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Fate/Zero: A Faker Story

Chapter 1 : Summoning A Faker

-Fuyuki City-Ryuudou Temple-

"I found my answer. Its fine, Tohsaka I`ll do my best from now on as well"

That is my last word to her, Tohsaka Rin before fading back into the wind and going back to throne of heroes. Waiting for the time, I will be summoned again, in the distant future or past.

'Maybe I will be summoned to the Fourth Holy Grail War' suddenly that line of thought enter my head and before I know I feel the same sensation when I was summoned by the grail.

'Shit, Why I must jinx myself?' that is my last thought as I obey the summoning of the grail.

(10 Year before)

-Fuyuki City-

-Underground Church-

Tohsaka Tokiomi is not pleased at all, the normal cool and levelheaded man is now downright pissed off.

The reason because the summoning has gone wrong, he wished for the king of the heroes, Gilgamesh as his servant. Everything going as he planned, until the smoke from the summoning disperse revealing not a golden color of Gilgamesh armor but a red and black color from the clothing that the servant wear.

The same sentiment is shared by Kotomine Risei who frowning at this development. Although the same cannot be, say with Kotomine Kirei, as the man face remains stoic as ever.

If they pay more attention to the servant, they would notice that the servant eyes widen slightly.

When I feel the summoning has finished I relaxed my body, before slowly opening my eye. However, from all the things I anticipated certainly this is something that beyond my wildest dream. Three people stand before me and I know them personally or by photo and story Tohsaka Tokiomi, Kotomine Risei, Kotomine Kirei.

Now, without doubt I am now in the past or more precisely the Fourth Holy Grail War.

'Why this must happen?' I thought, I just finished the fifth war and immediately summoned to the fourth war, is there no holiday or perhaps a day off for me. However, there something I must do first.

"Servant Archer, upon your summoning, I have come forth. I ask of you, are you my Master?" I said formally as that the ritual for the servant that has been summoned and the first word that the servant speaks.

Suddenly their attention gather at me, Tokiomi is narrowing his eye, Risei just looking like thinking about something and that damn Kirei just standing with his damn smirk but then I realize that his face just remain stoic.

'Wow I never thought that I will think like this, but I like his stoic face more than that damnable smirk of his'

"Yes, and can you tell me your true name archer?" Tokiomi asked me, his voice just barely hiding his frustration.

"I apologize, but something happen in the summoning ritual that makes my memories a little fuzzy" I lied smoothly; better not to tell them that I am from the future.

However, it seems I said something that insult Tokiomi pride as he glaring angrily at me. Oddly, it makes me remember about Rin, 'So she takes her father'

"Are you saying that I made a mistake in the summoning ritual?" there is an edge in Tokiomi tone, better not to angry him. Because from Rin story her father is ten times more powerful than she is.

"I apologize, master, what I mean perhaps there is something wrong with the artifact you use to summon me" as soon as I said this Tokiomi and Risei seem have to realize something.

"Could it be…." Risei muttered before looking at Tokiomi who nodding his head.

"Perhaps we can go to my home to talk about it more" Tokiomi say calmly, and with that I take it as my cue to return to my spirit form.

- Tohsaka House-

-Study Room-

"Bang!" Tokiomi just slam his fist to the desk as he heard Risei report from the phone, it seems that the artifact of the first snakeskin he get is a fake. A very good counterfeit, that without a proper inspection no one can tell the different.

For once, he curses himself, why did he not check it first if he did then this will not happen. However, everything is already too late because of this not only he could not get Gilgamesh as his servant but it seems that the fake artifact has some kind of side effect to his current servant memory.

Still he can salvage this situation,"Archer" called Tokiomi and slowly from the dark corner of the room his servant materialized.

"So let me summarize this Master. Rizei and Kirei are your ally, Kirei is master with servant Assassin and we will work together? " Looking at Tokiomi who nodding his heads I suppresses my urge to message my temple. It seems making ally in the grail war is Toshaka family trait, remembering about Rin when she proposed alliance with his former self.

'And so much for the church who should be neutral and supervisor the war'

"I see, I understand master" I told Tokiomi who seems happy at my answer.

"But I curious what heroes do you want to summon at the first place master?" I asked, at this I cannot help that RIn and his father have a lot in common. First, the glare, second the alliance although his father is smarter to all himself with the church, and the third is they don't get the servant that they want.

Tokiomi just stare at me, it seems he afraid that will insult me but he finally made his decision.

"At first I want to summon Gilgamesh" at this I snort, and Tokiomi just staring at me weirdly.

