Adopted daughter of Emiya Kiritsugu.
Ryuudou Hajime (柳洞 一): One of Nadeshiko's friends, in training to be a miko at Ryuudou Temple.
Matou Yuriko (間桐 百合子): Older sister of Sakura and another one of Nadeshiko's friends.
Kotomine Mirei (言峰 美礼): Representative of The Church, overseer of the 5th Grail War.
Kuzuki Makoto (葛木 まこと): Teacher at Homurabara. Somewhat strict, but well-liked.

"WAKE UP!"
"Kyaaaa!" I scream with a start. Standing over me, wearing her pajamas, is Onee-chan. I could tell she must've just got up, but... she's pretty, even now! "S-sorry... did I oversleep?" I cry, looking at the alarm clock.
"No," she says, "I just felt like waking you up myself. I guess you had that dream again?" I reply with a nod. "You're tough to get up when you have that dream, y'know."
"Sorry, Onee-chan."
"Don't apologize about it, it's something you can't do anything about. Come on, I made you breakfast." I smile a bit, thinking about how terrible her cooking was until I made her get a cookbook. To begin with, it's not often she cooks... I guess she wants me to get a good start on my first day to my new school: Homurabara Jyogakuin. It's a bit far, but I can make it if I head out early enough. Yawning and stretching, I get out of bed and change into my old school uniform. I guess a sailor-styled uniform is going to make me stick out, but I can't help it, I don't have a Homurabara uniform yet! I brush a bit of dust off of an old red-and-white gaming console, stare happily for a few minutes at the poster on my door, then go eat breakfast.

While I'm eating, Onee-chan (her name's Alexandra Richards, but I call her Onee-chan) grumbles a bit. She isn't very happy that I decided to transfer, especially given that this is my last year in High School. But someone's there I've been dying to meet with.... I'm so excited! I hope she's nice!
"Your old school was closer, and it's better known too! I hope you don't fall in with some bad people..."
After swallowing my egg, I told her, "It's an all-girls school. There won't be any guys there to take advantage of me, and it has a decent reputation. You just worry too much!" I finish eating and getting ready.
While I'm at the front door putting my shoes on, she starts biting her thumbnail. "Kiyomi, you be careful out there, okay?"
"Onee-chan...." I smile and give her a big hug. "I'll be alright, you're acting like I'm never coming back!" I put my other shoe on, grab my bag, and wave goodbye. "See you later!" Onee-chan waved back, but never really changed her expression. What's with her this morning?

I guess I took a little too long with breakfast and reassuring Onee-chan, I have to run a bit to get there. On the way, I see a path that leads up to a temple. I'm curious, but keep going, I still need to get to school.
I get there and I'm early! It never hurts to be early on your first day. It leaves a good impression. That, and I needed to find the guidance office and....
My thoughts are interrupted when I accidentally run into someone. I, er.... sort of fall on top of her. Oops. Why wasn't I paying attention?! H-her chest is kinda warm...
"Would you mind getting off of me, please?" she asks. It was hard to tell if she's being sincerely nice or holding back some serious rage.
"I-I'm so sorry!" I stammered, and immediately get up. I looked at my run-and-hit victim. She's pretty, with long black hair put up in twintails. She carries herself almost like royalty, I think. It reminds me of Onee-chan in a way. And there's something else about her, but I can't quite put my finger on it. "I-I'm..." I start to introduce myself, but when she shoots me an angry glare, I shut up. Did I get her that mad?
The glare disappears in an instant and is replaced with a smile. "I'm sure I'll see you again soon," she says, and walks off.
A few students had gathered by that point, and were whispering. I ask one of them, "Who was that?"
"I guess you wouldn't know, you're new here. That was the school idol, Tohsaka Rin! She's sooo cool!" Oh great, my first day, I'm making an enemy of the campus queen. "She's really nice, and everyone here likes her!"
Another student clears her throat and corrects the statement, "Almost everyone." This student had short, dark hair and wore glasses. "I don't trust her."
"Hajime, you've never gotten along with her, have you?" a different girl said. She had bright orange hair, braided in the back.
"No, Emiya, and I doubt I ever will. We're wasting time here, I still need your help in the student council room..."
"Ah, right!"
The two walk off. They seem alright, I guess. The small gathering disbands, and I go about my day.

Class ends without incident (I'm glad I didn't get placed in Tohsaka-san's class), and I was able to get some uniforms! The ones here seem more professional than the one I'm wearing now, I sort of want to go home and try them on. And there was that temple I passed by... But I still haven't found the person I'm looking for! I overheard some students say that she was in the Archery Club building. What should I do?

[] Go home
[] Visit the Archery Club.

[] Archery Range
I guess we're looking for Sakura, Ayako, or Taiga? I hope Taiga.

>>15512
>but you know a Grail War happened ten years ago and you were trained by your mother in its use.
Aw crap, what a typo. Goddammit. The PC was trained in the use of her magic crest by her mom. Blah.

[*] Archery range

I'll have to read this later

[X] Go home

[] Visit the Archery Club.

The temple can wait, it's not going anywhere. Besides, from what other students were saying, she's an English teacher at this school. But then, why did we have self-study today? Hmm. I walk to the Archery Club's building and go inside. When I go in, I see club members lined up, taking practice shots at the range.
While I'm watching, a purple-haired girl approaches me. She has a ribbon tied to one side of her hair. "Excuse me, can I help you with something?" she asks with a tentative smile. "Perhaps you're here to join the Archery Club?"
"O-oh, no, I'm not here to join. I'm looking for Fujimura Taiga-sensei. Is she here?" I ask, while returning her smile.
"Yes, she's having a meeting with Onee-.. er, our Vice-Captain and Captain." A meeting? Hmm. Well, I guess teachers sometimes have to miss class if important club activities are involved, right?
"I see... Oh, I should introduce myself, my name's Tsukimiya Kiyomi. Nice to meet you!"
"I'm Matou Sakura. It's nice to meet you too." She's got a nice smile... But I get the feeling she's not always that happy. My train of thought is derailed when I see the meeting disband. One girl storms away, definitely unhappy. She has wavy, dark blue hair. When she passes by us, she shoots Matou-san a glare, and leaves the building. For her part, Matou-san just cringes a bit.

"Hi there!" the other ranking member walks over. "Here to join up?" When I shake my head in response, she looks disappointed. "We could always use new members. We had one quit not long ago and..... Oh, I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm the Captain of the club, Mitsuzuri Ayako!" I return her greeting and introduce myself. I ask her if it's okay to talk to Fujimura Taiga-sensei. "Oh, I don't see why not, go ahead."

I wait for her to finish instructing one of the newer members. Finally! "Are you Fujimura Taiga-sensei?"
"Indeed I am!"
"My name is Tsukimiya Kiyomi. It's an honor to finally see you in person!"
"A-an honor?" I suppose I should explain... Fujimura Taiga-sensei was a well-known Kendo champion! Whenever she wasn't in a match, she always had this cute little tiger tied to the hand-guard of her shinai. That's not why I'm such a fan of hers, though. I've watched all of her tournament matches, and with the exception of her first victory, she looked
amazing! I couldn't help it, she was awesome! She could've been even more famous, had she not sustained a career-ending injury. When she was forced into early retirement, she virtually dropped off the face of the Earth... but that's how it is with fame, I guess.
"Yes, I finally get to meet the amazing Tiger of Fuyuki!" Wait, did I just hear a roar?
"DON'T CALL ME TIGER!!" she yells on instinct. "Ta-i-ga! Don't extend that last 'a'!"
"Y-yes ma'am!" I squeak. I never knew she didn't like that nickname! "I'm sorry!"
"Well, what are you here for? I guess you're not here to join..."
"I, um... I would very much like it if you could teach me your style of Kendo!" I ask of her, after some hesitation. "I don't know if your injury would allow you to, but..." I trail off, seeing her expression change from dubiousness to... a cat-like expression.
"I have a fangirl, in this day and age? That's great!" she exclaims, giving me a monster hug. S-she's stronger than she looks. "I'll tell you what. I'll be busy for a couple of days, but I know of a dojo and a sparring partner that I can set you up with, but I'll still supervise! How about that?" Sparring partner? I just want to be taught by Fujimura-sensei....
"I'd love to!" I say anyway. "Where is your dojo?"
"W-well... it's sort of not really technically mine, you see... it's a friend of mine's. But we're practically family anyway, and I don't see why she'd turn you away. In fact, I know she wouldn't! And maybe this would give her some incentive to get back into Kendo!" She holds her hands together, somewhat giddy. "I'll tell you where it is tomorrow,
okay? It's a bit late and I'm kinda hungry, so..."
I look outside to see the sun setting. Time went by kinda fast. I hope Onee-chan isn't worried.... more worried... about me. Guess I should get home and tell her the good news! "Okay then, I'll see you tomorrow!" As I turn to leave, Sensei stops me.
"Here!" She hands me a shinai (where was she keeping it?) with a little tiger strap. It's her legendary(?) Tora-Shinai? For me?! "I expect you to take care of it, okay?"
"Thank you so much, Fujimura-sensei!" I bow deeply to her and take my leave. I go back into the main building to get my bag and head home.

