Fate/Grand Order story · Events, Grail Front - Castle of Shining Dawn, Castle of Shadowed Dusk
Prologue
Grail Front - Castle of Shining Dawn, Castle of Shadowed Dusk
1 scenes, 91 lines
1. Before the battle
91 linesI had a dream once.
A trifling thing, focused solely on my innocent admiration.
The kind of dream where the sky's azure hue takes your breath away, where you find yourself entranced by the unfathomable depth of the ocean.
One day, my dream came true.
The same beautiful, boundless dream I so loved.
But that dream was tainted with blood.
Dead. Dead. Dead.
So many lives snuffed out, all because my dream came true.
The pride of so many trampled. So many friendships betrayed with no sign of hope. Even children and babes were not spared.
...I wonder.
Maybe we could have all been happier...
...if this dream had never come true...
Well? Are you reading me, Fujimaru?
So far so good.
Loud and clear!
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Good. Every Singularity is unusual to some degree, of course.
But this Singularity seems especially shady.
For a start, we can't even pinpoint its era OR location.
No matter how many times we run our analysis, we can't get a fix on either.
All I can say at this point is that it looks like it might be a European mountain range.
We can't even tell you whether it was a large or small amount of magical energy that spawned this Singularity.
It's almost like a mirage that keeps fading in and out of sight.
What's it look like on your end?
It's too hazy here to see anything clearly.
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Hmm, that's true. Even now that we're here, things seem no clearer.
How's it going for you, Taigong Wang?
I can see why you're worried, Lady Da Vinci. It's almost like Shen the clam-monster is blowing foam all around us.
Oh, that reminds me! The Japanese word for "mirage" actually references Shen, and conjures up an image of them blowing foam to create illusions of towers.
Towers... Mermaids... Sea-demons... Oogh, my head...
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I've read that Shen sometimes appears as a dragon as well as a clam. Did you ever see them yourself, Taigong Wang?
Hmm, good question. Princess Longji and the members of the Summit Court might remember, but as for myself...
The Summit Court? I have heard of a Chinese magecraft organization separate from the Mage's Association...
...but I believe it was just called the Spiral House, and merely consists of a museum with about ten members.
Hahaha, there's more than one magecraft association in China! What's more, the Summit Court is among the oldest.
They're more focused on memory space, and aren't so dependent on textures.
But I digress.
Let's start with an analysis spell. I'll tweak it to sync it up with Chaldea's own results.
Wow, you can do that? Even though your techniques are from a completely different school of magecraft?
Haha! Do keep being so openhanded with the compliments. Skilled as I am, I could easily have qualified as a Grand Servant.
Mark my words, you'll all be thanking your lucky stars that I turned out to be compatible with this Singularity!
Hm?
I...don't think anything changed?
I'm guessing that wasn't supposed to happen?
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Something's blocking my analysis... It's almost as if this mist has a will of its own.
The mist? A will of its own?
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It's just a figure of speech. Oh, but stay close to me. I'm going to try reconfiguring the spell.
Activating Thought Keys. Connecting to Type One universe space.
Kai Ming, the Book of Taiwei. Bring forth the day's soul, and transform it before our eyes...
Oho, Thought Keys. They're just as powerful as the Clock Tower's magical crests, if I'm not mistaken!
I'm pretty sure Thought Keys are actually older. The fact that Taigong Wang is using them means they must be from the Age of Gods.
In the courtyard fly splendid waters. Golden is the sun root's essence. Purple light reflects and flows, in the name of the Five Spirits. By divine decree, go forth and make haste!
What was that?
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Crap. This mist is
Taigong Wang?
The mist just got thicker!
Thought Keys, activate! Protected memory space, fastest connection!
Come forth, Pseudo-Dragon Divine Beast Sì Bú Xiàng!
Get on, Master! Sì Bú Xiàng, make sure MY Master stays safe at all costs!
Hey! Taigong Wang! What in the world is
Da Vinci!
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What's going on, Taigong Wang!?
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No time to explain!
No, truth be told, I don't fully understand it, either... But my guess is, now that I'm tied to this spell, I'll probably be left behind!
Tied to this spell?
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Listen to me, Master. Whatever you do, stay close to Sì Bú Xiàng.
Don't worry about me.
Damn, it's already so thick.
No, it's not the thickness that's the problem. It's the conceptual severance.
Even though we're still within arm's reach
Taigong Wang? Where did you go!?
Huh!?
A Bounded Field!?
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I'm particularly proud of this one. It should keep you safe as long as you're riding Sì Bú Xiàng.
Now go! Get out of here, Sì Bú Xiàng!
Stay safe, Master!
Taigong Waaang!