War For The Holy Grail: Episode 1: The Flaming City Fuyuki 2004

Fuyuki, a city torn between too many worlds to tell the difference between reality and fiction. An unfortunate side effect of this was that it had begun to create alternate versions of itself in other worlds. One such world was that of Earth Land. Magnolia Town had become something out of nightmares in one particular timeline which happened to have been connected to our timeline by a small rift, just large enough for two people to fit through, and invisible to the naked eye. Two unfortunate adventurers had managed to pass through said rift on this very occasion, while making rounds in Magnolia Town. Luna Fennec, a kitsune who had recently been recruited by the Royal Knights felt funny afterwards. Her energy had grown, but she felt weaker somehow. After this, there was an immense pain that felt like someone had taken a branding iron to her right hand, and been none too light with it, causing her to double over and scream rather loudly. When she looked, she noticed three glowing marks, which eventually faded to a dark shade of red, as the pain started to dull. Her eyes watered as she looked towards Jin, hoping to find some answers.

"What the hell is this?! Why do I have these marks on my hand?! Why do I feel so weak?!"

These questions weighed heavily on the unwitting new Master in the Holy Grail War. She didn't know what she and her guildmate, now servant, had just walked into, nor did she know that even now, as she raised her questions, they were being watched by friendly and enemy forces alike.

"I mean, have you ever seen a spell that can do this to a person? Because I certainly haven't. I didn't even detect any magic being cast, or waiting to be walked into. How the hell did this happen?!"

This was not the normal, happy, nice Luna. This was what she turned into when made vulnerable, it was a terrifying situation for her, not being at her best.

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Disregarding the warning to stay put, Luna had followed Jin, having allowed her curiosity to get the better of her. Something was off with this version of Magnolia Town. People seemed to be killing one another with no regard to authority or consequences. Luna was relieved to be distracted from the acrid fumes of burning buildings and corpses, as she watched the rather attractive woman dissipate, and then apparently merge with Jin. Something about him seemed different afterwards. It wasn't just his clothing, or his eyes, he seemed altogether different from how he was before.

"You didn't expect me to sit around and wait for someone to attack me, did you?"

It took Luna a full minute to realize that Jin had just called her 'Master'.

"I believe 'Mistress is more appropriate, but I'm not exactly complaining. Truth be told, I could get used to being referred to as such. However, we can return to that later. I thought we would be finding answers, not more questions. Who was that woman? Did you just eat her? Or was that my imagination? Also, why did you call me master? Last time I checked, you're at least two ranks higher than I am, as a mage."

True, they were the same rank within the Rune Knights. However, with the Magic Council of Fiore, Ranks were more a measure of strength, and Luna would be severely outmatched if she tried to fight against Jin by herself. Luckily, the two were on the same side, so that wasn't a major concern for her at the time.

"Anyhow, I still don't know what's going on, what these marks are, or how we even got here. How do we get back, for that matter? In any event, it's probably a good idea to continue gathering information about this place. We may end up finding exactly the information that we need, if we keep looking."

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Luna was awestruck as she watched the fight. She had never seen someone fight with such skill, never seen such practiced precision. However, it wasn't long before the fight ended. When Jin appeared in front of her, Luna took a few minutes to carefully consider the questions that she would ask before opening her mouth.

"First, these marks on my arm, what are they? Second, why did you refer to me as 'master'? And why was that guy referring to you with the name of a weapon? I know that this isn't the Magnolia Town that we know, but it is Magnolia, so I won't bother asking where we are. However, there are a couple more important questions. Namely, How can I hear you in my head, and how do we get back?"

There were several questions here, and each required a separate answer. She hoped that there wouldn't be any more interruptions as she awaited Jin's answers. Luna knew that this world had different rules, but she didn't know what those were, and preferred to know what she was doing before she did it. At least if they had some sort of plan, things might be a little easier. At this point, Luna recalled something that Jin had thought to her.

"By the way, pretty sure I'm not your little sister. You don't have some kind of complex, do you?"

It would have been difficult for Luna not to make a joke about that, as she sat on a crate and waited for a response. Once again, the pungent scent of burning corpses and buildings alike began to fill her airways. There was no escaping it. This scent was a clear message that this particular world seemed to be falling apart. Once again, she noted that something seemed odd about Jin, but decided against adding to her already lengthy slew of questions.

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