Looks like everyone's gone home for the day. It's kinda peaceful, and I can fant-... er... reflect upon my meeting with Fujimura-sensei. I sling my bag over my shoulder and leisurely walk out of the school building, admiring the Tora-shinai. This is so awesome...! "Fujimura-sensei was pretty nice," I muse to myself. "I just hope that..."

DODGE. DODGE. DODGEDODGEDODGEDODGEDODGE. Something tells me to hit the dirt. NOW. I do so, and see something fly past my head. It can't be! Curse magic?! I hop back to my feet to see someone standing by the front gate.
"Well, well. Seems like you're not just a clumsy oaf after all," says my attacker as she walks into the light. T-Tohsaka-san?! "Maybe not clumsy, but still an idiot. A magus transferring here, when a War is about to start? You're pathetic!"
"W-war? A Grail War? The last one was just ten years ago!"
"Don't act like you didn't know." She points a finger at me. "I don't need competition from a moron like you. Stay still and I promise you won't feel a thing."
S-she's serious! I can feel the bloodlust radiating from her, she wants to kill me! "Tohsaka-san, please! I don't want this! I'm not here to fight in a Grail War!"
"Liar! Don't think you can talk your way out of this!" Her finger begins to glow with a black light. She's about to shoot that curse magic at me again! I...

[] Try to defend myself.
[] Run. Run my ass off.

>>15540
[] Defend yourself via seduction

Running is for cowards, defend yourself.

We've got Tora-Shinai, let's send Rin to band camp with it.

Hopefully I didn't screw up Nasuverse Magical Theory too much in this fight. Also, good job on not running. We're not Emiya, after all.
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At times like these, I wish I'd had more magic training, and I've never fought with magic before. Gah. Running won't do much good, she'd get me eventually. I tighten my grip on the Tora-Shinai as my mind races for a strategy. I begin opening my magic circuits and channelling mana into my family crest. Doing so causes zigzag lines to appear on my left forearm and wrist and also releases a small electrical current that speeds up my nervous system slightly. It tingles. Things begin to slow down a bit.

Don't know any shield magic. Blasting her leaves us at a double knockout or, worse, my loss anyway. Shinai is useless, no matter how much of a Fujimura-sensei fangirl I am...
Or is it? I carefully watch where Tohsaka-san's aiming her finger. That might work! I don't know if I can beat her, but I'm not here to win magic battles. I just need to keep her from killing me. Quickly, I review all I know about the structure of this shinai....

"Gandr!" Tohsaka yells, releasing the cursed magic shot.
"Reinforce!" I yell back, reinforcing the Tora-Shinai. If this doesn't work, I'm screwed anyway.....! I swing the shinai and connect with the 'bullet'! It's deflected back, and towards her legs. She'll dodge it, but how?
"Hah!" Tohsaka shouts, jumping into the air. Gotcha! She can't dodge in mid-air! I aim my left palm in her direction, focus my mana into my crest and.... OH GOD, NOTHING'S COMING OUT. THINKTHINKTHINKTHINK. My past flashes before my eyes, if I don't get her, I'm done for! She's already getting another shot ready!
"Th-THUNDER BEAM!" I scream. There's no such spell, but it serves as a triggerword in my mind. A huge arc of purple lightning shoots from my palm and hits my target! Alright!
Tohsaka grunts in pain, but even I know there's no way that could've come close to K.O.'ing her. She lands, unstably, her clothes singed. She's pretty pissed now, oh crap.
"Hehehe," she laughs softly, "I underestimated you, Tsukimiya-san. That won't happen again!" With that, she starts shooting Gandr shots like a human machine gun. I send more electrical power through my nervous system to speed up my reflexes. I'm at my limit, any more and I'll fry my brain! It's now or never! I alternate between dodging and deflecting the shots and put everything I have into one long jump.
"CHEST!" I shout a ki-ai, forcing my screaming arm muscles to swing the shinai horizontally. It connects with Tohsaka-san's midsection! I land and fall to the ground. I-If that didn't do it, I'm dead. Some of her Gandr shots grazed me during that jump. My body hurts and feels like it's on fire...
Tohsaka-san clutches her stomach and falls to one knee, gasping for air. I-I did it! I held her off enough to keep her from attacking more! I struggle to get up, using the Shinai as a prop. "T-Tohsaka-san....." I've stopped her for the moment, but where do I go from here?

[] Convince her that more fighting is pointless.
[] Attack her while she's down.
[] Take advantage of her while she's weakened.

>>15568
Take advantage. Total, obvious dead end, but it'll be fun.

After the dead end (assuming it is one), I'd vote for convince.

[x] Convince her that more fighting is pointless.

Also, I think your writing is pretty good.

>[] Take advantage of her while she's weakened.
I thought the rapist route was over already.

New writer, new delicious setting, plus it's probably a dead end.

Writefag here. I just tossed that last choice in on a whim. This route won't have many ero-scenes, so I thought I'd spice it up a bit. I always welcome C&C, so I appreciate anything that's said in addition to picking choices.

Convince her that fighting is pointless. Rin rape is delicious and all, but there's two whole Shirouko routes after this, so let's not dick around too long in this.

Agree with the anon above me. Just convince her that attacking is useless. (It's useless, it's all useless!)

I hate to be a flatterer, but I love your writing style! This is a great CYOA.
[x] take advantage of her
Hey, if you throw in a choice like that, it's mandatory to write it out for us. That's in the rules.

My body is burning up from using magic so much for the first time. A-and using so much electrical energy has left me... overly stimulated. I slowly hobble towards Tohsaka-san. She's coughing and still somewhat dazed. Seeing her in this condition, seeing the campus idol in such a vulnerable state...

I throw down the shinai, push her to the ground and straddle her stomach. I put just enough weight on her to keep her fully aware of her injury, but not so much that she can't breathe. I lean forward and pin her wrists to the ground with my hands. "Tohsaka... Rin... you're so beautiful when you're like this." I immediately begin licking and sucking at the nape of her neck.
"A-aaah! W-what are you doing?!" she cries and starts to resist.
"Don't blame me, you brought this on yourself," I say with heavy breaths. I leave a trail of saliva as I move towards her ear and begin nibbling on it. "I've gotta have you. Now." Rin starts to blush as I blow in her ear. "I bet no one's ever done this to a stuck-up girl like you, right~?"
"I-it's none of your business!" she yells, and looks away. She... she's so cute! I stop biting her earlobe and immediately kiss her, directly on the lips. I slip my tongue into and out of her mouth ever so briefly to keep her from biting it. It's actually kinda fun! I begin moaning as my body starts feeling even hotter. After what feels like an eternity, I release my liplock on Rin. "Y-you bitch! That was my first... my first kiss!"
"Don't feel so bad, Rin," I reply, "It was mine too." I kiss her again, even longer this time. "And that was our second!" She might be getting turned-on too, she's not resisting anymore! "That's a good girl," I coo. I release her wrists and lean backwards, stroking her leg through her long skirt. "This is going to feel so good, I promise~." I get off of Rin, kneel beside her, and start hiking up her skirt. "W-wow, you wear thigh-highs under this?! That's so hot~!"
"Sh-shut up!"
"Now now, I'm complimenting you!" I begin massaging her mound through her panties, and before long, a small wet spot starts forming. "You ARE getting turned-on! You must really want this~!"
"I don't! I don't!"
"Your body's more honest than your mouth," I reply with a lewd smirk. I slip two fingers beneath the cotton fabric and into her waiting cunt. "See? My fingers went in so easily~!"
"N-no..." Rin whimpers. In response, I push my fingers even deeper inside her and bend them upwards slightly. "A-Ah.... No...." Her voice is even sounding erotic now! I massage her insides with my fingers and stroke her exposed thighs with my other hand. She's starting to spasm a bit, I bet she's about to have an orgasm! I start lightly playing with her clit with my thumb. That did the trick!
"A-AAAAAAAH, I'm cumming!" she yells and arches her back. I made her cum!

"I bet that felt pretty good, didn't it?" I ask as I pull my fingers out of Rin's quivering pussy. She doesn't have much to say in response, still moaning and panting. I suck on my fingers and tell her, "Mmmm, you taste so good, Rin~! But don't think this is over!" I pour a little bit of mana into my crest and stick my fingers back inside her.
"W-w-what the hell are you doing?!" she shrieks, noticing what I'm doing. "A-are you trying to kill me?!"
"Of course not, Rin~! I'm just going to take you to heaven!" I release a very small amount of electricity. She starts arching her back again and breathing heavily. This is damn fun! "Are you cumming already? Isn't this the best~?" Rin squirms and shakes as I ever so slightly step up the current. I don't even try to count the number of times she cums. Her movements make that sorta tough.

