- For the highest law of magi, see Grand Order.
Quest for the Holy Grail "Grand Order" (聖杯探索, Seihai Tansaku?), named after the highest law of magi due to their critical importance, are quests performed by the Chaldea Security Organization in order to reverse the eradication of mankind during the events of Fate/Grand Order.
History[]
Fate/Grand Order[]
Human Order Incineration Incident[]
- Main article: Human Order Incineration Incident
The Human Order Incineration Incident (人理焼却事件, Jinri Shōkyaku Jiken?) is the first crisis Chaldea faces, the destruction of humanity and the world by Goetia and the Demon Gods in an attempt to create a new world where death does not exist.
Remnant Order[]
- Main article: Remnant Order
The Remnant Order (レムナントオーダー?) is the mission to solve what was left behind after the destruction of Goetia, the remaining four Demon Gods and the Subspecies Singularities they bring forth.[1]
Human Order Revision Incident[]
- Main article: Human Order Revision Incident
The Human Order Revision Incident (人理再編事件, Jinri Saihen Jiken?) is the second crisis faced by Chaldea. It is the whitening of the world enacted by the Alien God and the Crypters, erasing the current Human Order to supplant it with one of the seven Lostbelts.
Fate/Grand Order Arcade[]
Human Order Annihilation Incident[]
- Main article: Human Order Annihilation Incident
Human Order Annihilation (人理消滅?) is the crisis faced by the Chaldea of the world of Fate/Grand Order Arcade. It is the complete destruction of humanity enacted by Beast VI/S.
Terms[]
Singularity[]
- Main article: Singularity
A Singularity (特異点, Tokuiten?) is an unobservable region that does not exist within Chaldea's recorded history. It's as if a hole has opened up within the timeline, a hole that is separate from the regular temporal axis.[2] If Human History is thought of as one long scroll, Singularities are like stains that weaken the scroll by contaminating the history around them.[3]
Certain Singularities have their own individual circumstances and mechanisms, however the Goetia-style Singularities involved in the Human Order Incineration Incident follow a general pattern and possess common characteristics. They are sustained by a Goetia-manufactured Holy Grail, which is given to a certain individual within a key historical time period, typically someone who will use it to cause major disruption to history and destabilize the Human Order Foundations; with the Quantum Time-Locks destroyed, the Proper Human History falls apart and the future is reduced to a mass of arbitrary possibilities. When this is insufficient, a Demon God host may further manipulate individuals and events in order to achieve this end or even intervene by using the Grail itself.[4][5] Left unchecked, the era in which the Singularity manifests in will be destroyed completely under the strain of the impossible events that the Singularity forces into existence, causing the end of history itself. Goetia sought to use the energy generated by the Incineration of Humanity to travel back in time to the formation of the world, allowing him to change its fundamental laws in a way that would remove the concept of death from existence.
The power of the Grails and the circumstances within the Singularities allow for the summoning of Servants and their continued existence in the world, even without a Master. Various Servants are summoned to the era under these conditions without individuals performing a summoning ceremony. The Servants often play a key role in bringing about the disruption to history, as well as resolving it. It is theorized that these Master-less servants are summoned by the Grail itself as a reaction to its abuse- in effect, it acts as a distorted Holy Grail War in which the Grail already has an owner.[4][5][6][7][8]
The seven primary Singularities involved in the Human Order Incineration Incident have a Human Order Foundation Value (人理定礎?) associated with them.
The emergence of large Singularities cause disturbances and fluctuations in time which spread out through history like a wave, and can cause other, smaller Singularities to emerge at other points in time.[9] Left unattended to, these Singularities can grow and become a threat in their own right. Sometimes these small Singularities disappear on their own, leaving behind Holy Grails formed from the condensed magical energy of the Singularity.
When the Grail empowering a Singularity is recovered or eliminated and the threats it produced are neutralized, the timeline will begin to restore itself and the Singularity will eventually disperse. However, lingering temporal anomalies such as the presence of Phantasmal Species can compromise the recovery process and even run the risk of the Singularity reconstituting itself.
