I'm watching Merlin for the first time, and just watched A Servant of Two Masters, and felt compelled to post how much it made me think of Xena: Warrior Princess. Not any particular episode, but the general feel of it, particularly because of the way the comic/slapstick elements were handled. My favorite part was where Merlin is truthful to Sir Leon about wanting to kill Arthur, and he of course thinks it's a joke arising naturally from frustration, and the way he tells Gwen and Gaius about the encounter haha! I half expected to see that the writer of the episode used to be a writer or producer or otherwise on the staff of Xena.
I wonder how many fans of Merlin have seen Xena. It used to be so popular, but it's been many years now. Hard to believe.
It's the classic Holy Grail War. 7 servant battle royale. You become the master of the servant who's the most like you.
You are a normal mage, not a prodigy or a homunculus with nearly infinite mana supply (we don't want Karnas one shotting everyone do we?)
1.Who is it?
2.Do you think you have a chance?
3.Who's the worst servant you could go up against
...and any other thing you'd like to say about your predicament
The morning couldn't have been worse. First there was an emergency alert deep in the night after a miniature Singularity of unknown coordinates appeared. Feeling like the whole mission could be done in a few minutes tops, you were sent with your dearest Servant to that place.
Once there, it took around 20 minutes to track down the source; a shady looking person covered in black cloth and grasping the Holy Grail in his boney hand. Safe to say, taking down a few Shadow Servants didn't exactly prove a challange.
"Heh heh..." But nothing would have prepared you two for the blinding light emitting from the grail itself and the time beyond that.
One of the communication officers in Chaldea had given you the quick run-down: The Grail was secured by you two and officially retrieved at your return but both your bodies collapsed after arriving back. Afterwards...
Well, your body hadn't been the same as before. To be exact, you were now your favorite Servant and vice versa all thanks to Holy Grail-tomfuckery. "Our crew's working on a way to revert this problem," reassured you the man in all-white and slick glasses. "In the meantime, why don't you go interact with others for now? To lower suspicion and all; we wouldn't want Servants freaking out over the situation."
So that is what you did at least. The real you's body was remaining back for analysis. Having a new body felt wierd under all accounts. But it'll have to do for now. Seeing the door to the widely visited cafeteria, you took a deep breath, remembering the behavior of the Servant you're stuck in before stepping inside...
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(Apologies if this comes later than the previous two. Had school-troubles to deal with...but yeah, see you "tomorrow".)
Not so much for the erotic idea of it but more for comedy value. Because I can't help imagining the master saying something like: "If there was anything I gained in the past year saving the world. It would be endurance."
EDIT: Applies to both male and female master btw.
As a plus, all servants are given swimsuits/summer clothing to relax in, no matter what their rarity or popularity
You--FGO redditor--have been given Command Spells to participate in the Holy Grail War. Tell us what catalyst you get to summon your Servant. However, like a real Holy Grail War, this has to be a REAL catalyst, not just something related to the hero you're after, like a figurine or a movie about their life.
- Your artifact must exist in real life.
- Your artifact must have belonged to or been used by your hero.
- You must know the location of the artifact
- You can't choose an artifact for a hero already claimed in this thread.
PS: You don't have to explain how you obtain the artifact. I don't want anyone to end up on some kind of watch list.
An example: Annie Oakley's travelling trunk in the National Cowgirl Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. I'm gonna get me one of the best Archers in the modern era.
Perhaps not everyone has a Servant that one can truly appreciate once they came to your Chaldea, but the others surely must've been in the same scenario:
Low HP, single Servant remaining, enemy has a duck-load of HP and you still prevail.
Whether it is a certain Dog of Chulainn, a Chaldean Eggplant or someone else, who first got you to appreciately them to the fullest and why?
For me, it was d'Eon the entirety until Camelot. Having her as a front-line tank with taunt made things so much more bearable plus a CE Guts.
Whether it is that one Material piece that refuses to drop after 200+ AP spent, the Gacha cursing up with more Black Keys and Mapo Tofu or the one unlucky crit from the enemy that costs you a Challange Quest run, sometimes those moments happen.
Doesn't mean us Masters always take them in stride. We feel sad, want just to curl down in bed or never leave our room again (note: 6 hours). However, just like every other common occurance in this facility, Servants don't like seeing their Master sad (unless in the case of a certain AI too tsun to admit it).
So, how do they go their way? Hugs, hot cocoa, an extra-long training session to drift your mind way from negativity? Let us hear it from each other!
(I apologize if this time isn't as cheery as the last. You guys are still awesome tho. Have a good night and take care. Gives virtual cookie)
Getting a stray-hit from a bullet, magic or god forbid a magic bullet was always painful, no matter the time, Singularity or Lostbelt you were in. You simply brushed it off, saying how it was basically nothing before continuing ahead.
Safe to say, it didn't end well. Mild injuries were the result of a few blunt hits and attacks hitting from wasps and boars going loose.
Your own Servants didn't seem to really take it well. Most of them tended to your injuries, asked to beat up whoever did it a second time or pretended not to worry but gaze at you every now and then.
Over the span of 12 hours, that whole fiasco turned into a "Learning Day"-kind of situation with your more beloved Servants taking the lead in things. 'Oh this will be long,' you complained as Mashu walked into the room, Servant-attire adorned and clipboard ready.
"Morning, Senpai. Are you prepared for today's workout?"
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Now, of course, seduce can refer to anyone (of any gender) persuading someone else to have sex or otherwise enter a romantic and/or sexual tryst. And it can be used metaphorically to mean "entice," especially toward something considered to be morally questionable or guilt-inducing.
The Latin seducere is from se- ("aside, away") + ducere "to lead," which is from the PIE root deuk- "to lead." The Latin word evidently was not used in the sexual sense, even metaphorically. Se- also appears in the words "secret" and "secede." You'll also notice that the prefix de- ("down") transforms the word into "deduce," suggesting "lead down" or "derive," as in the truth.
Before the Latin word seducere was Anglicized, the Middle English word seduisen was used in the same feudal sense, from the Middle French sΓ©duireβwhich did include the sexual sense, but especially meant "to corrupt," from a different but related Latin word subducere "draw away, withdraw, remove."
The famous (or infamous) day is finally upon us (soon)! Long have some of us waited (or not) to get back into the already sacred traditions of Halloween (besides the dread of a certain dragon idol behind the corner)!
But as such, preperations are required to get everyone involved and that means collecting ideas for the staff to share? So tell, who will your most loved / hated or other Servant most likely be going as and why?
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^(Note:) ^(The Segond 21 translation includes chapter 4 within chapter 3.)
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