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Cipher Holy Grail War - Wave 2, Day 2 - (Saber, Assassin, Berserker)

There were intruders in the castle. The Assassin sighed, putting down her tablet pen and kicking away an empty cardboard box.

OSAKABEHIME: "Ugh. Won't even let me finish the screentones. Guess I'll have to get to work… whatever gets them out of here the fastest."

The young knight bravely marched through the, frankly, incredibly intimidating palace grounds. It seemed like there were eyes watching her from every inch of the building.

GARETH: "Brr. Spooky… and the air in this place is stifling, it's like I'm being weighed down… but there are enemies ahead, so I'll have to push through!"

She stopped, as phantasmal soldiers began to approach her.

Her name was a blank to the phantasmal soldiers- but her essence was clear enough to invoke their ire. A knight that was no stranger to battles- that had marched in the glorious name of a king, and had killed for said king as well. A warrior had added members to their bloody ranks, as the knights began to close in with an enraged rumble.

BERSERKER SOLDIERS: "▂▂▃▃▄▄▅▅▂▃..."

However, the bright Saber was unaware of the internal logistics of the warriors approaching her, and only responded in the face of hostiles.

The air shifted, as a massive, ghostly form manifested.

OSAKABEHIME: "Humans, you dare to step within the domain of the Assassin? This is a sin you shall pay gravely for, as I rend you--"

OSAKABEHIME: "(Oh, chotto a minute, pause the monologue-- where's my phone? I should take some pics of the blondie before she gets cursed to death… 'cute lady knights' never go out of style~~ snap-snap! Okay, so where was I…)"

OSAKABEHIME: "--rend you into pieces, cursing you for a thousand, thousand years. Your souls shall never know rest, I declare it so!"

The young knight readied her sword, preparing herself for battle.

GARETH: "So, that's Assassin! Use all the magic you want, summon all the familiars you need- I'll definitely prevail! I won't let my Masters down!"

…Familiars.

There was an entire ghostly army marching about the entirety of the palace grounds that the Assassin had nothing to do with- because it was the works of a whole other Servant.

OSAKABEHIME: "…Familiars? I mean, yes, my familiars. OBVIOUSLY. These wild spirits roaming the halls belong to me, and should also strike fear within your heart! Only by striking at them, may you even earn the right to truly harm me! Ohohohoho~!"

OSAKABEHIME: "(…Who the heck are these guys and why are they trying to haunt my haunted house?!)"

Battle at the Palace! Saber, Assassin, and Berserker! Masters-- support your Servants!

SABER (Sir Gareth)

ASSASSIN (Osakabehime)

BERSERKER (The Unknown Soldier)

Voting ended onMar 27, 2025

All three Servants are unharmed! Osakabehime has a boost to Playing Defensively due to her choices last round!

The skill boosts are...

Saber: -4%

Assassin: +3%

Berserker: +2%

SKILLS:

GARETH

TRAIT: When engaging another Servant 1-on-1, they get +3% to their combat poll results. When engaged in a Free-for-All, they gain a +2% boost.

Gareth Beaumains (B Rank) - Her Saber-Class trait for 1-on-1 battles increases from 3% to 5%, and from 2% to 3% for Free-for-All's. When she takes damage, she gains a +2% offensive boost the following round that is not impacted by demerits.

Battle Continuation (C Rank) - When taking a mortal blow, Gareth can survive with one wound remaining, and she gains a +8% boost for the following round. This can only be activated once.

OSAKABEHIME

TRAIT: If they pick a Servant that isn’t targeted by anyone else, they get +5% to their combat poll results, and cannot be ambushed when Playing Defensively.

Castle Apparition (A++ Rank) - When within the confines of her domain, Osakabehime is the ruling force. If attacked while 'Playing Defensively', her enemies take a -5% demerit, and she gains a +2% boost. However, her Assassin-trait offensive passive is reduced from +5% to +3%... going out to find enemies is not her ideal strategy.

Chiyogami Manipulation Techniques (EX Rank) - The ability to make origami familiars to fight for her. She gains a +2% in Free-for-Alls, and boosts from studying enemies is increased by +1% than the usual bonuses.

THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER

TRAIT: If engaged in a 1-on-1 fight with another Servant, they get +5% to their final combat poll results, and when engaged in a Free-for-All, they inflict a -2% demerit on their enemies as well.

True Name Discernment (Warlord) (D) - An aggression and awareness targeted towards those who commanded others to their deaths. When fighting against specific enemies, their boost changes.

Tier 1 (Against Archer, ???) - +4% Tier 2 (Against Lancer, Saber) - +2% Tier 3 (Against Assassin, ???) - +1%

The 'tier' a Servant falls into is revealed upon engaging with them the first time. In a Free-for-All, this does not stack- only the highest boost is applied.

Despite the clear malice of the Assassin, they have a lower sense of aggression towards her as compared to the knightly Saber. Saber falls within 'Tier 2', while Assassin falls within 'Tier 3'.