There are also existences known as Mobile Singularities (移動特異点, Idō Tokuiten?) which cause a similar distortion, though usually on a smaller scale. These include Sliders such as the female Miyamoto Musashi.[10]
Because of humanity's destruction in 2015, due to the collapse of the Human Order Foundation, Chaldea is forced to travel to Singularities in the past in order to fix the irregularities of history caused by various Holy Grails. The 'Grand Order' is a "name for those who would rise up against human history for the sake of humanity, and combat fate itself."[11]
Lostbelt[]
As opposed to the Proper Human History, the history of 'winners' born from correct choices and proper prosperities leading to the "present", the history of 'losers' born from the wrong choices and mistaken prosperity is cut off. Considered "unnecessary" and cut off from becoming even parallel worlds, this history which has hit a dead end is known as a Lostbelt (異聞帯, Ibuntai?, lit. "Belt of Strange Tales").[12][13] If one thinks of Human History as one long scroll, the Lostbelts are like another scroll entirely that was discarded once it was clear it was no longer useful.[3]
It is unknown how exactly that the timelines selected by the Fantasy Trees managed to exist until the present day, as they would have ceased to have exist entirely within a century of being designated for culling due to Quantum Time-Locks. Despite this, these Lostbelts are being wielded as weapons against the world of Proper History itself in an incident known as the Filtering Outsider Phenomenon (濾過異分子現象, Roka Ibunshi Genshō?, localized as "Felling Theoretical Phenomenon").[12][14] Ophelia Phamrsolone proposes the theory that the specific timelines that we see within the Alien God's Lostbelts are actually virtually simulated from their point of culling unto present day using the resources within the Tree; and then iterated without, unto the Tree's environs, the surrounding environment. This is abstractly akin to Emiya Shirou's Projections — rendering into the real world the product of a simulated history, then imposing that simulated history over the Proper Human History in the hopes of replacing it with the Lostbelt's version of history.[15][16]
The Fantasy Tree then selects a Lostbelt King, a powerful figure who is given the ability to direct the Tree's growth and spread, making the Lostbelt more stable and expanding its scope. The Fantasy Tree also begins gathering energy, which is used to prepare for the descent of the Alien God. The Alien God's true intentions for the Lostbelts as well as the Human Order Revision itself are currently unknown. Destroying the Fantasy Tree sustaining the Lostbelt will allow the culling process to resume, and a Holy Grail formed from the Fantasy Tree's remains can be collected. A Lostbelt without its Fantasy Tree can last no more than a few months (from its inhabitants' perspective- an outside observer will see it vanishing immediately) before the culling process is completed, at which point the Lostbelt and all of its surviving inhabitants will be erased from reality as if they never existed. It is unclear if erasing all the Lostbelts is enough on its own to undo the bleaching of the world, but it is likely to be a necessary step towards doing so.
The events of the Edo Singularity reveals a unique "Subcategory Singularity" (亜種特異点, Ashu tokuiten ?, localized as "Pseudo-Singularity"), designated the Humanity Destruction Zone, that is able to effect Human History akin to a Lostbelt but while trying to remain a Singularity, when normally Singularities only affect what's within the Singularity's borders. She compares the one in Edo to others such as the Shinjuku Singularity and the Shimosa Singularity as places isolated from standard history.[3]
The Shimosa Singularity is considered Subcategory Parallel World (亜種並行世界, Ashu heikō sekai?, localized as "Pseudo Parallel World"), also known as a Micro-Lostbelt (小さな異聞帯, chiisa-na ibuntai?),[17] as it is something close to a Parallel World but not quite one. A Lostbelt that was both a part of human history but also not part of it. It is a world observed by the God of a Distant Star and a world resembling a Singularity yet isn’t one. An otherworld (異界, ikai?) rift which exists between dreams and reality, distinct enough that it should be designated for culling but hasn't been. A closed-off subspace not unlike a Reality Marble, a separate timeline, or an alternate world. Due to its isolated nature, the Counter Force is apparently somewhat weaker there, though as it is not within the standard history (but at the same time, not within another universe), the events within should not be able to threatened history. Despite this, with the summoning of Onriedo Castle by Amakusa Shirou's Reality Marble, the events of the world would switch from dream to reality and become quite real. If Amakusa's reality marble was able to fully take root in that world and activate its curse, not only would it destroy that world, but threaten to destroy many other worlds too, including the world of Chaldea.[18][10][19][20]
The Heian-kyō Lostbelt was capable of becoming a Subspecies Lostbelt (亜種の異聞帯, Ashu no Ibuntai?), using a ritual to grow and mature a Fantasy Tree[21] but using the Onriedo Castle summoned in the Shimosa Singularity, a castle from a pruned Lostbelt, as equivalent for a Psuedo-Fantasy Tree;[22] a Subspecies Fantasy Tree (亜種空想樹, Ashu Kūsōju?). This is something that is both a Singularity and a Lostbelt[23] due to being a Lostbelt occurring in 1008 AD, Heian period Kyoto from Proper History. Due to this, the city will become a different world, while at the same time be taking root in Proper History and destroying the future.[24]