"I'm sorry but you are lucky that you not summon him" At this Tokiomi widen his eye in shock.

"You know Gilgamesh?" that is more like a statement than an question.

"Not clearly, but I remember him a little bit. My memory still fuzzy" I said as I shrug my shoulder.

"I see, but it seems is not a complete waste" Tokiomi said with a calculative look in his eye.

'Wow, the same excuse work on both father and daughter.' I cannot believe that I can fool both father and daughter with the same excuse; I must be a great actor.

'Perhaps he thinks me as one of Gilgamesh subordinate' and I have a sudden urge hit my head for thinking that, who want to be that egoistic subordinate.

"Then perhaps you can tell me your skill?" Tokiomi asked me as he put his hand under his chin.

"I think it better for you to see it" I said and Tokiomi raise his eyebrows at my answer.

It is not that I don't want to tell him, but seeing is believing. After all, Rin doesn't believe me at first when I said I use sword although my class is archer.

"I see, perhaps you can show me your skill when assassin infiltrated this house to kill me"

I cannot help but to confuse, isn't he just said that they are allies with each other, however he seem to notice my confusion.

"It's just a front to make Assassin move more freely," Tokiomi said as he turns himself to see the garden outside.

"So I let him escape?" I asked, clearly not understanding why a fight with me can make assassin move freely if I must let him escape, doesn't it will make another master to be more cautions realizing something wrong.

"No, you must kill Assassin archer" Tokiomi answer make me rise my eye brow, why he want to kill his servant ally.

With that Tokiomi explain to me Assassin abilities or perhaps noble phantasm, to think such skill is existing. I thanks for the god that caster not summon that Assassin in the fifth war, or there will be chaos. With such abilities, will making Assassin much suitable for recon and ambush by their number. Even one died many more is still left, so the effective way to kill assassin is to kill them all by one swoop.

"I see, then I will be waiting" I said as I walk back to the shadow and return to my spirit form, it's much better to move in that form after all.

- Tohsaka House-

-Rooftop-

Standing in the rooftop with my spirit form, I am waiting patiently for Assassin. These past two day have gone uneventful without any activity from other master and servant, but much revealing to me. For instance, I know that Rin and her mother Aoi are not in Fuyuki but another town to assure their safety, and Sakura real hair and eye color, black and blue. I wonder perhaps there is something that makes her hair and eye color changed to purple.

'Perhaps an investigation is needed' that what I thought before I see assassin entering the garden of Toshaka House as he destroy the small barrier and at the same a few familiar that I know from other master. However, Tokiomi order me to do nothing about it, 'No doubt to give them false information'

Looking back at the Assassin, I can see him making a few acrobatic moves as he avoid the barrier going to the center of barrier. I must admit that this assassin is truly live his class, unlike the assassin that caster summon in the fifth war.

'Perhaps now the right time' I thought when assassin arrive to the center of barrier, with that I materialize myself, preparing my attack.

"Trance On, I am the bone of my sword" I whisper slowly, making sure none hear it and with that I feel the surge of prana in my body. This is one of thing that makes Tokiomi different from Rin, the prana that Tokiomi provide much larger and more potent than Rin can provide. Truly, Rin not kidding when Rin said his father is much stronger and powerful than her.

Back to business, I materialized dozen of weapons in my back, completely copied Gilgamesh move but without the glowing light gate of Babylon had. Taking a spear in my hand, I throw it at Assassin when he tried to take the gem that act as the center of barrier.

The spear that I throw hit assassin hand and completely embedded to the pedestal that holding the gem making Assassin cannot run or dodge my attack. Even with his mask, I can tell Assassin is in complete shock as he looks at me or what is behind me and I can understand his feeling. The first time I see Gilgamesh use this move also leaving me speechless from the sheer amount of weapon that he had. With a silent command, I make my weapon to attack Assassin, raining down at him and completely making the servant become a literary piece of meat scatter in the garden.

After I sure that this Assassin is completely obliterated I change back to my spirit form, leaving the garden in mess from the damage that I had done and I cannot help to think 'I hope Tokiomi is not angry to me for destroying his garden'

-Study Room-

Looking at destruction that his servant done to his garden Tokiomi couldn't help to frown as he holds a glass of wine as he sits in chair.

'I should repair it before Aoi come home' Tokiomi thought, after all his wife love the garden so much and he doesn't want to provoke her wrath.

