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Holy Grail War AU Meme.

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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[If that was him trying to make a joke, it failed epically. It's taking everything she had within her not to cry at the fact that he's been protecting her all this time and trapped in this damn fight.]

How is this possible?

[He moved to reach for her, but thought better of it. This... would be upsetting for her; he didn't want her to be scared or run away from him. Even after all that happened, he couldn't stand to have that happened.]

If I had to guess... because the ceremony you performed to summon a Servant was incomplete. Normally, a catalyst is used, something the Servant used in their life, in order to summon. But... it was just you; your heart called to me across time, and I appeared.

[He was right; she did forget about that one particular piece. But if Saber is Yu but she just saw him, how did this work? Weren't servants heroes that had...died?

Died...

Your heart called to me across time

So was this Yu from the future where he met with an untimely fate? One when they couldn't save him?]

It can't be...!

[No, she won't run away from him. Yukiko just held on tighter, burying her face into his chest just to stop herself from crying.]

I'm sorry...I'm so sorry!

[Yu hesitated only a moment, before he reached a gloved hand up this time, holding her close. He let his head rest against the top of her head, as he did so often when he was alive, though later in life, when they were so much closer than they were now. Those memories... he held onto them still, even after everything that had transpired, between this conflict and the next, on top of the Shadows and gods and beasts that would threaten the world... He had stood strong against them all, with her at his side, and he...]

It would not be your fault, Yukiko.

[Small comfort, but it was true. He died a hero's death, like so many others that would become Servants, and his name became legend. Even she smiled bravely in the end... though he could not tell her this. It was something she would need to accept for herself.]

Then why does it feel like it to me?

[Her voice kept breaking as she spoke. He's not supposed to die in the heat of battle but in his sleep as an old man with so many loved ones and friends with him. It hurt so much to hear it but like she told him, she won't run away. She can hate it, cry about it, and curse the one who took a precious friend...something more than that but she will never run away. Not anymore.

Couldn't she change his fate? Use her wish for him so that he could live a happy life without any worry?]

You have to understand why I can't tell you more than what I have.

[Yes, he had thought that maybe her wish would change his fate; he had hoped it would, at the very least. But... at the same time, knowing what would happen in the future could be dangerous. If she knew everything, the good, the bad, everything; she would try to change it, possibly destroying everything they had had...]

[He let out a breath, holding her a little closer.]

...just trust in me when I say it is not your fault.

[She can always put her trust in him. But there's a funny little habit that has rubbed off him and on everyone in the team: finding the truth. If she didn't want to know Saber's, no, Yu...she wouldn't have removed the mask. It had to be so heavy for him, to carry such a burden. It made her wonder what led to this and what can she do. He couldn't be happy stuck in this limbo away from those he cared about

Call it childish, selfish, whatever word fit but dammit this was wrong. It was so wrong!]

The future, right?

[It doesn't matter. She'll find a way to save him, future be damned. For once in her life, Yukiko will fight for those she cared about. Was it...love?]

[Yu gave a small nod in response.]

My present, right now, is more important then my past. I... need to serve you, my Master, and make sure you carry through, so I can keep it... and you.

[There was more he wanted to say, but even he was having difficulty doing it. He wanted to say how much he cared for her, and how true it was for the "present" him that she still went to school with. He wanted to say how he never stopped loving her, and it hurt every time he had to leave her to fight. In the future, it was always something... and he would have his responsibilities, while she had hers, and often they ended up apart because of them. He regretted it every day, and that's what made telling her as much so hard to say right now.]

[That title...'Master'...she hated more than ever. Just like she hated 'servant'. He's not Saber...he's Yu. He'll always be Yu and it won't change. She looked up and both his face in her hands, eyes red with tears but there was an expression of determination etched across her own.]

I am not your master, nor are you my servant.

Here and now, you are, and I am to serve and protect you. That is how it is to be in this War.

[He let out a soft sigh.]

I hid my face so you would not forget that... but I suppose I should have known it would come to this.

[What was that phrase some people would say when they didn't care about the problem? I believe it's 'fuck that'.]

Would you have done the same thing if you were in my shoes? I know you: how far you've gone to find the truth without consequence.

[She paused for a moment.]

You'll never be my servant. I told you that before the mask was off. And I mean it.

[Yu regarded her calmly for a moment, his expression that usual mask of what his real emotions were. It was a long moment before it finally broke, the barest of smiles coming to his face.]

...yes, I would have done the same.

[After a moment, though, he shook his head.]

If you will not consider me a servant, then remember at least what you are involved in, and continue to call me Saber. It would not take much for any of your opponents to come to the right conclusion, and target my present self instead of me.

I...understand.

[You're such an idiot. Both of you; present and future. Whoever ends up with you must have their hands full.]

I will keep that in mind then. Just as long as I can call you by your name when there's no fighting.

[Now how will the rest of the team find out about this?]

[Yes, you did have your hands full. You always made sure he knew it too. Yu smiled faintly at that, giving a nod of agreement, before he pulled her close again. He could have this much, right? It had been so long...]

[He made it hard not to kiss him or do something. Hell, she didn't even make any moves on him in the present because she's too afraid to do so.

~~Would it be wrong to do it?~~]

[He smiled faintly, letting his eyes fall closed. Being this close, being with her... it hurt, it brought back memories that... well...]

I will tell you this. I never stopped loving you.

[Did he just..?!

There was no way she imagined him saying that, was there? Does he care for her in that way? To be honest, Yukiko thought he liked Rise or Naoto because they seemed to be the kind of girls he would go for. But that confession just now floored her.]

Yu-kun...!

[She went completely red in the face. No way this was a dream!]

[Yu smiled faintly, a bit of a devilish glint in his red eyes.]

Oh, I didn't tell you yet?

[Well, maybe he knew that. Maybe.]

N-No! This is the first I'm hearing this!

[Call Yukiko a romantic but she didn't expect to hear a love confession from the future version of the boy she had strong feelings for! Oh boy, the redness in her face just went darker now.]

I...I....

[Yu chuckled softly, running his fingers through her hair.]

Don't tell me. I already know. Tell it to the person that matters.

[Not helping Yu. ~~Damn troll.~~]

Now I'm more nervous.

[Can she stay forever attached to your waist future bowlcut?]

Don't be.

[He smiled faintly, leaning over to press a soft kiss to her forehead.]

I promise you, I will take it well.

[He must have made Yukiko very happy in the future. Armed with the knowledge from the servant, she gave him a kiss on the cheek.]

Thanks. For believing in me.

[She does have her cellphone on her. She should call him and ask to meet up with him.]

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