Meanwhile, the British Lostbelt reveals that the magical energy of a Lostbelt's Fantasy Tree can be used to turn the Lostbelt into a Singularity - a Fantasy into a Reality -[25] through Rayshifting within the Lostbelt itself, with Morgan Le Fay on Proper Human History and the future of the Lostbelt to the version of her within the Lostbelt's past.[26] Turning a Lostbelt into a Singularity requires the Fantasy Tree to wither and die, as as long as the Tree remains, nothing can be changed in a Lostbelt; any element added causes history to adjust in real-time, even if it isn't consistent.[27] Only when the tree disappears can there be an opportunity for a fantasy to become reality if one can sustain the "world" afterwards,[26] which she could sustain through the vast magical energy in her Summoner's Throne from her "existence tax" on the lifeforce of her fairies.[28][29][30] If the original distortion of history, the origin point and foundation of the Lostbelt, is corrected - in this case, the original "Holy Sword" not being forged - then the Singularity will be resolved and eventually the Lostbelt's contents will never have existed without its Fantasy Tree to sustain it. Consequently, should this Singularity merge with Proper Human History, then its history would become part of Proper History - in this case, Proper History will lack the Concept of the "Holy Sword", Excalibur.[31][32][33]
Turning a Lostbelt into a Singularity changes the history of a Lostbelt and make it "real", a new history capable of comparing to Proper Human History with its "strength", becoming a "Lost World". Because they are as real as inhabitants from Proper History, some Lostbelt inhabitants are able to exit a Lostbelt and can emigrate to Proper History without disappearing. However, in the British Lostbelt's case, as the humans of the Lostbelt are not natural lifeforms and with no reproductive ability, and were created back when the Tree was still alive and history still a fantasy, they remain a fantasy that can only exist in the Lost World. Meanwhile, the fairies are real and can exist in Proper History, as they could be born after the Lostbelt became real.[34] As the time before the Tree died is still considered a "fantasy", it allows for an amount of discrepancy, such as sending a Calamity or a person from Proper History back in time, as no matter how much the Fantasy history changes as a result, the beginning of the "real" history when the Tree dies is set in stone. Once the Tree withers, those time-travelled elements disappear as it contradicts the event of the real history, and inhabitants with memories of those contradictions will revert to the previous version of events without the time-displaced elements. However, if those elements do not make any contradictions in history until they reach the time when they were first sent back in time, they can avoid the paradox and prevent disappearing.[35][27] Despite this, after history becomes "real", if someone from the Singularity recognises an individual from the Lostbelt as something different to what "real" history says, or an individual from the Lostbelt remembers someone from the Singularity, then the individual from the Lostbelt will become someone who "should not exist" and be erased due to the paradox; memories of that individual will, however, remain.[25]
Following the attack on Chaldea in 2017, the bleaching of the world and the declaration of rebellion against the Proper Human History, with the threat of a regression into the Age of Gods and the recreation of the world, the survivors are forced to use an experimental method of navigating through Imaginary Number Space, through the Lostbelts, in order to resolve the incident.[12][13]
After all of the Lostbelts have been established, the Crypters seek to expand the "domain" of their own Lostbelts, which will eventually clash with the other Lostbelts. The one that is built by greater Human Foundation will end up overtaking the weaker one and use it as "nutrients". This process will allegedly continue, until only one Lostbelt is remaining.[36]
Koyanskaya describes the Proper Human History as "easy mode" and the Lostbelts as "hard mode",[12] though the veracity of her statement has yet to be fully determined.
Similar to the Human Order Foundation Values associated with the Singularities, the Lostbelts have an associated value known as a Lost Depth (異聞深度, Ibun Shindo?).[13] Lost Depth is a rank to display how much the Human Order in a Lostbelt has deviated from that of the Proper Human History.[37]
Procedure[]
Utilizing Rayshift, the souls of selected subjects are projected into the past, forming Spiritron avatars with the capacity to interfere with corrupted versions of historical events. By the efforts of time-travelling agents, anomalous temporal singularities may be eliminated such that the timeline can restore itself to its normal state.
The exact procedure of the Grand Order differs depending on the nature of the Singularity, however there are two general goals; the correction or elimination of the distortions resulting from or responsible for the Singularity, and the retrieval or destruction of the Grail supporting the Singularity.
The words of Kirei Kotomine suggest that rayshifting could have been used against the forces of the Lostbelts, with Chaldea being attacked and rendered inoperable in order to eliminate the threat. Unable to reach the Lostbelts by rayshifting due to their taking place in the equivalent of the present day, the survivors were forced to use a method of diving through Imaginary Number Space, using the Shadow Border's Paper Moon system.[12] Once there, the Grand Order's goals are twofold: defeat the Lostbelt King that controls the Lostbelt's Fantasy Tree (and the Crypter that oversees its growth), and then destroy the Fantasy Tree itself to allow the Lostbelt to be culled.
