Fate of the Clans: Kaleidoscope (Fanfic)

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Ongoing 10 chapters

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A Father to His Men: Reisi goes out of his way to try bonding with his men through group activities, but is too forceful during it that the Special Squad calls it "torture".
Above the Gods: Sefar regarded all the gods who opposed her as nothing more than pesky flies.
Accidental Pervert: Gilgamesh used a clairvoyance charm to see which Clan has what Servant. He accidentally peeked into the women's dorm at Tsubaki-mon and saw Seri getting dressed.
The Ace: Achilles says that he's good at everything. Well, he can do things on a skateboard Misaki doesn't think he could pull off even with a lifetime of practice thanks to Achilles' A+ Riding.
Achilles' Heel: Achilles' weak point is the Trope Namer here. Damaging it deactivates Andreias Amarantos.
Action Girl: Seri is Reisi's lieutenant, the Blue Clan that she fights in being a police-like people that use swords in combat.
The Air Not There: Subverted. Mana has to be used to negate the effects of air friction as a result of moving at high speeds.
Allegorical Character: Cú Chulainn embodies the cynical notion that wishes never come true.
All Myths Are True: Even figures from myth actually existed and are able to be summoned as Servants. They are even able to be in possession of what was described in their legends.
Alternate Timeline: In this, the multiverse exists.
Atlantis: A technologically advanced city that used to be under the protection of the 12 Olympian Machine Gods until Sefar sunk it in 12,000 BC.
Atomic F-Bomb:
Andy: WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!
An Ice Person: As Blue King, Reisi can utilize ice in his attacks.
Angry Animalistic Growl: Another reason why dogs represent Cú Chulainn, when angry he can growl.
Animal Eyes: Cú Chulainn and Gilgamesh have red eyes with serpentine pupils.
Animal Motif: Dogs for Cú Chulainn. Despite his "I don't give a shit" attitude he's fiercly loyal and in fact his True Name is Gaelic for "Culann's Hound".
Anime Catholicism: The end goal is the Holy Grail and the Overseer is Kirei Kotomine from the Holy Church.
Anti-Magic: Servants with the Magic Resistance skill can nullify up to a certain rank of magecraft attacking them.
Anyone Can Die: Since the Holy Grail War is a fight to the death it means any Master, Servant, or anyone involved can get offed.
Attack on the Heart: Zabaniya allows Hassan to crush the target's heart while it's still in their body.
Aura Vision: Servants can see any density of mana, even an amount invisible on the light spectrum. This causes hiding via spirit form to be useless on them.
Bare-Handed Blade Block: Cú Chulainn wins the sparring match against Reisi after grabbing the blade of his saber.
Beam Spam: Medea can rain beams of mana down on someone like a machine gun.
Berserk Button:
- Andy says Cú Chulainn needs to make up for killing his son and Cú Chulainn almost cuts off his head.
  Cú Chulainn: Mention what I did to Connla in that manner again and I'll take your life as payment.
- Cú Chulainn does not like being called a dog. After Gilgamesh calls him one, the only thing that stopped Cú Chulainn from assaulting the Servant is he sensed Gilgamesh is too powerful for something like that.
- Call Medea a witch and see how badly she obliterates you.
- The last Usagi to refer to Daikaku as "His Eminence" almost got impaled by Gilgamesh.
BFS: Cú Chulainn, who's 185 cm tall, has a spear two meters long.
Bitch Slap:
- Hassan received one when he was alive from a woman who was just fat after asking her if she's pregnant.
- Seri went Tsundere and hurriedly gave one to Cú Chulainn after he said she's staring at him.
Blatant Lies:
Reisi: You should show me how to perform the runic magecraft you use.
Cú Chulainn: Later. Anyone could tell by Lancer's tone he isn't going to get around to doing that.
Blood Knight: Cú Chulainn loves fighting. He had gone a month without sleeping when he was alive just so he could fight non-stop!
Bloodier and Gorier: This is K with not only elements from the Nasuverse but also the gory and detailed descriptions of the high level of violence able to be found in those works.
Bruiser with a Soft Center: Heracles looks intimidating, but he's really kind to Neko and Illya from the Fifth Fuyuki Holy Grail War wanted him to never leave her alone.
Brutal Honesty:
Cú Chulainn: I swear it doesn't matter the era, humans are and will always be a pain in the ass!
Bullet Dodges You: Cú Chulainn's Protection From Arrows skill has a slightly misleading name. It isn't just arrows it blocks but it can be that any projectile attack is knocked away before they even touch him.
