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dexcidium · 7 years

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A Gift...

{In reference to my last drabble, here. And an actual intended (This time around) gift for the birthday girl, @afleurdelish. I hope you enjoy it!}

“Right, now that the introduction is over... It’s time for what you’ve probably all been the most curious about. The summoning…” Gudao looks at the command seals behind his hand for a brief moment, reminiscing about the first time he laid his eyes upon them. It had been so long ago yet, he remembered it so clearly. It was one hell of a day after all… It was the beginning of the end of the world at that time. Yet, they managed to pull through by some miracle. He scoffs at himself, thinking about how old he’s gotten… he’s about the doctor’s age back when they had first met. Time sure had flown… even if it was his job to fix exactly that. Gudao looks backs at the new batch, another forty-eight masters. All of them had curious looks on their eyes… they have it good. Of course, he had checked for any tampering or signs of sabotage himself… for the last month in fact. He never did get rid of that sense paranoia. It was all for this moment… it was another beginning.

“Now remember… when you summon your servant, you are effectively summoning a familiar. HOWEVER. They are very much human. And I expect you all to treat them that way. While their powers far exceed ours, and while you do have the command seals; a master and a servant must be mentally equal. But that’s only one of the many things to keep in mind. If I find anyone misusing or mistreating their servants, your command seals will be confiscated immediately and you will be put in probation for a certain amount of time. Make no mistake… we aren’t here to play around.” Though, he often did back then. “As of now, you are only allowed one servant. However, the FATE system can support multiple servants onto one master. I, myself had hundreds.” Loud gasps were audible, murmurs, and scoffs of disbelief.

“Silence.”

His voice was stern and commanding… this was one of the things he had gained after years of being a master. And they did. These punks were nothing compared to heroic spirits. Headaches always came in the form in the pink-haired Paladin back in the day…

“So let us get started. It’s time to summon. To summon, we use an energy source known as saint quartz. When I started, we needed four whole ones, but the system eventually became more efficient and we got it down to three, now you guys are stupidly lucky because we only need one now.” He shudders at the memories of spending long days finding these… such was life. “Now, let’s begin…!?” Gudao stops… no, the very world that he existed in stopped. He was the only one moving. His eyes darted around the room, he had checked…! He had different magi, all with different specialties to check but –

Calm thy self.

Ahuhu~ My, you’re still as cute as ever~ I can’t wait to play with you again~

You were always like that. You haven’t changed one bit from your past self, haven’t you, mongrel?

“…Huh?” Those were voices… familiar voices. Those were… King Hassan, Queen Medb and King Gilgamesh but…? “Wha… what’s happening?”. The adult male was confused. It had been a while since he had encountered anything as ridiculous as this situation.

KAKAKAKAKA! Young man, you never change, do you?

M’lord, you gotta learn to lighten up! How can you face these not-so-great kiddies with that dumb-looking face!?

Ara? You look so old now! Old enough to have a drink with me, eh?

“What… Li, Yan Qing and… Jing Ke?” He could still tell apart their voices, even after all these years. Gudao started to become overwhelmed with emotion. “But… but how? How do you even remember me!?”.

Ah, that? Don’t worry bout’ it kiddo!

Setanta… be quiet. You… you still do not comprehend the power of the grail? Well… it’s much more than that this time around…

It is as the Queen says… we are here because of several different powers. Though, it is only our voices.

“Cu…. Shishou and Diarmuid!? Is everyone here?”

Indeed, my disciple! You better have been keeping up with your training!

Yes, it is as the monk says. Your muscles must surely be of the best quality now, yes?

Boss! Ya’ gotta be MAXIMUM GOLDEN now, ya’ know? Ya’ must be!

“Sanzou-chan… Leonidas and Kintoki…” Gudao’s voice began to soften up, being even more overcome with emotion. He though that he would never get to hears such voices again. Yet, here he stood.

Praetor! Thou beauty has only increased with age! Umu! You are most suitable to be my husband.

Mikon~. Wait a minute, wait a minute! Don’t get ahead of yourself you harlot! Darling~ hello~!

Popular as ever, eh? Man, women just flock to you.

“Nero… Tamamo… oh and hi Robin, snarky as ever I see. So… is anyone going to explain what’s happening?”

I shall begin to explain. Yes, we have been allowed by the grail, as well as Gaia itself to communicate with you.

Like I, it seems you too have been recognised as an awarded hero. Your reward was our voices. And something more.

UuuuuUuuuu… He…ro… lo…ve…

“It’s nice to hear your voices again Karna, Arjuna… Fran-chan….”