Nevertheless, on the other side he had just witness his servant, Archer skill and he had a hard time to progress what happens. At first he thought that he can know Archer identity when he fight Assassin but it only left him more confused. With that amount of weapon he cannot identify Archer identity, furthermore the way Archer make his weapon appear is like the projection magic. However, it also different than projection magic, like something more than that but the basic maybe from that this is because all the weapon that Archer project are all noble phantasm.

'If I not know better I can mistake him as Caster' Tokiomi thought before suddenly realized that the other master can thought that too before the true Caster show him/herself.

'However his power is exceed my expectation ' True at first Tokiomi think that Archer just a regular Archer that use bow, but now seeing this he know why Archer said that it better to see it.

Sipping the wine Tokiomi couldn't help to smile, there is something more about Archer, 'It seems that summoning him is not a complete waste'

On side, note Archer seems has not difficulty to act covertly and not arrogant or materialistic making him working with Archer much more easily and it pleasure him. Just in two day and he already like Archer, perhaps because some of Archer traits are similar to him making Archer more a pleasant companion or partner.

'I doubt the same could be said if I actually summon Gilgamesh ' Tokiomi thought as he frown when he think that. He had no doubt that if he summons Gilgamesh it will much worse and he wouldn't have this kind of feeling, furthermore there will be some kind of strain between him and Gilgamesh.

'This turn out to be much better' With that Tokiomi drink the wine as he feel Archer present in study room.

Materializing myself in the study room I see Tokiomi drinking a glass of wine, I must admit that the man has more taste than Rin.

"What do you think Master?" I asked as Tokiomi put the glass on the table, his expression is all I need to know that my performance meet his standard or perhaps exceed it.

"It precede my expectation " Tokiomi answer with a smile of stratification in his face. However, I sensing that there is a but.

"But I don't know your noble phantasm so I still don't know your identity, even so I wonder if you are using some kind of projection magic" Tokiomi said as he stand with a confused expression, I just let a small smile to him.

"You are correct Master" at my answer Tokiomi widen his eye in shock maybe he doesn't expect me to admit it and I would lie if I not enjoy his shocked expression.

"I have some doubt but it seems I am right. Still that is not the usual projection magic doesn't it?" Tokiomi asked as he put his right hand to his chin assuming thinking pose.

"Yes, Master" I answered him, not revealing anything else.

"I see, after all it much different than the usual projection magic" pause Tokiomi before frowning, "But to achieve it, you must have one of hell imagination"

'Oh you don't know half of it' that is what I thought when I heard Tokiomi statement.

"Nerveless, I cannot think there is a heroes like you that I know" at this I just let a small smirk to Tokiomi.

"Even so with your power the grail definitely will become ours" Tokiomi exclaim proudly as he look at my eyes.

"Yes, Master. Rest assure there is nothing can stop you attain the grail" I said with a smile but inside I frowning, Tokiomi doesn't know the true about the grail and it still early to let Tokiomi know about it. if I tell him the truth he will know that I come from the future and that is something that I cannot let him know for now. However, I must know something first.

"But may I know what your wish Master?" Tokiomi seem not expecting my question making him a little taken back by my question.

"My wish. My wish is simple Archer, my only wish is to reach Akasha the root of all knowledge" Looking at Tokiomi I know that he speak the truth, a man of knowledge.

"Then may I ask what your wish Archer?" Tokiomi suddenly ask, I should know that he too would ask.

"It's something that not important Master. After all I have got my wish" Hearing my answer seems making Tokiomi confused but that is the truth. I have become the heroes I want, attain my resolve back, there is nothing more for me to wish to the grail, not when I know what the grail true form.

"I admit I surprise, after all doesn't all the servant join this war to have their wish granted?" Tokiomi asked clearly not believing my reason.

"That may be true Master but not all the servant have wish to be granted" At this I pause a moment, "After all I believe that I make my own path and by my own strength I will make my wish come true" I said that with confidence and meet Tokiomi eyes.

"You are truly an interesting servant Archer" Tokiomi said with a smile as he look at me amused and I cannot help to smile too.

"There also another thing that I want to ask you Master" with that I cut him from his own amusement.

"And that is?" Tokiomi asked as he rise his eye brow.

"I want to go to the town" at this Tokiomi suddenly stiff, but better to reveal my reason, "I want to make adjust myself to the battlefield" Although that is one of my reason, because I kind of curious to the Fuyuki town before that fire and I don't have any memory about it.

"I understand, even so cannot you relied Assassin report?" That is a good point Tokiomi but I have counter to it.

"Like I said Master seeing is believing, it will much better to me to see it myself" It seem my answer making him ponder about something, better to smooth this one more.