Calling Your Attack: The name of a Servant's Noble Phantasm, their trump card, is said right before use. This is a requirement to use the weapon or skill's true power. However, the use of one has to be strategicly planned, since the name of the Noble Phantasm is the one the hero, an actual historical or mythological figure, used in their legend or is linked to, it can give out their True Name. The name requirement is Averted for some Noble Phantasms. Examples are Achilles' Andreias Amarantos and Dromeus Komētēs, both being continuously active. He just needs to whistle to summon Troias Tragōidia.
The Cameo: Heracles doesn't know why he recalls Illya.
Cape Wings: For flying, Medea's cloak looks like a pair of giant bat wings.
Character Catchphrase: Gilgamesh refers to everyone as "mongrel" and Cú Chulainn as "dog".
Chick Magnet: Girls can't keep their eyes off Achilles.
Church Militant: Executioners are the fighting force of the Holy Church. As those that defy God, Dead Apostles are their enemy. Kirei is one so Zouken can't just go see him.
Civilization Destroyer: The Umbral Star feasts on civilizations from each planet it invades, why it's also called the Harvester Star.
Cool Horse: Achilles' Troias Tragōidia is pulled by three powerful horses, one of which can talk.
Cool Mask: Hassan wears a white mask shaped like a skull. It hides that he doesn't have a face.
Cool Sword:
- Altera's Photon Ray has a tricolor blade and used to belong to the War God Mars.
- The sword Cú Chulainn used when he was alive, Cruaidín Catutchenn, is demonic and has a glowing blade.
Conveniently Unverifiable Cover Story:
- The coma incidents weren't explained as the people in the affected buildings being drained but rather as a series of gas leaks.
- Kirei has to come up with a story to conceal any supernatural messes made during the War.
Covered with Scars: Assumed Cú Chulainn is since he's a lifelong warrior but if he is, they're so faint that they can only be seen up close. The only noticeable one is on the side of his neck from someone's failed attempt to cut his head off.
Creepy Doll: Ren has a collection of dolls that freak his roommate, Akira, out.
Curb-Stomp Battle: Servants are more powerful than those considered the strongest humans and though it is possible for a Servant to be defeated by one if they can bypass a Servant's Nigh-Invulnerability, it usually requires another Servant to kill one.
Curse: Gandr is a Nordic curse where a bullet of magical energy has to hit the victim to be invoked. It can be one of two ways in severity. The single-action type is able to make someone with magic circuits sick basically. A Finn shot is capable of destrying the victim's heart.
Cute Little Fangs: Cú Chulainn has canine teeth that are a little longer than a normal person's.
Dating Catwoman:
- Male/male again like in the first story but it's Reisi and Mikoto who are romantically involved this time.
- Include Cú Chulainn and Achilles, who tried to get intimate.
Deliberate Values Dissonance: Cú Chulainn, a hero from 2,000 years ago, doesn't think you should hate the enemy and doesn't know what sexual harassment is.
Determinator:
- Even though Himori gets run through by the Bronze-Link Manipulator, he doesn't care about further damage done to his body as he tries to disconnect it.
- Cú Chulainn is probably one of the best Heroic Spirits in the Throne of Heroes when it comes to survival. As proof, in another War in another timeline he lasted 12 straight hours against Gilgamesh, who is probably the strongest Heroic Spirit.
Do Not Call Me "Paul": Altera dislikes the sound of the name Atilla.
Does Not Drive: Reisi asked Cú Chulainn to use his runes to give himself enough Riding to drive them to Reisi's parent's house. Cú Chulainn correctly figured out it's because Reisi doesn't know how to drive.
Don't Wake the Sleeper: When Cú Chulainn was a kid he punched a messenger in the face so hard the guy's brain splattered on the wall. And he only tried waking Cú Chulainn up. Needless to say, no other person in Ulster tried waking him again.
Dragged into Drag:
- Thetis forced Achilles to go to Skyros dressed as a girl to avoid the Trojan War.
- Anna makes Achilles wear a poofy red dress with shiny red ribbons in his hair.
Dreaming of Times Gone By: A Master can wind up dreaming about their Servant's past. Nagare end up dreaming of Altera as Atilla the Hun and as Sefar.
Dual Wielding: During the dream about the end of his life, Achilles used both a sword and a spear.
Eldritch Abomination: We have the White Titan, Sefar, who isn't even native to the planet but from a parasitic world outside the Solar System called the Umbral Star.
The End of the World as We Know It: Sefar coming to Earth from the Umbral Star was seen as this.
Endearingly Dorky: Despite his attempts at being dignified and that his subordinates fear and respect him, Reisi can act like a dork at times, such as when he thinks his Servant is a werewolf since the man has some canine traits like a sharp sense of smell despite the fact he can see all of Cú Chulainn's stats, including that he isn't one, that it can rule out his common sense.
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": All the Servants are referred to by their Class Name ^example
Everyone Can See It: The entire Red Clan knows Izumo has a thing for Seri.