I don't know how long I've been fucking Rin, but after a while, I start tiring out. Besides, I need some satisfaction, too! I yank my fingers out of her, tear off my drenched panties, and do the same thing to myself. It's not long before I announce my impending orgasm to the world and start trembling. The next thing I know, I'm laying on the ground, exhausted. Trying to catch my breath, I turn over... and see Rin pointing at my forehead.
"Don't blame me," she says, "You brought this on yourself." It's the last thing I see as a Gandr shot tears through my skull....

DEAD END

Our hint corner takes place in regal building, filled with books of all kinds. A little place called, "The Library of Alexandra."

Alexandra: Oh dear, we have guests. *adjusts glasses and lowers her book* Low-class guests at that, ones who think with their gonads and not their grey matter. My, my. To use the vernacular, this is a "moralfag" route. Please don't visit because of a decision like this again, or I might have to erase your save data! That's all the advice I have, I bid you farewell!

>>15599
I feel that Alexandra will be getting angrier and angrier through these dojos, because there's no way we won't take the sex option every time we get the chance. Anyway, convince was the only other choice with votes, so straight on to that?

Oh, and two questions:
A: has our character ever gone down on her Oneechan?
B: If True Assassin appears OH GOD GRANDMA ZOUKEN DO NOT WANT AT ALL will it be Woman Hassan or Loli Hassan?

>>15600
Yep, reloading with the Convince choice.

A: Nope, not in this route.
B: You'll see.

My body is burning up from using magic so much for the first time. I'm exhausted, and it's getting late, and I don't want to fight anymore! I slowly hobble towards Tohsaka-san. She's coughing and somewhat dazed. Seeing her in this condition... I feel bad for her, but I had no choice! "Tohsaka-san, please! I don't want any part of the Grail War! I swear I won't interfere, so stop fighting me. Please!" I plead with her.
She recovers pretty quickly... she used a healing spell? "What kind of magus are you? Any magus worth anything wants the Grail!" she exclaims.
"I don't have anything to wish for, I like my life how it is," I say, with my eyes downcast. Tohsaka-san's stare pierces me, I don't feel I can say anything more.
She sighs and starts to walk off. "I'll hold you to your promise. Get in my way, and I'll kill you myself," she says, and leaves the campus. THANK GOD.

I look at my clothes... they're so dirty. How am I going to explain this to Onee-chan?! Ugh, I hope every day isn't like this, I don't think I could handle it. I walk home and notice that temple again. I get a creepy sensation about it and keep going. Something about it doesn't set right with me. Some time later, I get back to Onee-chan's apartment.
"I'm home..." I say without much enthusiasm.
"Welcome back!" she says, with a smile. W-wait, she's not gonna scold me for being late? "Dinner's on the table, you can tell me all about your day!"
I drop my bag, quickly change out of these filthy clothes (I guess it doesn't matter much, I won't be wearing this old uniform again, anyway), and go back to the kitchen table. Onee-chan sits there patiently, sipping some red wine. Leaving out certain details, like, say, anything involving Tohsaka-san, I tell her about my classes and teachers and how I got to meet Fujimura-sensei. The warm food settles nicely in my stomach. (Wait, she didn't microwave this...?)
"I'm glad you were able to meet Fujimura-sensei... Is she going to give you lessons?"
"It looks that way," I reply. "She even gave me her shinai!" I nod my head towards the Tora-Shinai propped next to my door. "But it won't start until the day after tomorrow, she has things to do with the Archery Club, I guess."
"Archery Club? Huh. Why is a former Kendo champion teaching Archery? Swordplay and Arrow-shooting don't really mix."
I shrug my shoulders in response. "She's an English teacher, too! Life's weird that way." Thinking about that, I say, "Hey, you could be an English teacher!"
Onee-chan nearly spits out her wine. "I-I don't think so. Don't even joke like that." We share a few laughs over it. "By the way," she starts, "what'd you do, fall down some stairs? You were a mess when you got back."
"O-oh! I fell down just outside the campus building. Just sort of tripped over my own feet. Eh-heh...." I don't know what's worse, having to lie or being embarrassed by the lie.
After dinner, I head for the bath. I wash myself down and relax in the bathtub. Fortunately, Onee-chan isn't in here to see these marks. Those Gandr shot grazes still hurt kinda bad. A couple on my legs, one on my arm, one on my side. I hope I left a mark on you, Tohsaka-san! I get out of the tub, change into my pajamas, and fall into bed.

Fujimura-sensei~......

>Swordplay and Arrow-shooting don't really mix.
I see what you did there.

At the Tohsaka residence:
"Oh Father in heaven. What have I done?"
"Aaah, help me out here...!"

At Ryuudou Temple:
"Will you be my Master?"
"I don't get all this Grail War stuff, but I'll help because you asked."

At the Matou Residence:
"Onee-sama...!"
"Shut it, Sakura! I don't want you going back to Emiya's house! You belong to me!"
"Master...."

>>15608
So... we're going to be a supporter rather than a master of our own I guess? Then again, that's only three servants of seven.

>>15609
Speculate all you want. =D
Skipping the Archery Club would've put us on a different route, but no one saved there! What a pity!

My alarm clock rings, waking me from my slumber. I groggily reach over and bring my fist down on the snooze button. Fifteen seconds later, the alarm wakes me up again. I'm still tired. And sore. Stupid Tohsaka-san. I yawn widely and drag myself out of bed. After I put on my new uniform(!), I fix myself breakfast. Onee-chan's still mostly asleep. It was rare enough for her to wake me up yesterday, but to cook for me twice in one day? I smile, knowing she cares so much about me. After eating and freshening up, I rummage through my closet and find an empty bag for the shinai. Even if I don't get in another fight, I still want it with me. I hug it for a few seconds before I put it in the bag and zip it up.
"I'm heading out!"
"Mmmph." Onee-chan's really not a morning person.

I arrive at school without running into Tohsaka-san (WHEW), but as soon as I pass by the front gates, I start feeling a bit nauseous. A magic field of some kind...? A few seconds later, I recover... but who would put a field like this around a school? Surely not Tohsaka...! Anyway, I'd better not hang around.
"Tsu-ki-mi-ya....!" A familiar voice draws out my name, and an all-too-familiar feeling of rage eminates from behind me. I turn around and, surprise surprise, it's Tohsaka-san.
"I didn't do it, Tohsaka-san. You should know I'm not capable of this!"
"Hmph. I still don't trust you one bit. If I find out you're involved with this field..."
"I know, I know, I'm dead. Let's just get to class, okay?" She glared at me momentarily, then turned towards the door to her classroom. I silently thank whoever may be watching over me that I didn't get put in her class. I go into my own class and take my seat, waiting for the roll call. Just before the bell rings, I hear a yell and see a dust cloud following a green-and-yellow blur outside the classroom. T-that wasn't... No way, it couldn't be.
Class goes about the same as yesterday, with two exceptions. I got to see Fujimura-sensei teach~! I'm pretty lucky, though. Onee-chan and I practice English all the time, so I don't have to pay attention to the lecture so much as to Sensei herself! Oh, and Kuzuki-sensei seemed a bit distracted, compared to yesterday. She'd sort of stare off into the distance in the middle of the lecture.

After classes have ended for the day, I go out to the Archery Club building to meet up with Fujimura-sensei. As expected, Matou-san, Mitsuzuri-san, and the Vice-Captain are there as well as Sensei. I wave to Matou-san and greet her. "Good afternoon, Matou-san." Both Matou-san and the Vice-Captain turned to me. Huh?
The Vice-Captain gives me a snobby look and asked, "Weren't you here yesterday? If you're not going to join, just leave." She looks me up and down. "Though I hardly think you'd make a good archer anyway." I already don't like her.
"Onee-sama," Matou... er, Sakura-san cautiously says. "She's here to see Fujimura-sensei again..."
"Yuriko, cut her some slack, she's still new here," Mitsuzuri-san grins apologetically.
Vice-Captain Matou just shrugs her shoulders and shakes her head. "This isn't a show. Do what you're here to do and leave," she says dismissively. Fine.
"Aa-ah, thanks, Vice-Captain Matou." Bitch. Fujimura-sensei happens to be free, so I greet her with a bow.
"Good afternoon, Tsukimiya-san," she replies. "Are you still serious about what you asked about yesterday?"
"Of course I am! Oh, and thanks for lending me your Shinai yesterday!" Perhaps I said that TOO enthusiastically.
"You're welcome." Every time she smiles at me, my heart flutters. Aaa~h. Um, anyway. She tells me where the dojo's at and who my sparring partner's supposed to be. It's at Emiya-san's place, that one girl I saw yesterday when I ran into Tohsaka-san. Fujimura-sensei tells me how to get there. She knows the way by heart because she's invited to eat there every once in a while. With a huge smile, I thank her and bow again. Tomorrow can't come soon enough.