"And I doubt any servant can detect me, after all my presence concealment is second to assassin" As soon as I said this, it seem Tokiomi reach his decision.

"I understand, but you aren't allowed to fight against another servant without my consent" I just let a small smile at Tokiomi.

"Thank you Master" With that I change to my spirit form leaving Tokiomi alone.

-Fuyuki City-

- Church-

Its been a long day for Kotomine Kirei, after his one of the Assassin he has killed by Archer he immediately gone to the church looking for protection. Although, that just a camouflage to make other master to think he is truly forfeit from the grail war. After he assign Assassin task with his father he go to his chamber to relax. Opening the door to his chamber, but when he enter his chamber he is shocked to found Archer sitting in sofa inside the room.

"Why are you here?" Kirei asked Archer, who opens his closed eye looking at him like trying to evaluate him.

"Aren't you should be with Tokiomi ?" Once again he asked Archer but Archer just stay silent looking at him.

Sighing he took a seat across the room behind the desk facing Archer.

After a few minutes passed and none of them speak a word just only staring each other. Although, Kirei doesn't want to admit it there is something about Archer stare that unnerve him. Even so he can still remain calm under the intense glare of Archer. If Kirei speak the truth, he was interested with Archer, at first he thought Tokiomi summoning will not fail and Tokiomi could summon Gilgamesh as his servant. However, because some unforeseen factor, Tokiomi failed to summon Gilgamesh and summon this Archer who claim to have an amnesia. With that they cannot know his true identity, and the fight with Assassin reveal nothing about his identity.

Truly, this servant is an enigma to him, and at the same point, he cannot help to think that Archer at some point is the same as him. However, unlike him Archer already found his answer.

"Do you believe in second chance?" Suddenly Archer asked Kirei, but he don't hear it clearly.

"Pardon?"

I see Kirei is in deep thinking, it is weird to see him like this. This Kirei is so different than the Kirei that I knows. The Kirei that I know is not a villain but an evil person. Not inhuman but deviant. Not insane but also not sane. However, this Kirei is calm, serious, and emotionless, truly a different people. It made me wonder how can he change to what he become in the future, from what he know Kirei in the last battle in the fourth he bathed with the tainted grail and saved his life. But that shouldn't made his personality to shift so different than before.

Even so I have something that I want to ask him, to see his reaction.

"Do you believe in second chance?" I asked and making Kirei seems to be shock a little.

"Pardon?" At his answer I just sighing, it seems he so deep in his own thought that he not hear him.

"Do you believe in second chance Kirei?" I ask once more, this time a little bit louder.

"A second chance?" It seems he doesn't understand my question, 'Okay, he is not the Kirei that I know, this is prove it'

The Kirei that I know will start some bullshit as smirking at me if I asked this question but this Kirei is remain stoic albeit there is small confusion in his face.

"To be accurate, forgiveness for all the sin he made, perhaps a salvation," I asked changing my question slightly.

"Ah, that is up to God to decide to forgive someone sin and some people doesn't deserve salvation" Okay that's not the answer that I expect and I cannot help to think Kirei refer himself as the people who doesn't deserve salvation.

"I see, you are a religious person Kirei" At my statement Kirei seems to have a pained look on his face, this become interesting to me.

"However why do you asked me this? Is this having something to do with your wish?" Oh, he did not deny or agree at my statement this is interesting, it seem there something more about this Kirei.

"No, I have no wish" With that Kirei eye widen in shock like Tokiomi when I told him this.

"But.." before he speaks more I decide to cut him, "Is it weird? Then tell me Kirei what is your wish?"

A look of understanding is on his face, I just smile at this.

"I too, have no wish," Kirei said making such a difficult face when he admits it.

"I see, then why do you join this war?" I asked as I smile to him amused.

"The grail chooses me for helping Tokiomi in this war" I just frown at his answer that like a well-written script made so he will believe it.

"You join this war out of obligation?" Kirei face doesn't change for the slightest, "The Grail will not choose you to be a master if that the only reason"

"Then can you tell me the reason why the grail chooses me? Because I have no interest in this war or the grail" he paused a moment before continuing, "And I have no ideal or desire" There is a hope in his tone, it make me amused that Kirei actual think I hold the answer.

"Sometime, people not know what they wish really are" I said as I stood from the seat, "Or perhaps your wish is to find what you really wish for"

Kirei just stay silent seem to be pondering my answer.

"However you can search for it"At this Kirei suddenly looking at me intensely.

"Search?" It seems that Kirei doesn't understand it, he just looking at me confused.

