Holy Grail War AU Meme.

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The HOLY GRAIL WAR Meme 
Seven Masters, magi of the present day. Seven Servants, heroes of days past. One Holy Grail, granting whomever claims it a wish. Only one team of Master and Servant may claim it. 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. Add other preferences if you would like. (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!


MASTER AND SERVANT

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!


TWO SERVANTS

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 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. 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!

Comments

Arturia Pendragon | Fate/Stay Night | Master or Servant Saber

[promised_victory]

Master version you'll get maybe_a_king.
Counter Guardian version you'll get no_longer_a_king.

Lets go for Knight vs. Knight (Servant/Servant 1)

[nightskysword]

[Archer sized up her opponent from across the urban battlefield, sword sheathed for the moment. She'd have frankly preferred an ambush if she could manage it, but this enemy was far too paranoid for it, so she figured she might as well indulge herself and challenge her formally.]

[Besides, something about her seemed familiar. Maybe it was the hair.]

Let me take a guess. Servant Saber?

[promised_victory]

Of course.

[Gee. What gave it away?]

I apologize. In a proper battle I would give you my name. Unfortunately, we cannot do so in this Holy Grail War.

[She turns toward her, Excalibur sheathed in wind at the ready.]

Do you wish to challenge me? [At least this one had the decency to show herself in an area where civilians could not interfere, much less get hurt.]

[nightskysword]

[She shrugs.]

We may as well get it out of the way, don't you think? One of our spirits or the other will have to feed the Grail eventually, and I like my fights simple.

[Archer takes her own sword into both hands, ready to draw.]

You can call me Archer. I'll give you my real name when one of us is fading away.

Master and Servant | 3

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[...This Holy Grail War thing just didn't feel right, overall. He wasn't unaccustomed to the idea of having to fight, or against the chance to make someone else's wish come true, but did it have to be at the cost of others' lives? ...No, that has to be one of the sillier questions he's asked. This was a war, not some children's gathering. If he held onto thinking like that, he'd surely be killed.

And yet...a little bit of him continues to protest.

Souji, thus, is back-first against the wall, looking rather exhausted from all this.]

[promised_victory]

Master, are you all right?

[She'd just taken out Lancer. A fine opponent in her mind and one she is sorely displeased to have defeated so soon. There is still blood on her dress as she finds Souji and her look is both stern and concerned. It is the first time he's seen her fight to kill, the first time he has witnessed death in this war.

It's moments like this that make or break Masters and she knows she needs to tread lightly here. If he breaks then she would be on her own throughout the war.]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

Mm?

[It takes a split second longer for him to register Saber's voice, but he does look at his Servant, giving her a nod.]

...I'll be fine. [He starts steadying himself, or at least, trying to. Considering what he'd seen with his own eyes just now, it's probably hard for her to trust his words on the matter.]