I leave the Archery Club building and see Vice-Captain Matou and Emiya-san talking. "Sure, Yuriko, I'll do it!" Emiya-san says with a huge grin.
"Thanks, Emiya, you're a lifesaver," Yuriko-san says. She turns away and starts to leave, when a screaming mob of girls mug her. What do they see in her?
"Hello there, Emiya-san, I'm..."
"Oh, you're the girl that ran into Tohsaka yesterday!"
"Y-yeah. I'm Tsukimiya Kiyomi. Fujimura-sensei said that we could practice at your dojo?"
"You're the one Fuji-nee, er, Fujimura-sensei was talking about this morning!" Emiya-san exclaims. This morning? Why would she be there in the morning? Oh wait, that's right, Fujimura-sensei is her homeroom teacher. "She wants me to practice with you." I nod in affirmation.
"Thanks, Emiya-san."
"Don't be so formal, you can call me Nadeshiko." She's pretty nice!
"Thanks, then, Nadeshiko-san. If you don't mind my asking, what did Vice-Captain Matou ask you to do?"
"Oh, nothing much. It's her turn to clean the Archery Club up, but she had something important to do, so she asked me to do it. I mean, of course I'd help her out, she's one of my friends!" Nice, but not so bright. She'll probably be here all night.
I scratch my head, figuring that I might as well go home. I happen to glance towards the roof of the school, and see Tohsaka-san and... someone else. I can't see that other person too well, Tohsaka-san's blocking my view. They seem to be talking and scouting around.

[] Tohsaka-san's up to something, and I'm going to find out what it is.
[] I guess I could help Nadeshiko-san clean up.
[] I'm going home.

>>15618
Rin is clearly having her Archer time, best not to interrupt. Best to act like a good supporting character and aid the ditzy protagonist.

A genuinely tough choice. It would be interesting to see how we will mess with the whole Emiya getting killed thing.
But, I'll vote for going to check out Tohsaka.

We should probably let Rin be. Let's go help Nadeshiko.

Help Nadeshiko out. Also, HOLY SHIT I FEEL SO MOE

Yeah Help her out.

[] Tohsaka-san's up to something, and I'm going to find out what it is.
Let's be annoying.

Let's help the ditzy one.

I might as well leave Tohsaka-san alone. The more I stay away from her, the greater chance I'll stay sane. I glance back inside the Club building to see Nadeshiko-san happily cleaning away. I'd rather go home, but knowing that she'll be here all night because of Vice-Captain Matou really ticks me off.
I walk into the building and see her working on the bows. She seems pretty knowledgeable... I guess she's the one club member Mitsuzuri-san mentioned; the one that quit. She's already got a bucket and washcloth next to her to use for cleaning the floor. Without saying anything, I pick up the bucket and take it to one corner of the floor.
"W-what are you doing? I'll do that!" she exclaims, dropping her bow in surprise.
"I'm helping you out," I reply with an only-somewhat-fake grin. "If I didn't, who knows how long you'd be here?" With that, I dip the cloth into the bucket and start cleaning the floor.
"Thank you, Kiyomi-chan," she beams. She must be ecstatic, calling me by my first name already. Hm. I don't say anything in response as I start going back and forth from one end of the building to the other with the washcloth. At least it's not that huge.

We finish cleaning, but even with our combined effort, we don't get done until after night has fallen. We leave the building, but what we see when we do... This is bad, we've got to get out of here. Now.
"S-she isn't human..." Nadeshiko said, mostly to herself. Yeah, anyone could tell you that.
A silver-haired girl in a red coat and miniskirt constantly deflects shadow-like projectiles being thrown at her from multiple directions. She's using a pair of swords to block and parry those things.
"An Archer, with swords? Is this a joke?" I hear someone else say.
"The only joke here," the 'Archer' retorts, "is you. Even with five of you, you still can't take me out!"
At that taunt, the projectiles stop being thrown and five shadowy figures appear. They're women and girls of varying sizes, all with light blue hair tied up in a ponytail. They're wearing... as far as I can tell, skintight black outfits with creepy skull masks. "Know this," one of them says, "we're only here to test you. Our Master is only interested in information."
"Attacking us by surprise and staying hidden in shadows, you're obviously Assassins," Archer replies with an angry smirk. "Cowards befitting your class."
An Assassin behind Archer starts to throw another projectile, but then I (and they) hear a loud snap besides me. I turn to look and see Nadeshiko's foot on top of a broken tree branch. We are so screwed, Servants would make short work of us. "Uh-oh," Nadeshiko mumbles.

Cursing under my breath, I grab Nadeshiko's hand and run for the school building. I use my mana to speed up my nervous system again and run as fast as I can with her in tow. We zip into the school building, dodging a few of those dagger-type things on the way, and run up the stairs. Normally, I would hope we'd lost our assailants, but those are Servants! They'll hunt us down until they kill us. Halfway down the hall, I put on the brakes. An Assassin! It throws something...
"THUNDER BEAM!" I shoot electricity at the dagger-thing and barely change its trajectory enough to miss us. Nadeshiko looks at me in shock and says, "You're a magus, too?" 'Too'?
"Run now, talk later!" I yell in a panic, running back the other way, until we're cut off by yet another Assassin. We're trapped! This new, shorter Assassin throws another dagger which I dodge... but suddenly, I hear a shriek. Nadeshiko!
I turn to see two Nadeshikos. They both have the same horrified look on their faces, but one has an arm through her chest. That version of Nadeshiko disappears, while the real version sinks to her knees and keels over...! That Assassin crushed her heart! And I'll probably be next....!
Or rather, I would have been, but thankfully Archer appears and drives away the two Assassins. And then, someone I really didn't want to see again shows her face: Tohsaka-san. She immedately runs over to the fallen Nadeshiko with a sorrowful face.
"Why did you have to be here? Why you?" she mumbles sadly, stroking Nadeshiko's face. "Oh Father in heaven, please forgive your selfish daughter," she prays, taking out a large jewel of some kind. She concentrates while chanting a spell, she's going to try to heal Nadeshiko! After a few moments, Tohsaka-san places a hand to Nadeshiko's now-beating chest. It worked!
"Thank you, Tohsaka-san," I start to say. "I tried my best to defend her, but..." My apology is quickly interrupted by a slap to the face.
"It's because you're like this that she almost died!" she screams at me. "Listen to me, Tsukimiya, and listen well. Whether you like it or not, you're a magus. You're not supposed to live a normal life, and now you're definitely involved in the Grail War! You'd better shape up, or you're going to die in worse ways than even I can imagine."
I hate to admit it, but she's right. If I knew more spells, if I was stronger, I might have been able to do something more! And besides that, running into the school building was a stupid idea to begin with. "I understand, Tohsaka-san," I tell her. I don't dare ask her how I could've defeated or even beaten back a Servant.
Suddenly, Archer reappears and clings to Tohsaka-san's neck. "Master, they ran off!"
"GET OFF ME!" yells Tohsaka-san. Archer sadly releases her.
"Eheh, I wouldn't want you using another Command S..."
"S-shut up! You're so annoying! How is someone like you a Servant, anyway?" The two walk off noisily and leave.
Nadeshiko's alive, but still unconscious. I'm not about to leave her here, so I pick her up in my arms. I notice that she's grasping the chain attached to the jewel Tohsaka-san used, but don't pay it any mind. It must have been completely drained, otherwise she wouldn't have left it here. On my way out, I pick up the bags I'd left in the Archery Club, and leave for Nadeshiko's place. At least it's downhill most of the way.

I arrive at Nadeshiko's place... it's huge! She must have rich relatives or something. I wander around with her until I find her living room. Gently setting her down, I look around. There's a kitchen attached to this room, I guess it's more of a dining room. At any rate, I'm out late again, I guess I'd better call Onee-chan. I pick up the phone and dial our number, but no one picks up. Huh. She's usually up by now, she must've gone out shopping or something.
"K-Kiyomi-chan?" Oh, she woke up, good.
"I brought you home," I explain.
"How am I still alive? My heart..." she stops suddenly. "Someone's here!"
Of course. The Assassins were going to find out she was still alive somehow. I unzip one of my bags and pull out the Tora-Shinai. "Do you think you can do anything?" I ask her.
"Yeah, give me a second." She reaches for a rolled-up poster that happened to by laying nearby. We both cast Reinforcing magic on our weapons (improvised or otherwise). Before I know it, I see a projectile being blocked by Nadeshiko. The force of impact knocks her through the door and out into her backyard.
"NADESHIKO!" I yell her name, but I can't help her now! Another Assassin just showed up! D-damn, things don't look so good for us.

Emiya Nadeshiko skids on the ground as she's thrown from her house. Knowing full well that hesitation will mean her death (again), she dashes back towards the small storage building. "I'd ask you to leave, but I don't think you'd do it, huh?" she asks rhetorically. The Assassin says nothing and backhands Emiya. She flies into the shed and lands on her butt, looking towards the door. It's closing in! "It can't end like this! If I die, I won't be a Hero of Justice! I won't be able to save anyone like this!"
Just when things seemed the most hopeless, a red mark appears on Emiya's right hand. One second later, a magic circle shines brightly, and in a flash of white light, a young lady appears. She's blonde, with her hair held up in a ponytail by a black bow. A patch of hair sticks up. Bangs that frame green eyes and a cute face. White and silver armor that covers everything except her shoulders and back. An armored knee-length skirt.
She looks down at Emiya. "I ask of you, are you my Master?"

