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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!

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Edited 2013-04-01 03:30 (UTC)

Mmm! [ With a flourish, Saber disperses her sword after the enemy Servant falls to her feat. She rolls her shoulders before turning to Rin with a smirk. ]

Do you doubt my prowess now, Master?

Yes.

[ Sorry Saber, but it's going to take a lot more than a flashy showing to convince Rin you're WORTH IT. Mt. Tsun is tall and daunting, even moreso today than ever before. ]

Don't brag in front of our fallen enemy. At least let them do the fading-to-black thing before you get all cocky.

[ You get equal tsun as Saber rolls her eyes. The Servant had all but disappeared before she started gloating. ]

I did them enough honor delivering swift death. They were attacking you after all.

[ So ungrateful. ]

I could have handled it just fine on my own.

[ Rin pls, it was an enemy Servant, not a NPC. ] It isn't as though this world's laws really apply to me.

[ The most ungrateful Master of them all. At least there's a softer look in her eyes to show some appreciation. ]

Mmm? And how do they not, Master? If that Servant had skewered you upon their weapon, would you have bled out ungratefulness instead of blood because they killed you in a way you did not agree with?

[ SASS. ]

Likely.

[ Counter-sass'd. ] It's that very lack of gratitude that would have clogged the wounds and kept me alive. I'm too valuable to die to a Servant in such a boring manner.

I suppose there is value to a creature that can survive wounds with such an unorthodox method of healing.

[ AHEM. Well, at least Rin is interesting enough to keep up with her on that. ]

Now then, Master. What shall we do for the rest of the evening? Take a break or hunt down other pairs to secure your path to the Holy Grail?

What would you have us do, Saber?

[ Whoa, is she giving her a choice in the matter? How dare. ] It's too tiring to argue with you outright, so I'll give you this one.

[Sola-ui stares at the little girl. For a moment, she doesn't want to believe that this child could be a Master. The Grail War was a ritual meant for the most distinguished of magi, and yet there was filth like her cluttering the war. It makes her wonder about the state of the Tousaka. Were they really so out of viable heirs that they would send forth a child?]

[Still, it is not her role to criticize the Grail's choices. Right now, she has more important matters. Like how to fight against Berserker.]

...Will you agree to the alliance, Tousaka magus?

[ Listen, somewhere there's an aunt who will brag she survived her war compared to her. This one is stubborn enough to give her wait in her reply, choosing instead to hum in thought for a good minute.

Yes, intentionally that long. ] No.

I don't really believe in alliances. That's just asking to be stabbed in the back and I'm pretty sure you're already thinking how you'd like to do that.

[She frowns. The pause angers her. It feels like this girl is disregarding both Sola-ui's name and her bloodline. Meanwhile, Sola-ui had only condescended to come to her because of her powerful Servant.]

And you wouldn't like a chance to do the same?

[Of course the allying Masters would all turn on each other as soon as the mutual threat was over. Even in the alliance, they would seek to exploit each other to their own ends. It was common sense.]

[But at least making a show of fighting the rouge Master and his Berserker together was also common sense.]

Would Berserker's defeat not be relevant to your interests?

[The light dies down. Where the summoning circle once lay stands the figure of a young man. He's wearing some kind of skintight body suit, and has a helmet obscuring his face.]

You must be the one who summoned me. Am I right?

Oh geez, a guy?

[ What a reply. He was saying something, wasn't he? With a frown, she holds up a hand to wave around as she spoke. ]

Yeah, yeah. I summoned you. Get with the introduction part because I don't have all day to wait around for you.

[The Servant removes his helmet to reveal the face of a young man. He looks to be around Rin's age.]

It's customary to introduce yourself before asking someone else's name, is it not?

[That is not a good first impression, Rin. He'll respond by being a tad hard-to-get.]

Holy Grail War AU Meme.

Rin Tousaka | FE | Master

rolled a 3 harrumph

who actually rolls for memes you loser

fine i'll just put us in the worst possible scenario like urobuchi

to the nurse's station!!

for mana transfer?

oh who said anything about that i just wanted them to smang casually

she can do that too. rin won't handle it

rin handled her already before

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