History[]
Human Order Incineration Singularities[]
The initial Singularity detected by Chaldea, believed to be the cause of humanity's future extinction, was located in Fuyuki, Japan in 2004 AD and codenamed Singularity F. The mission to explore and eliminate the Singularity was designated the First Order (ファーストオーダー, Fāsuto Ōdā?).[38][39]
Following the successful elimination of Singularity F and the revelation concerning the incineration of the future, seven even larger Singularities were detected in the past. As Chaldea embarked on the mission of eliminating these Singularities to return history to its rightful course and restore the future, the name 'First Order' was abandoned for 'Grand Order' - a mission named after the highest law of magi, in view of its importance.[11][39]
During the course of this mission, multiple smaller Singularities emerged and were resolved. When the seven major Singularities were eliminated, an attack on Chaldea led to the final battle against Goetia, the Beast posing as the King of Magecraft, and the 72 Demon Gods which comprised it, in its temple - a Singularity thought to be the final one, the conclusion of which brought an end to the Human Order Incineration Incident.[40][41]
| Designation | Singularity | Location | Time | Humanity Foundation Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singularity F | Flame Contaminated City: Fuyuki | Fuyuki, Japan | A.D. 2004 | C |
| First Singularity | Hundred Years' War of the Evil Dragons: Orleans | France | A.D. 1431 | C+ |
| Second Singularity | Eternal Madness Empire: Septem | Roman Empire | A.D. 0060 | B+ |
| Third Singularity | Sealed Ends of the Four Seas: Okeanos | A.D. 1573 | A | |
| Fourth Singularity | The Mist City: London | London, England | A.D. 1888 | A- |
| Fifth Singularity | North American Myth War: E Pluribus Unum | North America | A.D. 1783 | A+ |
| Sixth Singularity | Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot | The Holy LandWP | A.D. 1273 | EX |
| Seventh Singularity | Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia | MesopotamiaWP | B.C. 2655 | A++ |
| Final Singularity | The Grand Temple of Time: Solomon | A.D. 2016 |
However, a number of Singularities emerged following Goetia's defeat, in part due to several Demon Pillars who escaped during the Temple's collapse and a few other parties.[42]
| Designation | Singularity | Location | Time | Humanity Foundation Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudo-Singularity I | Quarantined Territory of Malice: Shinjuku | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | A.D. 1999 | |
| Pseudo-Singularity EX | Abyssal Cyber Paradise: SE.RA.PH | Seraphix, Mariana TrenchWP | A.D. 2030 | CCC |
| Pseudo-Singularity II | Subterranean World of Folklore: Agartha | Central Asia | A.D. 2000 | |
| Pseudo-Singularity III | The Stage of Carnage: Shimousa | Shimousa Province, Japan | Kan'ei 16 | |
| Pseudo-Singularity IV | The Forbidden Advent Garden: Salem | Salem, Massachusetts | A.D. 1692 |
Human Order Revision Lostbelts[]
During the interrogation of Chaldea's staff and the arrival of the new director Goredolf Musik, Chaldea was attacked by the OprichnikWP and Anastasia, a Servant from the Lostbelts. Being weakened and with the betrayal of Koyanskaya and Kirei Kotomine, the survivors were forced to flee the facility, fast being rendered inoperable and uninhabitable. Before Chaldeas was fully sealed, it was noted that no celestial bodies other than the Earth were visible.[12][13]
As the survivors escaped in the Shadow Border, meteor-like objects descended from the sky and the world was frozen over. A broadcast on frequencies normally used by Chaldea then began, from Kirschtaria Wodime, a member of Chaldea's A-Team. He declared a rebellion against the Proper Human History, deeming that their growth was not correct, and that the World would be filled with mysteries beyond the reach of Man and be regressed into the Age of Gods. He further declared that gods would descend from distant skies for this purpose and through seven seeds, leaders would be selected to remake the planet, with those from the Proper Human History not permitted to participate or observe, frozen and brought to an end as of 2017. Calling himself the representative of the seven Crypters, he ended by announcing to the survivors of Chaldea that the history of the planet would be succeeded by them.[12][13]
Unable to rayshift with the loss of Chaldea, the survivors were forced to use an experimental method to navigate through imaginary number space and the Lostbelts, in order to resolve the incident connected to the Filtering Outsider Phenomenon (濾過異分子現象, Roka Ibunshi Genshō?, localized as "Felling Theoretical Phenomenon").[12][13]
| Designation | Lostbelt/Chapter | Time | Crypter | Lost Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lostbelt No. 1 | Permafrost Empire: Anastasia |
A.D. 1570 | Kadoc Zemlupus | D |
| Lostbelt No. 2 | The Eternal Icy Fire Century: Götterdämmerung | B.C. 1000 | Ophelia Phamrsolone | B+ |
| Lostbelt No. 3 | The Synchronized Intellect Nation: SIN | B.C. 210 | Hinako Akuta | E |
| Lostbelt No. 4 | Saṃsāra of Genesis and Terminus: Yugakshetra | 11900 ?? | Scandinavia Peperoncino | A |
| Lostbelt No. 5 | Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods: Atlantis / Interstellar Mountainous City: Olympus | B.C. 12000 | Kirschtaria Wodime | A+ |
| Lostbelt No. 5.5 | Naraka Mandala: Heian-kyō | A.D. 1008 | A/E- | |