Madness Enhancement (Distributed) (A) - Each time a body is lost (as in, when damage is taken), they gain a +3% boost to their damage. They also get 1 more 'health' than other Servants... however, they cannot use Command Spells to restore health. (Current Boost: 0%)

[bite-the-stars]

I really should do some housework...

*logs into ESO*

But all my friends are here.

(We played hide-n-seek assassin style last night for almost three hours... It was glorious and I love my guild so much)

[salssexyfanfictions]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapter 33 is up! 

Thank you all for the patience while waiting for this update!

As mentioned in my previous update post this was a hard chapter to write.

I hope you all enjoy!

Chapter Warnings:

-Anxiety -Depression -Talk of Non/Con

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Cipher Holy Grail War - Wave 4, Day 2 (Assassin versus Berserker)

OSAKABEHIME: "We're freaking under attack!"

The Assassin was, in fact, 'freaking under attack'- as the Berserkers began to swarm the castle, knights with blades drawn.

OSAKABEHIME: "Batten down the hatches! Seal the gates! Ready the cannons! What do you mean we don't have cannons?!"

OSAKABEHIME: "And... crap, I'm going to have to beat them away, huh? Gimme a second... just gotta loosen up the ol' shapeshifting muscles, head down to where the Zerkers are and..."

OSAKABEHIME: "SCRAM, HUMANS."

A battle at the Castle! Assassin! Berserker! Masters-- support your Servants!

Assassin (Osakabehime)

Berserker (The Unknown Soldier)

Voting ended onApr 4, 2025

The Berserkers have chosen to randomly attack Assassin!

The Unknown Soldier has a light wound! (3/4 HP remaining)

Osakabehime is unharmed!

The skill boosts this round are...

Osakabehime: +3% The Unknown Soldier: +4%

SKILLS:

OSAKABEHIME

TRAIT: If they pick a Servant that isn’t targeted by anyone else, they get +5% to their combat poll results, and cannot be ambushed when Playing Defensively.

Castle Apparition (A++ Rank) - When within the confines of her domain, Osakabehime is the ruling force. If attacked while 'Playing Defensively', her enemies take a -5% demerit, and she gains a +2% boost. However, her Assassin-trait offensive passive is reduced from +5% to +3%... going out to find enemies is not her ideal strategy.

Chiyogami Manipulation Techniques (EX Rank) - The ability to make origami familiars to fight for her. She gains a +2% in Free-for-Alls, and she can study her enemies for minor boosts.

Osakabehime gets a +1% due to Playing Defensively last round!

THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER

TRAIT: If engaged in a 1-on-1 fight with another Servant, they get +5% to their final combat poll results, and when engaged in a Free-for-All, they inflict a -2% demerit on their enemies as well.

True Name Discernment (Warlord) (D) - An aggression and awareness targeted towards those who commanded others to their deaths. When fighting against specific enemies, their boost changes.

Tier 1 (Against Archer, Caster) - +4% Tier 2 (Against Lancer, Saber) - +2% Tier 3 (Against Assassin, ???) - +1%

The 'tier' a Servant falls into is revealed upon engaging with them the first time. In a Free-for-All, this does not stack- only the highest boost is applied.

The Berserkers seem to show aggravation towards both Caster and Archer, though Saber is not safe from their ire either...

Madness Enhancement (Distributed) (A) - Each time a body is lost (as in, when damage is taken), they gain a +3% boost to their damage. They also get 1 more 'health' than other Servants... however, they cannot use Command Spells to restore health. (Current Boost: +3%)

Oblivion Correction (False) (B) - War never ends. When directed to 'Play Defensively', they will instead refuse, and attack a random opponent. However, their constant battle-vigilance means that they are completely immune to the 'Ambush' demerit. There is also a chance that they can 'surge'- their four bodies splitting to attack four enemies at once, though this also means four chances of taking damage. This 'incessant assault' can even disrupt the natural order of things- even invading full Free-for-All battles!

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WAVE 4 - DAY 3 (ALL SERVANTS)

CINDERELLA: "We… we did it!"

The enemy shadow had fallen back, not destroyed but retreating. That was a victory, considering Ruler had said those things were unbeatable.

…And speaking of Ruler…

RULER: "...So, this is the strength of Oda Nobunaga... you really are as dangerous as the stories say."

The smoke faded, and the Ruler-class Servant tossed his cloak aside, as it was riddled with bullet holes.

MORIARTY: "I'm James Moriarty, a Ruler-class Servant. Your strength was within my calculations… though you weren't as predictable as I expected. However, with names on the table, I'd ask you to turn back--"

His announcement was stunted by the arrival of the Lancer duo. It seemed like choosing to follow the strongest traces of magical energy currently present led to here. Neat.

MORIARTY: "…For heaven's sake. Well, this is only one setback--"

There was a large pulse of magical energy. You watched as Caster slowly began floating above the water, the water turning inky yet reflective, the leyline becoming hers to use. A connection to the land- one that was absolute.