Exposed to the Elements: As the bodies of Servants are resistant to temperature extremes, they wouldn't need to wear any gear to protect from it (they can still feel different temperatures).
Familiar: Morrigan uses crows as her familiars.
First-Name Basis: Cú Chulainn refers to everyone in the Blue Clan by their given name.
Flight: Medea can fly on her own. Achilles has to be on his chariot in order to fly.
Forced Sleep: After Cú Chulainn pulled that stunt of going a month without sleep he of course got heavily wounded and exhausted. Lugh himself had to knock his son out for some rest and Cú Chulainn slept for an entire day.
Form-Fitting Wardrobe: Cú Chulainn's Celtic outfit leaves little to the imagination regarding how ripped he is.
Friendly Enemy:
- Even if the two are another Master-Servant pair, Cú Chulainn won't attack as long as they don't.
- Achilles and Cú Chulainn get along well.
Friends with Benefits: Reisi think that he and Mikoto only have sexual tensions and opposites like them will never fall in love.
Funbag Airbag: Reisi's face lands in between Seri's boobs after he trips.
Genius Bruiser: Scáthach had a policy that all of her students are to master all forms of combat. It took Cú Chulainn only a year to master everything Scáthach could teach.
Glad He's On Our Side: Andy says this about Cú Chulainn and Reisi after seeing how badly they tore up the courtyard just from sparring!
Good Girls Avoid Abortion: Deichtine attempted to abort Cú Chulainn but it's clear it didn't take. She thought it did, which is why she gave birth to him. She still loves him despite finding out the truth.
Götterdämmerung: While Sefar was razing the Earth, she was striking down gods. All this began the decline of the Age of the Gods.
The Gunslinger: Tenkei fights with a revolver.
Healing Hands: Cú Chulainn is capable of healing injuries with his rune magecraft.
Healing Factor: A trait of all Servants. How fast they can regenerate depends on the severity of the injury and the amount of mana they have, a flesh wound typically closed in a second.
Heroes Gone Fishing: Cú Chulainn has fishing as a hobby that relaxes him.
Horsing Around:
- White Bean Tofu Stew is a horse Strain in the care of SCEPTER 4. It had kicked Andy in the face three times.
- One of Cú Chulainn's horses when he was alive, Liath Macha, had kicked him in the face. He thinks that's the hardest Láeg ever laughed at him.
Hyperspace Arsenal: The Servants can make their own weapons appear out of thin air.
I Love the Dead: One version for after Achilles killed Penthesilea is that he had sex with her corpse.
I Regret Nothing: Cú Chulainn doesn't regret his past because he thinks it's stupid to want to change events gone by.
Invisibility: Spirit form puts the Servant in a state where they can't harm nor be harmed. This is ideal for scouting purposes since only a Servant can see those in spirit form. But anyone with a high Presence Concealment rank is invisible even to Servants.
Is It Something You Eat?: Cú Chulainn thinks the term sexual harassment refers to weapons or food.
It's Personal: Since Reisi is too idealistic, which Tenkei hates, he wants the Blue King to die.
Knight Templar Parent: Achilles calls Izumo a helicopter mom to Anna since he always has strict safety rules for her.
Legendary Weapon: Some Servants' have named weapons that invoke their Noble Phantasm. In this, those are:
- Gáe Bolg, Cú Chulainn's cursed demonic spear which inflicts unhealable wounds. It reverses cause and effect to hit the heart when used.
- Diatrekhōn Astēr Lonkhē is Achilles' hero-killing spear able to create a Duel Field, which allows for fair one-on-one combat with third parties unable to interfere due to time outside being frozen. No one leaves until the other's dead. It also causes his Andreias Amarantos to go away while in it.
- Rule Breaker from Medea is a dagger that can steal a Servant from a Master and make it her own.
- Altera's Photon Ray once belonged to Mars and summons an attack from him which she directs to the enemy.
- Ea is an Anti-World sword belonging to Gilgamesh. At full power, it can distort reality and destroy Reality Marbles. Given the world is a Reality Marble on the planet...
Lethal Chef: When Medea tried to cook, it was met with disastrous results.
Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Cú Chulainn's hair goes to his waist and he's good-looking.

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Magic Enhancement: Mana can be used to strengthen part of the mage or Servant, such as to the legs or weapons, to strengthen them or increase their durability.
Magic Must Defeat Magic: Servants' bodies reject science so only attacks with a supernatural enhancement can damage them.
The Medic: Scáthach made Cú Chulainn an expert at treating injuries from combat for when he can't rely on his runes.
Mistaken for Pedophile: Achilles was about to take Anna on his chariot and one of his horses, Xanthus, accused him of being a lolicon.