Writefag note: I don't think I've ever written a fiction piece this long before, I'm only used to writing term papers, eheh.
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You don't say.

>>15674
I've written 25+ page term papers before, surely writing this is much more fun. Keep it up though, this is awesome work.

>>15675
Heh, thanks. This is fun, I'm just noting that I've never written fiction like this.

Again, I find myself confronting Assassin indoors. Nadeshiko was just knocked out of the room, and I'm outmatched. My training partner doesn't seem to have much in the way of magical ability, but I seriously doubt my blocking one of those projectiles will have a different outcome. For the second time in as many days, I pour as much mana as I can stand into my family crest. I feel that familiar tingle go over my body.

Wait for it, wait for it, wait for it.... Assassin hasn't physically attacked, she'll probably throw another.. THERE. I jump to the side to avoid the dagger and hop out of the room with the opening Nadeshiko left. More room to dodge out here. Come out, I've got something for you....! Assassin leaps out of the doorway in pursuit.
"THUNDER BEAM!" She dodged my lightning! She's too quick for me to just blast. She dashes to the side and throws another dagger! I can't dodge this one! Putting up my reinforced Tora-Shinai, I parry it, but get sent flying just like Nadeshiko did. Ugh, definitely outmatched.
Just then, I see a bright light flash from a small building, followed by a retreating Assassin. She doesn't get very far before another girl shoots out with a golden sword and cuts the Assassin in two. That's gotta be another Servant! But where'd she come from? The Assassin I'm fighting immediately retreats upon seeing this new Servant. I'm saved! Or maybe not, this new Servant turns to me and looks at me appraisingly.

"Kiyomi-chan!" Nadeshiko shouts and runs over to me. "Are you okay?"
"Somehow, yeah..." I accept her help in getting to my feet. "Who is this Servant?"
"Servant? What do you mean?" W-wait, she doesn't know what a Servant is? Time for a lecture...
"She is referring to me, Master," the blonde says. "I am the Servant Saber. You have summoned me to fight for you in the Holy Grail War." She turns to me and inquires, "Might I ask your name?"
Nadeshiko pipes up, "She's Kiyomi-chan, one of my friends!" What? I-I guess that's a good enough introduction. "Now, um, what's this about a 'Grail War'?"
At Nadeshiko's clueless look, I pick up where Saber left off. "The Holy Grail War is a series of battles fought among Magi who've summoned Heroic Spirits called Servants. They fight to obtain the Holy Grail, which is supposed to have the power to grant any wish. You were somehow picked to fight in this War." I look to Saber, who nods.
"Hold on! Holy Grail? Heroic Spirits? I don't understand!"
Saber holds up a hand to stop Nadeshiko and looks towards one of the walls surrounding Nadeshiko's yard. "An enemy approaches!" she declares.
In the blink of an eye, she leaps towards the front entrance. We follow her and get to the gate just when she's about to bring her sword down onto someone. Isn't that Archer?!
"S-Saber! DON'T DO IT!" Nadeshiko screams. Red light flashes from her right hand, and Saber stops as if frozen.
"M-Master... Why...?" Saber grunts, unable to continue her attack.
"That's not an enemy!" Nadeshiko shouts. "She was fighting those skull-faced things, too!" The enemy of my enemy is my friend, huh?
"Oh my," a familiar voice speaks up. Tohsaka-san! "You're as cutely naive as ever, Emiya-san," she says with a smile.
That smile immediately turns into anger as Archer leaps back and cuddles Tohsaka-san. "Master, I was so scared~~!" I think Archer does this on purpose. At least it's amusing seeing Tohsaka-san mad at someone besides me!

We decide to go back inside Nadeshiko's house to explain things to her. The four of us take turns explaining things to her. We tell her about the now-incomplete Command Seal on her hand, the Seven Classes of Servants,Heroic Spirits, and the War itself.
"Waitwaitwait. You're saying that people fight and KILL each other over this? That's crazy!"
"I guess you could say that," Tohsaka-san says. "But Masters and Servants will do what they must to win. It's the greatest prize a Magus could hope to attain. Of course, now that you have a Servant, you're directly involved as well."
"So, where do we go from here?" I ask.
"I need to take Emiya-san to visit the Overseer about this. You don't have a Servant, so you don't have to go," she replies. "Though since you're involved this much, I wouldn't object, either."

[] Onee-chan never picked up when I called, I'd better go home and check on her.
[] I'll go with Nadeshiko and (ugh) Tohsaka-san to see the Overseer.

[x] Onee-chan never picked up when I called, I'd better go home and check on her.
It's probably a bad end, but I'm worried about my Onee-chan

[*]Go to the overseer

>>15684
>>>golden sword
Derp Invisible Air (yeah I'm going to actually nitpick that).

Other than that Archerko molests Rin, and is going uninjured? And you went with Zero's Assassin army instead of just the one from Fate Stay Night? Fuck YES!

[ ] Go meet the Overseer.
Missing Nun Kirei isn't acceptable.

>>15704
>Derp Invisible Air (yeah I'm going to actually nitpick that).
I'm taking a cue (read: Blatantly stealing) from the Lancelot Thread Author's take on Saber Lily. She doesn't have Excalibur, that was Caliburn. Which, now that I think about it, isn't all that golden. And I presume that Invisible Air is Excalibur-specific.

Regarding the whole genderflip itself, certain backstory/Zero characters, like Tokiomi or Kirei's wife (who I presume to now be a husband because, well, Caren) are exceptions right?

>>15724
The only Fate/Zero characters that are flipped in this continuity are Kirei, his wife, and Gilgamesh. Everyone else retains their original gender.
So no, no Grandma Zouken.

It is widely believed in fandom that Saber Lily = Pre-Excalibur Saber.
Anyway, I kinda feel we should check on onee-san.

>>15729
OH THANK GOD!

>>15729
I guess I can put this box of tissues away then

>>15732
Sorry to disappoint, no female Zouken worming Sakura in my routes. (Unless you were using the tissues in anticipation for a tragic outcome?)

Also, vote's tied at 2-2. Yipes.

>>15738
Nun Kotomine. That's not even a question, go see her with the others.

[*] Onee-chan never picked up when I called, I'd better go home and check on her.

>>15700 here. If it's remained tied I'm not adamant to keep my vote, so we can go home too, in case that no one else votes on the church.

[]Church

While I think about Tohsaka-san's invitation, I excuse myself from the table and make another phone call... but there's still no answer. I have this nagging feeling that something's wrong, but it conflicts with the responsibility I feel in my current situation concerning the Grail War. Visiting the Overseer might shed some light on a few things, and Nadeshiko needs to be as well-informed as possible since she's summoned someone into the (allegedly) most powerful Servant class.
In a way, I wish I had a Servant already, but finding out the summoning incantation isn't exactly easy. It's not like I can just walk up to someone like Tohsaka-san and ask. Obtaining a Servant would instantly make us enemies... well, more so than we already are.
In the end, my feelings of duty win out. Onee-chan's a big girl, I'm sure she can take care of herself. I hope. "I'm sorry, Onee-chan," I whisper quietly to myself.
"Hmmm?" Tohsaka-san turns and looks at me.
"O-oh, it's nothing. I'll go with you," I tell her, "but how long will this alliance of ours last?"
She glares at me, then back at Nadeshiko, then back at me. "After tonight, Emiya-san is my enemy. Until then, I'll give her all the help I can." For her part, Nadeshiko's appearance turned sullen. It must be tough to hear a schoolmate declare herself your enemy so casually. "Okay, you'll need to turn your Servant into her spirit form..."
"I am afraid that is not possible," Saber chimed in. "My Master is not skilled enough for me to shift." Ouch.
I move over to Nadeshiko and pat her shoulder. "That's okay, I'm sure there's something around here that'll fit Saber. C'mon." I motion towards the hallway. I'm sure her bedroom's in that general direction. "Let's get her some different clothes."
"Can I watch??" Archer pleads.
"NO!" everyone else simultaneously replies.

Fortunately, Saber's size isn't too different from Nadeshiko's, so we gave her a school uniform to wear. She looks about our age, and we're all still in our uniforms, so she shouldn't stand out much.
We leave Nadeshiko's place and head towards the bridge that connects Fuyuki and Shinto. Archer shifted to an astral form, so it just looks like four schoolgirls out late at night. Wait, that's not exactly a good thing, either....
While we're continuing our journey to the other side of Shinto, Nadeshiko asks, "Tohsaka, if we're going to be enemies tomorrow, why're you helping me now?"
"Look, I'm not doing it for you, so don't get the wrong idea. I just got careless at school, so I don't want to be owing you any favors. Got it?"
War is hell. I reach out and hold Nadeshiko's hand to comfort her. She looks pretty hurt by all this.