How do you do, young man? It is I, the great Okita-san coming at you at the speed of so-GOHO!?

Sakura Saber…. A gag character all the way through, eh?

Okita! SAY WITH IT A PROPER VOICE! YOU TOO, ARE PART OF THE SHINSEGUMI, AS IS THAT BOY OVER THERE!

Ah~ It’s you again! Ne, ne! You have to tell me all about the new JK stuff these days!

A slight giggle came from the master. “It seems none of you have changed, eh? Okita-san, Nobu, Hijikata-san and… please stop talking about weird high school stuff, Suzuka. At my age that’s just really creepy…”

Sorry… We must interrupt. Our time is short.

Indeed… Boy, we must impart to you this gift.

Yes… thank you for protecting the smiles of the children… along with their future.

“Still apologising first and foremost, eh? Siegfried… Hello Uncle Vlad! And Atalanta, I hope your ears are still as soft as ever.”

Oi, oi, oi! Stop flirtin’ with everything you see! Your wife’s gonna get angry at you, ya’ know?

Indeed, m’lord. Please do not follow in the footsteps of the most foolish of Knights.

Wha- insulting me in front of…! Bah! It doesn’t matter. Mashu! How is Mashu!?

Please stop fighting… He’s watching…

Sad… how sad… Yet, our reunion has also made me happy…!

Hah… I’m sorry that the Knights are like this. They’re still as rowdy as you remember them, Gudao. I hope you are well.

“Doing just fine and dandy, thanks. Mashu’s as happy as ever. She works at a different branch from me but I still see her often. Mordred, Gawain, Lancelot, Bedivere… Artoria.” A small smile formed at their antics.

KAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! YOU SHINE AS BRIGHT AS THE SUN, YOUNG MAN! ALMOST AS BRIGHT AS I, RAMSE-

Oh Gudao~ I hope you’re doing just fine. It’s been awhile hasn’t it~?

Ei! I hope you have outgrown your sloppiness! I won’t forgive you if your room is still in the same state as when I last cleaned it!

“…O great Pharaohs, it’s been awhile. Ozymandias, Cleopatra… and yes, Nitocris. I have grown up to be a proper adult.” Again, he couldn’t help but giggle.

Time is of the essence, I’m afraid. Gudao… we will give you this one last piece of knowledge. The greatest gift that you could have asked for… from our hearts, to yours.

Yes. We impart to you, the knowledge that should you summon us once more, we will retain our memories of you. And our time in Chaldea

Yes… god’s grace is truly upon us. This is a gift for saving the world. I had hoped to meet you once more, Gudao. Hallelujah!

“…! Is that true? Oh thank you so much for this, Amakusa, George, Martha!”. He had shouted with glee. He had thought that something like that was impossible. But here they were… truly, he had been given all that he had ever wanted once more but… there was one thing missing.

…You’re wondering where that woma- my sister is, aren’t you? You horny pig…

Ou! Boy, the Saint of Orleans isn’t here with us.

That’s right, Gudao. She’s been waiting. Waiting to be summoned once more.

Hohoho… of course, we let her through first. This was one intruder that I’d let pass the gate…

Gudao’s eyes widened had she truly been…? “Nice to hear from you again, Jeanne Alter. I see that sister thing stuck, eh? And my King, Iskandar! EMIYA! Sasaki… I hope to rely on you all again.” Tears welled up in his eyes out of pure happiness. This was something he would have never

Yes… we await our summoning. Truly, you are the most worthy to summon us…

Master…!

They… all of them, his beloved servants, had said in unison. Like a chaotic, beautiful mess. Just as they were in life.

And with a big flash of white light that had enveloped the room, there, a glowing figure stood. Gudao’s eyes slowly opened, expecting to see a young blonde woman… with golden hair that shone brighter than anything else… with eyes that could pierce through his soul… and a gentle aura that could soothe him with her very presence. The woman he expected was to be clad in armour but… instead he was met with white. A white gown… a white wedding gown with a white veil…. And a beautiful bouquet of flowers in her hands, her long, silky hair tied up into the familiar braid he knew, draping down the side of her shoulder. Her presence was indeed soothing… but to him, it was so much more.

“I ask thee…”

The woman began to spoke with a serious, yet gentle face.

“Are you worthy to be my husband?” A wide, blinding smile had formed on hear beautiful face, tears of joy in her eyes.

A step.

“…”

Another.

“I…”

And one last step to meet her…

“I do believe so… Jeanne.”

Thus, his story began once more.

No…

His story has long since ended.

It was their story….

Bliss…

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