"Yes, you can start by search the wish of the other master, and their reason for joining this war" I said pausing to make it sink to Kirei, "And perhaps you can learn what is you are seeking for"

"Think about it well Kirei, after all this is perhaps your first and last chance" without waiting for his answer I fade back to my spirit form.

Looking at the place that Archer once stands Kirei cannot help to think about Archer word. There some truth in the servant word, and seem to entrance him.

'Maybe I will finally find it' Kirei thought as he closes his eyes.

'And then truly understand'

'Emiya Kiritsugu' With that last thought Kirei gone asleep

-Fuyuki City-

In the morning, I went out to the city not before alerting Tokiomi, but not in my spirit form. At first Tokiomi against it, then I change my clothes to white shirt with blue jeans put a glasses and dye my hair to red with my projection magic. With that Tokiomi agree, because even he cannot recognize me, furthermore with my presence concealment skill, none other servant will detect me if I don't want it. Even if they meet me they will think me as the same as normal human.

Looking at the crowded street, I cannot help to smile, 'So this is Fuyuki before the great fire'

When Kiritsuge save me, I lost my memories; the doctor said that to be traumas that make me forget. However, thinking about the great fire that happens because the grail makes me frown.

'I will stop it from happening and save everyone' that is my vow that I made in my heart.

Right now, I have the chance to stop it and save everybody. My plan already began when I meet Kirei yesterday; I know that I cannot directly ask him to investigate about everyone because that will raise suspicion. Therefore, in the end I use subtle way to make Kirei do it without realizing my true goal. Even so, the meeting with Kirei yesterday oddly enlighten me about Kirei, it seem I can understand him a bit. Although, I have never think that the day, when I can understand him would come. The Kirei right now is like a white canvas that I can paint with whatever color I want, for that, I must be careful not to let this Kirei become the Kirei I know in the future.

Nerveless, right now I just enjoy myself, after all this like my day off.

'Even so there is an annoying servant' I thought when I feel that one of servant is patrolling in the city, trying to find or attract another servant. However, that not my business so I will ignore it.

Then I notice that there is a crowd gathering, at first, I try to ignore it and continue my walk. However, because my curiosity I decide to see what happen, and as I pass the people to see what behind this human wall, I almost have a heart attack.

There is Saber with black suit with a woman that look like Illya wearing white coat and hat. They seem to gather the crowd around them, maybe because they like a bodyguard with a VIP person.

"Saber" I whisper barely can be heard by anyone.

Even thought that I know that I will meet her eventually, I don't think it will be this soon. Gathering myself back I steeled my nerve, I should get away from here right now.

However, it seems that heaven is not smiling to me today because when I turn my back trying to leave that woman who look like Illya bump to me making the two of us fall.

"Irisviel are you alright?" Saber asked Irisviel as she sees Irisviel fall and offer her hand.

'So her name is Irisviel, she must Illya mother' I thought seeing the similarity with Illya and Irisviel.

"Ahaha, I`m alright Saber" Irisviel said with a smile as she take Saber hand to help her stand.

"I`m sorry are you alright?" Irisviel asked realizing me that still in the ground.

"I`m fine" I answered her as I stand, looking at the pair.

"Irisviel, like I said before you must calm down" Saber said as she rubbing her temple with her hand.

"Sorry Saber, it seems I a little bit enthusiastic" Irisviel said as she made a gesture sorry to Saber.

However, suddenly Saber look sharply at me and in instant I have fear that I have been found out. This could be bad for me but I have confidence in my presence concealment skill.

"What the matter Saber?" Irisviel ask Saber when she notices Saber expression.

"Nothing, it seems that I was wrong" Saber answered and inside i just happy that Saber not realize that I am a servant. This is not good for my heart because I almost caught.

"Excuse me, but I will take my leave" I said as I trying to get away from here immediately.

"Ah wait" Irisviel said suddenly as she grab my shoulder.

"Yes?" I ask her looking at her smiling face.

"Let me repay you for bumped with you" now this throws me out of the loop.

"Irisviel?" Saber voiced her displeasure at Irisviel.

"Relax Saber, nothing can be wrong" Irisviel assured Saber who does not look like believe it.

Irisviel just smiling at Saber who seems falter under her smile, this doesn't look good for me. I must immediately leave now.

"I`m sorry but you don't need to do that" I said trying to make Irisviel understand and leave her alone. However, all seem to be fall under deaf ear because she not listens to what I said and pull my arm, making me follow her with Saber behind me.

My last thought, 'Oh, Shit' and I pray that Tokiomi does not know about this.

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