Finally, we arrive at our destination: Kotomine Church. I know of this place, but since I'm not a Christian, I have no reason to attend service here. As we approach the front door, Saber speaks up. "Master, I have an uneasy feeling about this place. I would prefer to stay outdoors if possible." Nadeshiko nods her consent.
"Archer, you stay out here, too." Tohsaka-san orders. "I don't want any Assassins attacking us while we're here."
Archer appears out of nowhere, puts an arm around Tohsaka-san, pulls her in close, and says softly in her ear, "Will I get a reward?" Blushing furiously, Archer's Master pushes her Servant away without a reply. I almost feel sorry for Tohsaka-san.
Almost.

Tohsaka-san pushes the front doors open as if she owns the place, and storms in. "Mirei!" she shouts. "Get out here, I've found the last Master!"
Nadeshiko and I walk inside and follow Tohsaka-san. A few moments later, a woman walks through a curtain nearby the pulpit. She's got dark hair down to the nape of her neck, and is dressed in a black nun's robe with a white collar. The lower part of the robe seems to have slits up the side, I think. She wears a crucifix around her neck, and she's carrying a Bible. The robe seems to fit her a little tightly across the chest. N-not that I'm staring there or anything! Honestly, though... she's really pretty.
She's followed by a pair of people. A burgundy-haired woman wearing a suit, and a white-haired girl wearing.... what the hell IS she wearing? A black hat and priestess top... with no pants or skirt? The bottom half of a bodysuit and pantyhose? Eeeeh?!
"Welcome to Kotomine Church, my dear children," the nun says with her hands spread wide and a huge smile to match. "It's so rare to have visitors this late at night!"
"Can the fake nun routine, Mirei," Tohsaka-san says bluntly. She jabs a thumb behind her towards Nadeshiko. "I've brought the seventh Master."
"Oh, I see! I bid you welcome, young lady," she greets Nadeshiko. "My name is Kotomine Mirei, and I'm the Overseer of this Grail War." She motions behind her with her left hand, "This is my daughter, Kotomine Caren. She's acting as a representative from the Church." With her right hand, she motions to the suit-wearing lady. "And this is Bazett Fraga McRemitz, representing the Magus Association." Caren smiles and Bazett nods as they're introduced. "Now, my child, might I have your name?"
"Um.. Emiya. Emiya Nadeshiko."
"Emiya Nadeshiko, hm?" Sister Kotomine put a slight emphasis on 'Emiya', but continues having that oddly peaceful smile. She then turns to me. "Might I have your name as well?"
"Ah, Tsukimiya Kiyomi!" I hastily introduce myself.
"She's not a Master," Tohsaka-san says, "But she's in the War almost as deep as we are. She deserves to hear what you have to say."
Sister Kotomine nods and turns back to Nadeshiko. "So, Emiya-chan, you're the last Master...."
"Wait a minute!" Nadeshiko interrupts. "I never agreed to this! If this is all about nothing but killing over some relic that grants a wish, leave me out of it!" That sounds more than a little familiar.
"Oh dear," Sister Kotomine replies, holding her free hand to her face. "You're a Magus, but afraid to kill?"
"I'm NOT afraid," Nadeshiko retorts. "I just don't WANT to kill anyone. And I don't have any wishes!" ..... You've gotta be kidding me.
"My lost little lamb, have you thought about what would happen if a Magus with evil intentions obtained the Grail?" At Nadeshiko's surprised look, she continues, "Magi tend to be rather ruthless when fighting for something they truly desire, and will use any means to achieve victory. The Holy Grail will grant any wish to the victor of the War." We hadn't told Nadeshiko much about this part, to be honest. She seemed too heartbroken to hear it. The Sister continues, "You might not know this, but this is the Fifth Grail War. The last one took place merely 10 years ago."
At that, Nadeshiko's face turned to one of disbelief. "Ten years ago..! You don't mean...!"
Sister Kotomine nods and tells her this with a somber expression. "The fire that nearly wiped out Fuyuki 10 years ago was caused by the Grail being touched by an inappropriate Master. You remember that inferno, don't you? It was such a tragedy, so many innocent lives were snuffed out."
"No!" In apparent shock, Nadeshiko collapses into a pew. She seems to be taking this pretty hard. Wait, could she be....?
"My child, if you still wish to abstain from this conflict, I would understand. You are still young and have a long life ahead of you."
"Y-you've got to be kidding me!" Nadeshiko exclaims. "I swore that I'd be like my Dad and become a Hero of Justice!" A what? A Hero of Justice? Like a superhero? Good Lord. "You expect me to sit around and let people be hurt by this stupid War? I'll never allow that fire to happen! Never again! I'll fight as a Master to stop it!"
The Sister's face reverts to her previous smile. "If that is your decision, Emiya-chan, then so be it. You have now been recognized as the final Master. The Fifth Holy Grail War has begun!"
"Okay, we've heard enough. Let's get out of here," Tohsaka-san says, and turns to leave. Nadeshiko and I turn to follow, but our shoulders are touched by Sister Kotomine.
"My children, you should be thankful. Your wishes are about to come true." What? "Emiya Nadeshiko-chan. Your wish to save people is the same as wishing for them to be in peril. And you, Tsukimiya Kiyomi-chan, your wish to become stronger will no doubt come true because of your involvement in the War! In a way, you both have had a strong desire for evil to rear its head and for others to suffer." What. The. Hell? How does she know that?! With that nugget of philosophy, she pats our backs and bids us farewell.

Outside Kotomine Church:
"Why DO you wear a garter underneath that skirt of yours anyway?"
"D-damnit, if only my Master hadn't used that Command Seal....!"

>>15758
This is both utterly awesome and a tad confusing.

What's confusing you, if you don't mind my asking?

>>15762
Mostly that Kotomine and Caren seem to be living together. My (I'll admit limited) knowledge of Hollow Ataraxia indicated they didn't really know one another. Then again, maybe it's just the result of the genderflip and you'll explain it when we get around to Kotomine's backstory.

>>15771
Since you bring up F/HA, you probably also know that Bazett was attacked by Kotomine in the actual story and her Lancer was taken. Not that that affects this story in any way, just saying.

>>15774
Yeah, and it seems said murder isn't taking place.

>>15775
I *am* taking quite a few liberties to begin with. Of course, the next part's going to really screw with things.

After that extremely weird sermon-of-sorts from Sister Kotomine, Nadeshiko and I leave the Church. She doesn't look too good, I think it sorta got to her.
"Master, are you okay?" Saber asks Nadeshiko.
After a moment, Nadeshiko turns to Saber. "Yeah... I've decided that I'm going to fight in the War. Not for my own sake, but to keep a disaster from happening. To keep innocent people from being killed."
"Master..."
"You don't have to call me that any more," Nadeshiko says. "I'm Emiya Nadeshiko. I look forward to working with you, Saber," she says happily.
"As do I, Nadeshiko." The two shake hands. I guess that wraps things up here.
Tohsaka-san giggles softly and says, "Let's get out of here." It's getting pretty late now... We still have to go to school, and I won't have gotten enough sleep. And I was supposed to get Kendo training from Fujimura-sensei too! And what about Onee-chan?! She's going to be worried sick about me! This completely sucks!

As we're walking up a hill, Nadeshiko suddenly says, "Y'know... I really have to thank you two. You both really helped me out."
"Huh?" Tohsaka-san and I say simultaneously.
"Kiyomi-chan, if you weren't there, I don't know what I would've done. Something happened to me... to my heart... but I know you were trying your best. You've been sticking by me ever since classes ended today, I really appreciate it." I guess she has a point. We were only supposed to be sparring partners, and we only really met today, but here she is already calling me one of her friends. "And Tohsaka... if you weren't here, I don't think I could've gone through with becoming a Master. If you hadn't taken me to the Church, I really would have forfeited my rights as Master." She pauses for a moment, then says, "You're both such good people. I really like you two!"
Tohsaka-san reacts by immedately freezing in place. "W-w-what are you saying? Look, as soon as we part ways, I'm your enemy!"
"You say that, but if you really were my enemy, you wouldn't have ever helped me out. I still have to thank you for it."
For a moment, Tohsaka-san is speechless. "Fine, whatever you say. Just don't run off and get killed or something."