| Lostbelt No. 6 | Fae Round Table Domain: Avalon Le Fae | B.C. 12000 | Beryl Gut | EX |
| Lostbelt No. 6.5 | Death Manifested Boundary: Traum | A.D. ??17 | ERROR | |
| Lostbelt No. 7 | Golden Sea of Trees Travelogue: Nahui Mictlan | 3000000000 BC | Daybit Sem Void | A++ |
Human Order Annihilation Imitation Singularities[]
- Fate/Grand Order Arcade
| Designation | Singularity | Location | Time | Humanity Foundation Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singularity F | Flame Contaminated City | Japan | A.D. 2004 | C |
| First/Imitation Singularity | Hundred Years' War of the Evil Dragons: Orleans | France | A.D. 1431 | C+ |
| Second/Imitation Singularity | Eternal Madness Empire: Septem | Roman Empire | A.D. 0060 | B+ |
| Third/Imitation Singularity | Sealed Ends of the Four Seas: Okeanos | A.D. 1573 | A | |
| Fourth/Imitation Singularity | The Mist City: London | London, England | A.D. 1888 | A- |
| Fifth/Imitation Singularity | North America Mythological Erosion: E Pluribus Unum | North America | A.D. 1783 | A+ |
| Sixth/Imitation Singularity | Knight Order's Esteemed Expedition: Lost Jerusalem | The Holy LandWP | A.D. 1273 | A |
| Seventh/Imitation Singularity | Critical Prosperous City: Babylon | MesopotamiaWP | B.C. 2655 | A++ |
| Convergent Singularity | Corrupted Fruit City, Lilim Harlot | A.D. 2016 | E- |
Other[]
During the Human Order Incineration Incident and the events afterwards, Chaldea also tackled a number of distortions and incidents other than the designated Singularities and Lostbelts. These included space-time distortions which would have become fully fledged Singularities if left unchecked, certain events in alternative timelines, places visited through dreams, and others.
Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Order[]
Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Order, also known as Ogawa Heim, refers to an event, part of a collaboration between Fate/Grand Order and Kara no Kyoukai, which occurred during the Human Order Incineration Incident. It involved a distortion which would have become a Singularity if left unchecked, located in Mifune City, and based around the Ogawa Apartment Complex.[46]
Setting[]
Ogawa Apartment
The distortion occurred in Mifune City near and within the Ogawa Apartment. After Solomon recovered it from the incinerated history, he ordered Edmond Dántes to turn the distortion into a Singularity, and bestowed upon him a system of curses to serve as the core. Additionally, Solomon summoned Mephistopheles to assist him, and separated the demon's good self from his evil self. However, Edmond, not sharing Solomon's goals, decided to transform the distortion into an eternal hell to fuel his need for vengeance. He ordered Mephistopheles to infiltrate Chaldea and convince Servants to come to the apartment. After the Servants rayshifted to Ogawa, their personalities were soon altered by the building's bizarre nature. Moreover, the resentment that the Servants felt attracted spirits of the dead to the apartment. In turn, the spirits were drawn into the core of the would-be Singularity with their resentment strengthening it. Before the arrival of Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash Kyrielight, Shiki Ryougi, who had survived the Incineration of Humanity by placing her consciousness into a dreamlike state before her body was destroyed, was summoned into the distortion due to her connection to the apartment.
History[]
Ritsuka and Mash arrive at the Ogawa Apartment Complex, where Ritsuka's Servants are located after they rayshifted. They notice a Servant fighting ghosts, so they go to help her. But the ghosts are all destroyed by the time they get there. The Servant fights the pair until Romani Archaman informs them that she possesses the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. The Servant then apologizes for her actions and starts to leave. When Ritsuka stops her, she declares she's going to destroy the apartment building to stop the undead within from spreading out to the neighborhood. The undead are running rampant due to the Servants living there. The Servant explains Pseudo-Servant, who was possiblity into the distortion due to her connection with the apartment building. She then introduces herself as Shiki Ryougi, and agrees to help the pair. The group then enter the apartment building.[47]
Investigating the first room, the group notice it's oddly cold despite the thermometer showing normal temperature. Musashibou Benkei attacks them for abandoning a respectable way of life. After Benkei disappears, Romani assures thet he'll eventually return to Chaldea as he's a Servant of Chaldea. Shiki reveals what happened to him happened to all of Ritsuka's Servants.[48]
Continuing their investigation, Shiki explains the apartment was designed to collect the deaths of it residents. They're reborn when morning comes and die when night falls in an endless loop. They're reborn when morning comes and die when night falls in an endless loop. But the appearance of ghosts and Servants indicates the apartment's effects have spread to the outside world. The group then enters Room 102.[49]
They are greeted by Mephistopheles, who claims he lured Ritsuka's Servants to the apartment. He then attacks the group but is defeated. He disappears telling them to solve the mystery of the apartment. However, he reappears and explains it was his evil self who was killed. He reveals he was summoned into the apartment by Solomon. Mephistopheles then proceeds to split him into his evil and good selves. His evil self infiltrated Chaldea and convinced the Servants to come to the apartment. The Good Mephistopheles escaped from Solomon's contract and waited for the group to arrive. Now joined by Mephistopheles, the group continues its investigation.[49]
