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Private AU/PSL RP, set in the Fate/stay night universe. Multiple Servants of each class are being summoned or are rogue and appear from mysterious rifts along with shadow-like monsters, threatening to tear apart this unstable and distorted alternate reality. ➢ FSN AU Lien Kha. ➤ FSN AU Ai Thao Kha. ➢ Fate/ALT.distortion Playlist.

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[emotive]

Eh? Seriously?

[She passes by some people and keeps her head bowed down. Gotta remember, it looks as if she's talking to herself and not man who just happens to be invisible right now...]

I think I was assuming the Archer class specialized in vision... Did you do any archery in your past life?

[onoir]

Ah... no. Against an Archer Class, my vision would still be severely limited.

[ For example, Archer would probably have been able to see the way into Shinto; his was limited to the old town and the surrounding mountains. ]

But as Heroic Spirits, we're privy to some enhancements.

[emotive]

It's still amazing though. Servants really are something.

[They're almost out of the neighborhood and that's when they should both notice that there is a police car outside one of the homes. Ai Thao stops to observe from afar. There's a couple; the wife is crying, the man is angrily talking to the police, trying to explain...]

... Lancer, could you go and listen in on what just happened? If it doesn't have anything to do with our business we'll move on.

[onoir]

[ A quick "understood", and Lancer goes to listen as he's been asked to, taking in the details of whatever the distress is linked to. Something about another kidnapping, another case of a child disappearing in this area.

Once the police stop their questioning and get into their vehicle, Diarmuid rounds back to make his report. ]

—A case of rampant child kidnappings in this area. Often, the children would complain of fatigue before their disappearances, which...

[ His voice falls somewhat. ] ...would lead me to believe that it's the work of a magus.

[emotive]

[His Master is deadly silent after hearing his report. There's a curt nod and she turns away from the scene with the officers and anguished parents.

As they walk out of the neighborhood, Lancer may notice that Ai Thao's hands are trembling. One of them is at least and the other is clutched around it to keep it from shaking too much.]

[onoir]

[ It's not difficult to notice, what with the negative ripple of prana that comes from her, but he stays silent on the matter until he hears another police siren a few blocks away.

This frequently? is what comes across his mind, and it's unpleasant, to say the least, to consider that another participant of the war has no qualms with causing such widespread commotion. ]

...Master. Your thoughts?

[emotive]

[The negativity from her is a mixture of equal parts fear and anger. Normal people weren't supposed to be involved with this. It was bad enough when it was both her and Lien, but this...

At Diarmuid's question, she replies quietly:]

This will probably make the news reports... Need to watch the news somewhere...

[She's muttering to herself, but has enough sense not to leave Diarmuid out of the loop of how she feels and what she wants to do.]

I'm angry. I'm really, really, angry.

[onoir]

[ The temptation is to say "I'd figured", but he nods instead to show his understanding. ]

Then we share the same sentiment. For us, this is an enemy we have to defeat.

[ Not just because they're most likely a competitor, but because it goes against what he believes. ]

[emotive]

We'll find them.

[Another quiet nod. Ai Thao's hand begins to tremble less and in a few minutes they reach Riverside Park where it's still empty in the morning.]

... Lancer. This is something I try not to dwell on too much because the only way to keep living is to be aware of the present. [She looks towards the surface of the river, leaning her arms on the ledge of the fence.]

I don't have a lot of memories of my childhood.

[onoir]

[ He takes in that information with a quiet consideration, and isn't sure quiet what to say in response— this isn't anything he's familiar with, or has a frame of reference for, so all he knows is that it's a delicate subject. ]

Because of your Eyes?

[ So he ventures a quiet query, to facilitate her statement, if she so chooses to elaborate. ]

[emotive]

[An affirmative nod.]

I still have trouble reconciling with the past at times. For my sister, it's worse. We both lost so much time to someone who put his goal above all else.

[She stands up straight.]

So let's not let those children wait a day longer.

[onoir]

[ He can hazard a guess as to what that entails, and he notes it as something he should digest about his Master at a later date. Right now, they have their objectives, and he shouldn't lead her astray. ]

I'm in agreement. The best course of action for us right now is to gather more information.

[emotive]

That part shouldn't be too difficult. It'll be pinpointing the location of this Master and Servant and having to wait until nighttime.

[onoir]

If you'd allow me some independent action, I could scout the area and see where the most likely locations are.

[emotive]

[Good idea actually!]

I will allow it for today. Please make the search as thorough as you can. [She checks her watch.]

Let's meet back at this park in the evening, say, around 7:00 PM?

[onoir]

Understood. If you sense danger, don't hesitate to call for me.

[ And, well— she won't be able to see that he'd nodded or smiled, but he does both before excusing himself with a light rush of air, the only indication that there was anyone there in the first place.


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It's not difficult for him to gather intel on what's been happening: in fact, it's the talk of the town, a low buzz of dread that manifests in some parents exercising special caution on their children, forbidding them from wandering outside later than necessary.

The rumors aside, there's a mounting sense of something being amiss, the closer he gets to a certain section of the city. A Bounded Field? There's something distinctly negative about the air the closer he gets to the source of the irregularity, and he confirms his suspicions when he senses that there's far too much prana being concentrated in one place to be natural, or safe.

With that in mind, he makes his way back to the park as the sun sets, waiting for his Master to come back so he can tell her as much. ]

[emotive]

[Ai Thao had been going about the day, looking and acting the part of a visitor from overseas, window shopping, reading books, and going to popular spots where people congregated. She stopped to watch the news anywhere where there was a TV screen. The report only serves to reconfirm their suspicions. These kidnappings were too swift and with too many people at one time. There had to be more than one collaborator.

She's waiting at the park and sitting on a bench with a book on her lap. She's not really reading the pages; rather she's thinking of what she can do when confronted with the inevitable enemy.

Lancer's back; she can sense him.]

Were you able to find anything?

[onoir]

[ Given that there's no one else in the park with them, he finds it prudent to materialize to give the report on what he's seen: he's brief about it, but he doesn't fail to get into necessary details that would clue her in to the exact location where he felt a disturbance. It's too bad that he doesn't know street names, otherwise that might have made it easier.

Once he's done, he steps back and cants his head, as if to wait for an evaluation. ]

Will you be fine with heading out now?

[emotive]

It's still early. [She had listened to his report and was already thinking of the best way to approach the situation.]

There's enough people who would notice the disturbance we'll most likely cause in that area. I know I said I didn't want to make them wait, but it's the price we pay for having these battles late at night.

[onoir]

I see. Then I'll defer to your judgment.

[ Though he could suggest that he go in by himself and see if he could fight the Servant himself. His Master doesn't seem too big on combat, and it might be easier for him to go do this on his own.

He has a feeling she won't like that, though, so he stays mum on the matter. ]

[emotive]

[She's not entirely sure whether she herself will engage in combat; it would depend on the Master of course.

Brutality isn't within her nature, however. It's probably a good thing, knowing her Mystic Eyes, but Ai Thao knows that this is a war. She told herself that much since yesterday and even told Lancer that she understands the weight of what they are both part of. She needs to own up to it for both her sake and his.]

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[TBC HERE]