Suddenly, a young-sounding voice breaks in. "It's funny you should say that, Rin, since you're all about to die right here!" We all turn around to see a little girl wearing a purple hat and matching overcoat. She's got red eyes and white hair.
"Who are you? You're so young, you shouldn't be out so late!" Nadeshiko says.
At that, this girl does a curtsy. "I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Illya. Illyasviel von Einzbern!"
Tohsaka-san turns pale when she hears Illya's full name. "What? Einzbern?!"
"Wait," I say, "THE Einzbern family of Magi?" One of the three families that started the Grail War... they're an old family with a long and rich magical heritage. So she's...!
"Does that mean you're a Master?" Nadeshiko asks the same thing I'm thinking.
"You got it, O.nee.chan!" Illyasviel says happily. Wait, 'Onee-chan'? "And I'm taking this opportunity to kill you!" she adds with a giggle. "Come on out, Berserker!"
Suddenly, another girl appears beside Illyasviel. This one's a little taller than me, has blood-red hair down to the small of her back, and is wearing a shortly-hemmed dress on top of a gauzy shirt. That's her Servant?! Berserker holds out her hand, and a long katana materializes out of thin air.
Saber leaps out front, her uniform changing into her familiar white and silver armor. She assumes a battle stance with her golden sword. "Get back, Nadeshiko! Kiyomi!"
We fall back behind Saber. All we can really do is trust Saber and Archer and hope for the best!
"Get them, Berserker!" Illyasviel orders, holding her arm out in our direction.
"Yes... Master..." Berserker creepily acknowledges her order. She leaps forward in a flash, and stops just outside of Saber's range. Suddenly, Saber spins to the side and blocks an attack. Two Berserkers?! Saber's immediately put on the defensive, fighting what appears to be two identical enemies at once. I see Archer and Tohsaka a bit further away. It doesn't look like Archer can really do anything to help Saber in this position! I think Saber realizes this too, so she leaps away from us and runs to find better terrain.

She only runs a short distance, then turns around to defend again. She's moved the fight to a graveyard. Being among the gravestones and trees should give her a bit of cover and might impede Berserker slightly. Though... That's probably not the only reason she did it. It gives Archer some space to launch attacks from! Hehe, as expected from a Saber!
The Berserkers continue their assault on Saber. If our lives weren't all in danger, I'd say this was a beautiful fight. Berserker's fighting style in particular. Saber blocks a pair of overhead slashes. Just then, a third Berserker appears besides her! Already dealing with the two in front of her, she just isn't able to do anything about it! The third Berserker quickly slashes Saber in the side, and the blonde Servant is sent flying into a tree. The three Berserkers begin flickering, and coalesce into one Berserker again. What the hell is this thing?!
Berserker takes one step towards Saber, but then immediately turns and launches a dark energy wave from her katana. It impacts some kind of spiralled arrow, which then turns golden and dissipates. I look in the direction the arrow came from and see Archer with a shocked expression.
Ignoring Archer, Berserker advances on the wounded Saber. Blood is dripping from her side and arms and runs down her sword. With a yell, Berserker pounces, but....!
"Gyaaaaaaaaa!" Nadeshiko screams. She jumped in Berserker's way, is she crazy?! Nadeshiko looks down at her side.... most of which is missing. She then falls on her face.
"This got boring pretty fast," Illyasviel says, seeing Nadeshiko on the ground. "I'll let you all off this time. See you around!" With that, she and Berserker leave the graveyard. She potentially has us beat, but sees Nadeshiko hurt and quits? What a weirdo.
Everyone runs over to the fallen Master. What the hell was she thinking, jumping in front of Saber like that? Did she have a death wish?
"S-she's still alive!" Tohsaka-san exclaims. She pulls up Nadeshiko's shirt... well, what's left of it. What we see is pretty gruesome.... but it's obvious that her wound is slowly starting to heal. Thank goodness. I don't even begin to question how she's doing it, with no spells having been cast on her.
Saber picks her Master up off the ground. "I'll take Nadeshiko home," she states. Berserker won't attack again, and Saber seems as if she's not hurt very badly now, so she starts carrying Nadeshiko away.
"Saber!" I shout, before she gets too far away. "Take care of her, okay?"
She smiles slightly and says, "You need not worry, but thanks for your concern."
Tohsaka and Archer follow suit. Likewise, I leave and start the long walk home.

Exhausted, I open the door to the apartment. When I get in, I immediately notice that something's not right. A spiritual presence of some kind! I run to Onee-chan's bedroom and throw open the door. The room is a mess, and in the middle of it is Onee-chan, being held up from behind by another woman! It's tough to see her face, most of it is concealed by a purple hood. In a corner is yet another woman, this one with long black hair, dressed in a kimono. She gracefully walks over and stands next to the hooded woman.
"You're too late, girl," the hooded woman says. "I'm taking this one with me!"
"What are you doing with Onee-chan?!? Let her go....!" I yell, raising my left hand and aiming... Suddenly, my vision turns white and I find myself on the floor. I-I can't get up...!
"Lancer, you were too rough on the poor girl," I hear.
"My apologies, Master. I held back as much as I could."
"At least you didn't kill her. She might come in handy at some point."
I can feel that they've left. With Onee-chan.... A few tears roll down my face as my consciousness fades.

>>15778
FFFF you changed Lancer and Berserker? And why would Caster care about us when we're not even a master?

>>15780
I said I was going to change Lancer to begin with. And I didn't want to write a Herculesko, that's going to be in the Shirouko route(s) I end up doing.

Why *would* Caster be interested in us? And why bother kidnapping Alexandra? All in due time. =d

>>15781
So the outright flipping will have to wait until the Shirouko routes? Fair enough, you seem to work better when you have room anyway.

>>15780
Hey cmon, you've played jrpgs before right? We're the main character, OF COURSE we have some latent ability or power that hasn't been revealed yet. Caster just wants to use this for another one of her diabolical schemes.

>>15782
woah, female lancer is hot!
she must be an assertive, ale-chugging, womanizing lesbian as well. nice.

>>15782
I think things would be a bit too predictable if I used the exact same Servants as in F/SN. We're less of an outsider than Shirouko/Nadeshiko, but we don't have the benefit of a relic sheath stuck down our throats. And as less entertaining/boring as it may be to not have a Servant yet, just look at F/SN. Things can change, after all. This is just the first day of the Grail War.

And, well, Beserker is the way she is for a reason.

Oh, and I guess one last note: We actually would have had a Servant by this point in other Lily Star routes. It's just that we're on the Taiga route now...

Anyway, I'm glad people are reading, even if things may not exactly be the way you'd hoped. Keep the comments coming!

>>15783
I disagree. We're a supporting character who happens to be the point of view character. Fate is (emphatically) Shirou/Nadeshiko's story.

Then again I'm not the writer and this is a fanfic, so that logic might as well be thrown out the window.

>>15785
>>15788
I'm fine with what's happened so far and I think your writing is pretty good. The only complaint I'd have is that I wanted us to rescue our Onee-chan

>>15795
Well, every time the choice came up to go home, it was outvoted by the other choices (Going to the Archery Club, Helping out Nadeshiko/Investigating Rin, Visiting the Church).

Worry not, though. It's not like readers don't know where Caster's at anyway.

>>15796
yea I agree with
>>15795
in that I have no real complaints. This is quite enjoyable, whatever scenario comes about. If you're going for us not having a servant, than I'm curious to watch how you are going to tie us into the story and keep us involved.

I'm wandering through the burnt streets of Fuyuki. The fire was put out a while ago, but the buildings are mostly gone. The city's being rebuilt. I've lost my Uncle... and I've lost my parents... With no one to turn to, I aimlessly explore the ruined city.
At some point, I see an adult's shadow overlap my own. I turn around to see a beautiful lady in tears. She sobs and kneels down in front of me, saying something. I reach up to her and hold her face in my hands...

When I regain consciousness, it's daytime. The sun shines brightly through the broken windows, revealing just how much damage was done in Onee-chan's bedroom. I choke back tears as I recall the two Servants who took her. I swear, I'll rescue you, Onee-chan! If I only knew where to look!
I drag myself from the bedroom and look at the time: I'm up a little early. Even if I combed the city, I don't know that I'd find Onee-chan and those Servants. And even if I did, I wouldn't have a chance in hell by myself. I'd better go to school, maybe Tohsaka-san might know something. And I need to check up on Nadeshiko, too. Even though her wound was healing, she probably won't be in any shape to train tonight. To be honest, as much as I'd love one-on-one time with Fujimura-sensei, I'm not even in the mood for it now... With a deep sigh, I psych myself up enough to get ready for class. I look around for my Tora-Shinai, but don't see it around... "T-that's right... I left it at Nadeshiko's place," I hazily remember. Guess I have no choice but to visit her house tonight anyway.