Shiki realizes the apartment is now collecting stuff unrelated to its original design and turning it evil. Henry Jekyll then appears and explains he is the manager of the corridor. He advises the group to stay on the first floor a little longer and invites them to stay in his room. When they reject his invitation, he turns into Mr. Hyde and attacks them.[50]
Returning to normal with his defeat, Jekyll claims he and Hyde were manipulated. He warns Ritsuka not to trust Mephistopheles and prepares to hand them the key to the next floor. However, he changes back into Hyde and attacks Ritsuka. Shiki blocks him and takes the key. She deduces he was always Hyde and only pretended to possess dual personalities. After Hyde disappears, Mephistopheles reveals Jekyll mutated upon his arrival until his main personality vanished. He explains the Servants are being affected by the apartment's residual resentments, changing their alignment as a result. The group then move to the 2nd floor.[50]
Entering a room on the 2nd floor, the group encounters Elizabeth Bathory. She threatens to sever Ritsuka's hands and feet, and burn their internal organs before attacking the group. After being defeated, Elizabeth complains of her misery and humiliation before finally disappearing. The group then continue their investigation after receiving a transmission from Da Vinci regading Elizabeth's return to Chaldea.[51]
Investigating a room on the 3rd floor, the group encounters Boudica. She acts like her usual self until Mash says they'll bring her back to Chaldea. She turns aggressive and refuses to return to Chaldea. She then attacks the group, seeing them as Romans. After she disappears following the ensuing fight, the group continues their investigation.[52]
Nearly complete with their investigation of the 4th floor, the group is confronted by Artoria Alter. She warns them to leave as the floor above is filled with vengeful ghosts. The group accuses her of being the mastermind behind the incident. Artoria Alter then removes her armor in response to Mash and Mephistopheles' misconceptions about her appearance. She agrees to forgive their disrespect if they can survive and prove their bravery to her.[53]
She stops the fight however upon realizing Shiki has the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, so she allows them to pass. She explains she's been weeding out those who can't handle the apartment's grudges. She reveals Solomon attempted to convert the apartment into a Singularity after recovering it from the incinerated history. This plan failed however as the person Solomon had sent to do so transformed the apartment into a tower that attracts and imprisons Servants to convert them into demons. Artoria Alter warns the apartment will someday become the Singularity called "Hell", though it has no bearing on the Incineration of Humanity. Deciding to rescue the remaining Servants, the group continues their investigation.[53]
Later, Ritsuka has the group investigate outside. After communications with Chaldea are cut, a Servant surrounded by darkness appears before them. He reveals the ghosts are souls who were unrewarded in life, and their regrets kept them from moving to the afterlife. So if Hell denies them, he'll create a new Hell with the apartment. He warns the group not to stand in his way and leaves. The group is then suddenly confronted by a ghost differing from the others. Mephistopheles warns it is reaching a state near that of Primate Murder, but Shiki says it's a defective Monster of Alaya. Her appearance and personality has changed in response the ghost's nature. After destroying the ghost, she returns to normal after tripping over a tree root. She mistakes the victory as Ritsuka and Mash's, having no memory of it. Fou then gives her a key he found.[54]
On the apartment's 5th floor, Romani reveals the Singularity's source is nearby. Entering the room where it's located, the group is welcomed by another evil Mephistopheles. Mephistopheles reveals a greater ghost called the Great Avici Hell, which draws in spirits and turns them into a pillar, is behind his evil self. Evil Mephistopheles asks Ritsuka why they're rescuing their Servants since they changed of their own will. He also says the distortion is safe to ignore since it's a fake Singularity. Even if the Foundations of Humanity are restored, the distortion will continue to exist outside the world gathering hatred and pain. Evil Mephistopheles then fights the group after Ritsuka responds they couldn't ignore the suffering inside the apartment. After his evil self is destroyed, Mephistopheles also disappears. Shiki states the apartment will return to its original state with the ghost gone. She then returns to Chaldea with Ritsuka and Mash.[55]
Later, the group returns to the apartment to return the remaining Servants to Chaldea. Entering a brightly lit room on the 6th floor, they encounter Frankenstein and Lu Bu. She decided to start wasting electricity after Nikola Tesla caused a power outage at Chaldea with his Noble Phantasm. Lu Bu helped her because she looks like his daughter. Taking note of complaints about frequent outages, Shiki and the others fight the room's tenants. After Frankenstein and Lu Bu return to Chaldea, Shiki reveals all the requests on her memo pad are to remove Servants illegally living in the apartment. As her family owns it, she came to the apartment on their behalf to collect rent. Ritsuka and Mash then help her with evicting the remaining Servants.[56]