MORGAN: "…And that is that. No magecraft is beyond my control… though is this truly magecraft? Perhaps this is the magecraft of the modern era, but I agree even more with the whelp now. This would be dangerous to me- but I am a grand magus, and I am not afraid of modern magecraft."

-

Even as far away as that pulse of mana was, everyone could feel it.

You saw the Ruler look around, his brow furrowing in frustration.

MORIARTY: "That feeling… You've got to be-- damn you, Murphy's Law!"

-

Off and away, the ground rumbled for only a moment in response to the Caster's grand success, before stopping.

GARETH: "Was was that noise?"

BARTENDER: "The sound of inevitability, my dear."

-

MORIARTY: "Can you all just go back to fighting amongst yourselves--"

NOBUNAGA: "Yeah, yeah. Move."

MORIARTY: "Uwagh--!"

You watched as Nobunaga shoved past the Ruler, heading into the room he was blocking, as the Lancer duo followed behind. There was a massive machine set up, thrumming with magical energy.

ORYOU: "…Creepy."

One of the Lancers, Ryouma, walked up to the machine, reading something written along the side.

RYOUMA: "…'Multivac Station 01'…?"

NOBUNAGA: "Now this is something… so this is our 'Holy Grail'?"

The Ruler stumbled in, trying to keep some of his authority and dignity.

MORIARTY: "Hold it, fools! Just leave- this isn't worth anything until Servants begin dying in the first place! You found the vessel- you know where to go when you win- now you can bugger off!"

Bugger off?

Yes, leave and continue the Grail War.

No, stay and poke around the 'Grail'.

Voting ended onApr 6, 2025

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…There was supposed to be a Servant here, right?

You did summon one- so there should be a Servant. An Assassin-Class Servant.

You felt your magic connect to something… there was just nobody in the summoning circle. A bright light, a flash, the swishing sound of fabric… and then nothing.

Maybe it was some grand, conceptual magic. The form of the Princess of Himeji Castle was never properly recorded- embellished and constantly changing. A massive oni, a beautiful princess, a wicked crone, a vengeful ghost or a mischevious fox… no matter the form, she was a terrifying yokai that cursed those who dared to disturb her peace within her domain.

Yes. Yes, that had to be it!

Truly- a powerful Assassin! Unseen, unheard, yet able to strike down her foes with immensely potent curses! This war was yours to handle! You would be victorious!

That was suitable enough justification for there being literally no Servant appearing properly in your summoning circle, right?

…Right?

Cipher Holy Grail War - Wave 1, Day 1 (Assassin) -- Who will you target first?

Saber

Archer

Lancer

Caster

Rider

Berserker

Find out more about this mystery Servant. ('Playing Defensively')

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Voting ended onMar 23, 2025

Osakabehime is unharmed! (3/3)

Assassin Crew has three Command Spells remaining!

SKILLS:

TRAIT: If they pick a Servant that isn’t targeted by anyone else, they get +5% to their combat poll results, and cannot be ambushed when Playing Defensively.

Castle Apparition (A++ Rank) - When within the confines of her domain, Osakabehime is the ruling force. If attacked while 'Playing Defensively', her enemies take a -5% demerit, and she gains a +2% boost. However, her Assassin-trait offensive passive is reduced from +5% to +3%... going out to find enemies is not her ideal strategy.

Chiyogami Manipulation Techniques (EX Rank) - The ability to make origami familiars to fight for her. She gains a +2% in Free-for-Alls, and boosts from studying enemies is increased by +1% than the usual bonuses.

NOBLE PHANTASM: Lord Hachitendo of Hakuro Castle's Hundred Demons (A+ Rank)

A powerful defensive-type Noble Phantasm, where Osakabehime turns her domain into a full replica of the great Himeji Castle.

When first activated, Osakabehime is unable to be targeted or harmed for the round-- the following round, she gains a +20% boost to her poll results if she remains Playing Defensively, though it decreases to +15% if she intentionally goes out to fight.

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The Summoning Circle is preparing to beckon forth a ASSASSIN-Class Servant. Which of these heroes seem to resonate with you?

Locusta, hedonistic poisoner of Emperor Nero Claudius.

Charles-Henri Sanson, royal executioner during the French Revolution.

Enkidu, wandering beast-man and great warrior of Mesopotamia.

Hassan of the Shining Star, esteemed member of the Hashshashin.

Hagen, the traitorous slayer of the hero Siegfried.

Osakabehime, the terrifying yokai princess of Himeji Castle.

Kiichi Hougen, divine tengu teacher and warrior monk.

Voting ended onMar 20, 2025

The TOP 3 results of this poll will move on to the final round of Summoning Polls for the Assassin Crew!

[ ASSASSIN, the Heroic Spirit of Assassination. Heroic Spirits that are most often defined by the trail of blood they left behind, intentionally or not. These Servants are more often defined by their agility and ability to act undetected, not faring well in direct confrontations without careful preparation. With the proper preparation however, they become incredibly deadly adversaries. ]