I lock up the apartment and leave. Once again, I get that feeling of nausea as I enter the campus. That magic field is still in place! What does this mean?
I don't run into Tohsaka-san, but I see Nadeshiko inside the building. "Good morning, Kiyomi-chan!" she greets me with a huge smile.
"A-ah, good morning, Nadeshiko," I return her greeting with no small amount of surprise. What's she doing here? She was nearly bisected last night! I pull her aside, outside of earshot of the other students. "Are you okay? You got hurt pretty bad last night."
"It's amazing... my body just healed itself! Tohsaka thinks it's because of Saber, maybe her regenerative powers rubbed off on me somehow," she replies. "Oh! Did you watch the news this morning? There was some sort of gas leak accident!" I shake my head, I didn't exactly have time to watch TV this morning. "A family was found unconscious. Tohsaka said that Servants can feed on the souls of normal people, so I was thinking... Maybe a Servant did it?"
"It's possible... but we couldn't be for sure unless we actually went to the accident scene," I reply, thinking about it.
Nadeshiko starts looking at me strangely. "Is something wrong? You don't look so good." C-crap. I don't want to involve her in my problems! But it's not like I have any choice in the matter, I need her and Saber's help. Before I can tell her about Onee-chan, Tohsaka-san walks by. Nadeshiko raises a hand to wave at her, but is cut off by Tohsaka-san's familiar gaze of death. Was she serious about that 'Friends Tonight, Enemies Tomorrow' garbage? "What's with Tohsaka, anyway?" she asks. I shrug my shoulders and tell her that I'll see her after class.

What can I say about classes? They're peacefully uneventful. Usually, they go by fairly quickly (especially English class!). But I'm so worried about Onee-chan, the day just drags on and on. Finally, the school day is over!

[] I need to find Tohsaka-san. She might have information about the Servants who kidnapped Onee-chan!
[] I need to find Nadeshiko. I don't want to ask, but I'll need her help to rescue Onee-chan.

>>15799
[]Nadeshiko
From an in-character perspective, we need Saber's help to rescue Alexandra, and we know that Nadeshiko wants to be a super hero. Obviously the best place to go.

But for us as readers, this is the Taiga route, so Nadeshiko makes more sense to interact with than Rin.

Yeah try to persuade Nadeshiko to help. She should be helping us out, after we saved her ass.

[X] I need to find Nadeshiko. I don't want to ask, but I'll need her help to rescue Onee-chan.

>>15804
I was going to say Rin would be an obviously better choice as a go-to concerning this matter, but you raise a good point. If we're after Taiga points we'd better go hang out at Emiya's.

Saber > Caster.

Let's help out the Shirou girl who's name I can't be assed to copy/paste.

>>15814
You could just call her "Emiya". =)

I often listen to F/SN or F/UC BGM while writing this stuff. I was listening to this song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjTixX43liw) while writing part of this and it made me tear up a bit. Christ, I'm such a faggot.
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Tohsaka-san might have more information on Onee-chan's abductors, but we're not exactly on good terms. And, considering that look she gave Nadeshiko earlier, she probably wouldn't help me if I asked. I kinda feel like I'm taking advantage of her, but I don't have any choice than to turn to Nadeshiko for help. Does this put me on the same level as Vice-Captain Matou? Argh...!

Once class is dismissed, I hurry out of the room and wait by Nadeshiko's classroom. While the other students are filing out, I let my mind wander a bit. The graceful Lancer and that hooded Servant... Now that I think about it, she could only be a Caster or a Rider, I've seen all the other Servant classes. And that Lancer called her "Master," so they're not just teaming up. But only Magi can be Masters... So was that Caster, and she summoned Lancer? Or maybe Lancer's Master died and Caster and formed a contract with her? I don't know. Either way, it'd help if I knew who Caster's Master is.

Anyway, Nadeshiko's chatting with a friend of her's as she's leaving. What was her name again? Hajime? As they pass by, I give them a friendly wave.
"Hi, Kiyomi-chan!" Nadeshiko says cheerfully. She's something else, still being so happy in the middle of a Grail War. She introduces me to her friend, the student council president Ryuudou Hajime.
"I'm sorry you had the unpleasant fortune of running into that Tohsaka," Ryuudou-san says, "I can only hope that her devilish ways didn't rub off on you in some way." I guess she sees through Tohsaka-san's idol façade somehow.
"Oh, she's not that bad, you're just exaggerating!" Nadeshiko says. If you only knew...
"E-Emiya! Have you been bewitched by that demon?! I'll have to pray for your soul when I get home." She adjusts her glasses and turns to me. "I'll pray for yours as well, Tsukimiya." With that, she cites some student council business and takes her leave.
Once Ryuudou-san is far enough away, I peek into the classroom and see no one there. I guess it's as good a place as any. "Um, Nadeshiko, can I talk with you for a bit?" I ask her, and nod in the direction of the classroom. "It's important."
"Of course you can!" she says, grabs my hand and pulls me into the classroom.

I explain my situation to her. I talk about Onee-chan; who she is, what my relationship is with her, and how she got kidnapped by Caster and Lancer. I leave out the part about my parents' death, but still, I think I told her more than I should have... Somehow, I get the feeling I can trust Nadeshiko, even if she is kind of ditzy. "S-so," I conclude, "I know it's asking a lot, but I need your help. You and Saber are the only ones I can really turn to."
Nadeshiko's eyes shine with determination, and she puts her hand to her chest and exclaims, "I'll definitely help! After all you did for me yesterday, it's the least I could do!" For some reason, my face feels a little hot. A-am I blushing?!
"Th-thanks, Nadeshiko... It really means a lot to me," I honestly tell her. I want to cry. I really do, but I've got to stay strong. If... no, WHEN we rescue Onee-chan, then I can bawl my eyes out.
"I'm sort of in the same situation as you," she tells me. "My Dad, Emiya Kiritsugu... He died about seven years ago, and Fuji-nee's been taking care of me ever since. He was a Magus, and... well, he didn't want to teach me any magic, but he finally gave in after I kept begging him." She gets this distant look in her eyes. Emiya Kiritsugu, huh? That's pretty strange, not wanting to teach your child your family's magic. "I really looked up to him, and to his ideals."
'I swore that I'd be like my Dad and become a Hero of Justice!' echoes through my mind, as I remember what she said at Kotomine Church last night. It's a silly thing, at our age, to want to be a Hero like that, but... I can't help thinking that maybe Nadeshiko COULD pull it off. That she has such a pure heart. And that she's so cute... Without even thinking about it, I gently place my hand to her cheek and... Wait, what the hell am I DOING?! I-I like Fujimura-sensei! I immediately pull my hand back. "Eh-hehehe," I nervously laugh. "If you do your best, I'm sure you'll succeed," I tell her, while trying to calm my rapidly beating heart.
I think I startled her, she's holding her hand to her cheek where I touched her. "Kiyomi-chan..."
"Um.... We're supposed to meet Fujimura-sensei at your place tonight, right? We'd better get going," I say hurriedly and turn to leave. Before I get anywhere, I feel my hand being held.
"Let's go home together, okay?" Nadeshiko asks with a smile.
It was at this moment, I feel, that our destinies were somehow linked.

Nadeshiko and I walk down the hallway to leave campus. We get to the staircase and hear a series of footsteps. T-Tohsaka-san?! She's glaring at Nadeshiko....
"Tohsaka! I'm surprised you're still here!" Nadeshiko says with a wave.
"You've got to be pretty stupid, showing your face here without your Servant," Tohsaka-san growls.
"What's your problem? You know I can't put Saber into Astral form!"
"What do you expect her to do, bring Saber here in a school uniform?" I ask, quasi-facetiously.
"Emiya should've just skipped school," Tohsaka-san says in the same menacing tone. "Coming here as a Master without a Servant is the same as begging someone to kill you."
"Don't be ridiculous, I can't skip class like that! Besides which, no one would attack me in broad daylight at a crowded school!" Nadeshiko yells.
"Oh? Where's the crowd now?" We both look around... she's right, everyone's gone home for the day! Tohsaka-san slowly walks down the stairs, rolling up her sleeve. Her family crest is glowing... She wouldn't...! Again, I'm in a situation where I'm confronting Tohsaka-san. I...

[] Fight Tohsaka-san.
[] Run with Nadeshiko.
[] Try to talk Tohsaka-san out of fighting.

>>15841
[]Reveal Nadeshiko's breasts. While Tohsaka is momentarily thrown off guard, take her down.

[x] Try to talk
She probably won't listen but then we would have a good reason to attack her.

>>15841
I love Ever-Present Feeling. Try the crow'sclaw version if you haven't yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEkyeDlwo0I

[x] Run with Nadeshiko.
This worked out pretty well in UBW. Tohsaka can front like she's a badass, but she can't keep up the act for very long.

>>15843
-10 Nadeshiko points, +1 Rin point.
>>15845
I like the Crow's Claw version of EMIYA, but that's the only remix of (their's?) I'd heard. Thanks =D

Look up his (it's a one man band) remix of In the Moonlight. It's even better than the EMIYA one.

>>15841
Try to talk

Try to talk

>>15849
I listened to the that and it sounds great. I've never heard of this Crow's Claw stuff. What's it from? Also, is their an album or something I can dl for their shit?

>>15899
Ah, found it:
http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/crows-claw-broken-phantasm-type-moon-hr-hm-arrange

>>15900
Thanks. I won't dload form that site - looks sketchy. But I got the name of the album to search and get off torrent. Bless.

>>15907
Well fuck me, I can't find a torrent. Anyone got one?

>>15910
Nevermind, found a ddl

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FAJN96XC

>>15911
make sure you get 17 Division as well