Following the complaints on Shiki's memo pad, the group start evicting the Servants from the apartment. They evict Anne Bonny and Mary Read for refusing to pay rent after becoming internet addicts thanks to Blackbeard.[57] With Scáthach's help, they evict Cú Chulainn for illegal gambling.[58] The group find that Oda Nobunaga and Okita Souji's room has been warped by the former's Reality Marble, which is returned to normal after she's defeated.[59] The group evict Leonidas, who was trapped in a room due to his fear of ghosts.[60] They discover Mysterious Heroine X had crashed into the apartment to continue her hunt for Sabers, which prompts Shiki to switch personalities and fight her. After X retreats, Shiki returns to normal with no memory of what transpired. She then tells Ritsuka and Mash that all of the Servants have removed from the apartment.[61]
Later, the group access the roof through the emergency exit, which Shiki unlocks with the key Fou gave her earlier. There they confront the mysterious Servant, whom they believe to be the distortion's mastermind behind the distortion. He declares even if the apartment disappears, his work would continue. The greater ghost from before then appears. Mash assumes it's another one, but the Servants corrects her that curses never disappear. He then declares the system of curses Solomon gave him is now complete. Mash senses the greater ghost has greater magical energy than before, and its resentment grows with each defeat. If its resentment keeps increasing at its current rate, the group will be unable to kill it. Shiki assures the others they can, as nothing can exist for eternity.[62]
After the ghost is destroyed, the Servant starts to flee by jumping off the roof. Shiki goes after him, but Romani warns the Servant is an illusion. Ritsuka stops her, and she kills the illusion with a thrown knife. As he disappears, the Servant reveals Solomon ordered him to transform the apartment into a Singularity. Instead, though he used it to fuel his need for vengeance by using the Servants' own desire for revenge. He refuses to give his identity, only saying "Attendre et esperer... (Wait and hope)." After he disappears, Romani informs the group that the distortion will eventually disappear. Mash is curious about the Servant's identity, and wonders if they'll fight him again. Shiki asserts he may become an ally, claiming he has great love and hatred for humanity. With the distortion now resolved, the group return to Chaldea.[62]
Participants[]
Servants
| Designation | Identity | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Assassin | Shiki Ryougi | Ritsuka Fujimaru |
| Lancer | Musashibou BenkeiWP | |
| Caster | MephistophelesWP | Ritsuka Fujimaru |
| Berserker | Henry Jekyll & HydeWP | |
| Berserker | Elizabeth BáthoryWP | |
| Berserker | BoudicaWP | |
| Lancer | King ArthurWP (Alter) | |
| Berserker | Lu BuWP | |
| Berserker | FrankensteinWP | |
| Rider | Anne BonnyWP & Mary ReadWP | |
| Rider | Edward TeachWP | |
| Lancer | Leonidas IWP | |
| Lancer | ScáthachWP | |
| Caster | Cú ChulainnWP | |
| Archer | Nobunaga OdaWP | |
| Saber | Okita SōjiWP | |
| Saber | Shiki Ryougi | |
| Archer | EMIYA | |
| Assassin | Mysterious Heroine X | |
| Caster | Charles BabbageWP | |
| N/A | Edmond DántesWP |
Vengeful Demon's Wail at the Prison Tower[]
Vengeful Demon's Wail at the Prison Tower (監獄塔に復讐鬼は哭く?) refers to an event which occurred during the Human Order Incineration Incident. It involved an incident where Ritsuka Fujimaru's soul was summoned into a recreation of Château d'IfWP within a different time and space.[43]
Setting[]
Back when Ritsuka Fujimaru first encountered Solomon in London, the latter placed a cursed on the Evil Eye called on them when they stared in his eyes. The curse was activated at a later date when Ritsuka carelessly said Solomon's name.[44] This caused their soul to be summoned into a recreation of the famed prison tower, Château d'If, within a different time and space that Solomon uses as a hunting ground, created by Edmond Dantes as the second iteration of the the first tower, the Ogawa Apartment, as a Hell for the souls of those unrewarded in life and unable to pass on to the afterlife. A place beyond love and hate, an eternal hell reformed by a million curses where he would be worshipped as a god and where the ghosts can be given peace.[43][54][44] As well several Servants, whether they were contracted to Ritsuka or not, had fragments of their soul separated from them and trapped inside the tower. There they would serve as the seven avatars of sin that Ritsuka must overcome to escape, which must done in seven days otherwise they will die.[43] However, Florence Nightingale, lost her original role as the avatar of pride for unknown reasons along with her memories, so the role was taken by Edmond Dantés instead.[44]
History[]
Ritsuka suddenly find themselves inside a prison cell. They're welcome by a mysterious voice, and reveals no one can help them now. The source of the voice then appears, and kills the spirits trying to kill Ritsuka out of envy. He explains they're in the prison tower, Château d'IfWP, and introduces himself as Avenger. After exiting the prison cell, he tells Ritsuka to survive the ordeal if they wish to learn more. He reveals their soul has been imprisoned. He explains they'll need to pass the seven Halls of Judgement in order to escape. He also says neither their voice nor those of Chaldea can reach each other. He then reveals the current Château d'If isn't the real one, but something similar to a Singularity that Solomon uses a hunting ground. Ritsuka and Avenger soon encounter Phantom of the Opera, the first of the seven lords, presenting the sin of envy. After Avenger kills him, Ritsuka find themselves back in their room in Chaldea. There Phantom explains the one killed in the prison wasn't him, but rather his ulimate ugliness. However before he can reveal more, Ritsuka is summoned back to the prison.[43]
Avenger explains Ritsuka's body is still in Chaldea, along with everyone else there. However, the flow of time and space differs between Chaldea and the prison, so seven days in the prison equates to one in Chaldea. Avenger also reveals they will always begin in the same prison cell before exiting. The pair then encounter a mysterious woman asking for help. She explains she suddenly found herself in the prison with no memories. Avenger decides to call her Mercédès after she recalls she was searching for something important. Taking Mercédès with them, the pair reach the second hall. There they encounter Fergus mac Róich, who represents the sin of lust. Edmond reveals that the sin of lust isn't actually Fergus, and is instead what was seen by the Medieval Knight Tnugdalus in the Vision of TnugdalusWP. Explaining the tale, the Knight fell into another world and came to know fear, for in the fourth torture chamber of purgatory, created by the Almighty God, was a guard lifting up the jaw of a beast like a burning hill - the Devil of Purgatory, the Sin's true identity. Mercédès, feeling the tale familiar, further elaborates that the Almighty captured pious heroes who offered their worship to a foreign god. Although Dante's states that is most likely a later interpretation, this place is the Château d'If, the Isle of Despair: if it's a place that proves that God shall not save everyone, it's natural that the unworthy would gather here. After the Devil is killed, Ritsuka temporarily returns to Chaldea. However, they're quickly summoned back, and continues to the next hall with Avenger and Mercédès.[63]
Back in Chaldea, Ritsuka remains unresponsive. Meanwhile in the prison, Avenger reveals the connection between Ritsuka's body and soul is weakening. Leaving without Mercédès, the pair encounter the avatar of sloth, Gilles de Rais. After he is defeated, Gilles reveals to Ritsuka in Chaldea that was only a fragment of him.[64]
Later, Avenger immediately has Ritsuka go to the fourth hall. There they meet Saber Gilles. He prepares to fight Avenger on his own when Jeanne d'Arc arrives. Avenger reveals she is the avatar of wrath, and that she entered the prison willingly. Ritsuka and Avenger then fight her and Gilles. Jeanne retreats, saying she'll stop Avenger's plans.[65]
While Avenger scouts outside, Mercédès wonders if she is an avatar of sin. Avenger then returns and immediately has Ritsuka go with him to the fifth hall. There they encounter the avatar of gluttony, Caligula., and defeat him.[66]
Later, Ritsuka and Avenger go to face off against the avatar of greed. At the sixth hall, they're confronted by Jeanne, who had been waiting for Avenger. Amakusa Shirou Tokisada, the avatar of greed, soon arrives. The two saints then fight Avenger together. Nonetheless, they're both defeated, and disappear from the prison. Ritsuka and Avenger then return to their cell.[67]
Ritsuka and Avenger find Mercédès isn't around. Regardless, they move on to the final hall, only to find it empty. As Avenger begins to tell a story to pass the time, Mercédès attacks him with the wraiths in the prison that admire her. Meanwhile in Chaldea, she reveals she was meant to be the seventh lord before losing that role along with her memories. Back in the prison, she reveals Avenger's True Name is Edmond Dantès before disappearing. Edmond then attacks Ritsuka since only one can leave the prison, revealing himself to be the avatar of pride. After he is defeated, he reveals Ritsuka became trapped in the prison when they carelessly said his name. Solomon placed a curse called the Evil Eye on them when they stared into his eyes back in London. After Edmond disappears, Ritsuka returns to reality.[44]
Participants[]
Servants
| Designation | Identity | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Avenger | Edmond DantèsWP | Ritsuka Fujimaru |
| Assassin | Phantom of the OperaWP | |
| N/A | Florence NightingaleWP (Mercédès) | Ritsuka Fujimaru |
| Saber | Fergus mac RóichWP | |
| Caster | Gilles de RaisWP | |
| Saber | Gilles de RaisWP | |
| Ruler | Jeanne d'ArcWP | |
| Berserker | CaligulaWP | |
| Ruler | Amakusa Shirou TokisadaWP |
Others[]
| Title(s) | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nursery Rhyme Interlude I | Interlude | The interlude takes place inside Nursery Rhyme's Reality Marble, with the scenery resembling the bookshop previously visited in Soho in London. |
| Carmilla Interlude I | Interlude | |
| Passionlip Interlude I | Interlude | The interlude takes place first within Lip's Breast Valley, then within a digitalized version of her mental space repurposed into a modified Sakura Labrynith by BB. |
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