Moment Killer: Reisi cockblocked Cú Chulainn, who was about to have sex with Achilles, an enemy Servant.
Mundane Utility:
- Cú Chulainn, a Servant, uses his spear to free a wedged bucket.
- For lighting cigarettes, he uses a really weak Ansuz rune.
- Medea used her Noble Phantasm, Rule Breaker, to try killing a mouse.
Nice Guy: Even though Cú Chulainn can be vulgar, savage, and crude at times, he's actually a really kind person. Seri describes his touch as incredibly gentle.
Nigh-Invulnerable: Servants are spirits. Because of this, they're incredibly durable and conventional weaponry is useless on them. They can only be harmed by attacks with a magical, spiritual, or conceptual enchantment. Include their Class and Personal skills and they can be a pain to fight. Anything contaminated with magical energy can also damage them.
No-Sell: Because of Andreias Amarantos, Achilles can't be harmed by anyone lacking Divinity or without a Divine Construct, aside from his heel. Damaging it badly enough causes this Noble Phantasm to go away until his next summoning.
Normally, I Would Be Dead Now: The Battle Continuation skill allows a Servant to remain alive for a time even after having a fatal wound dealt, such as the loss of their spirit core.
Not Quite Flight: Platforms of mana can be created to give the user footing in the air.
Not What It Looks Like: Himori and Yuujirou see Reisi's face in Seri's boobs, Seri hurriedly telling them he just tripped after the two Clansmen assume their King and his lieutenant have something going on.
One-Man Army: Cú Chulainn was literally one when he was alive. He single-handedly fought in and even won a war. Some of his survival was owed to his use of guerrilla tactics.
Our Fairies Are Different: The Six Great Mother and Father fairies in the Reverse Side of the World forged the sword that killed Sefar.
Our Homunculi Are Different: Homunculi are artificial humans. Lorelei von Einzbern is a clone of Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern. As such, she has magic circuits that allow her to be the vessel for the Lesser Grail.
Our Gods Are Different: Gods used to be the dominant species so belief in the divine used to dominate the world. The main vessels for the 12 Olympian Gods were machines. Sefar was regarded as a distant god-like being.
Our Spirits Are Different: Though Servants appear to be creatures of flesh and blood, they are in fact Heroic Spirits from any time period and held in a place existing outside of reality, known as the Throne of Heroes. They can go into spirit form to be freed of any bindings and to phase through solid objects.
Our Vampires Are Different: Dead Apostles are vampires. Like vampires, blood powers them. They can go out in the day, but sunlight steadily degrades the blood's genetic material, which is required for Dead Apostles to live.
Our Werewolves Are Different: When Andy thinks that Cú Chulainn's a werewolf, he imagines his wolf form is bipedal with blue fur and red eyes. In addition, he also thought the Servant was going to howl at the full moon on night 3.
Past-Life Memories: Altera recalls glimpses of dreams about events from when she was Sefar.
Person of Mass Destruction: Sefar was gradually destroying the world and wouldn't stop until only ocean remains.
Playing with Fire: Since he's the Red King, Mikoto can use this element.
Power Tattoo: Command Seals look like red tattoos on the back of the right hand of the Masters. But they can be used to give their Servant an absolute order. As each is only made up of three strokes, a Command Seal can only be used three times. A Servant can sense if a human has one and one that has a Servant can be sensed as leaking mana.
Professional Gambler: Thanks to Gilgamesh's Golden Rule skill, he's a natural winner at gambling. He considers it just a chore of reclaiming what's already his.
Public Bathhouse Scene: The entire Special Squad washes off the sweat from sparring against Cú Chulainn, joined by Reisi and Cú Chulainn.
Pure Magic Being: Servants, though they look to have bodies like humans, are in fact humanoids comprised of magical energy. Their status as spirits is the reason they have a superhuman level of strength and can be hard to kill. But Servants require mana to survive like humans require blood.
Really 700 Years Old: A Servant's physical appearance shouldn't distract from the fact that five out of these seven are from BC.
Red Eyes, Take Warning:
- Cú Chulainn, Gilgamesh, and Altera have red eyes. If you value your life then don't piss them off.
- Zouken, who has red eyes, is a Dead Apostle.
Red Oni, Blue Oni:
- The Red is the free-spirited and with a devil-may-care attitude Cú Chulainn and the Blue is the orderly and rational Blue Clan.
- HOMRA could also be the red oni since Cú Chulainn matches them, according to Seri.
- The Knights of the Red Branch are a free-spirited group that could stage a battle one day then party that same night to forget all about it. The Blue Clan is the opposite, which is why Cú Chulainn struggles to fit in.
Runic Magic: Cú Chulainn is capable of using Odin's 18 runes, but it was ranked down from Primordial Rune since his Class isn't Caster.
Screams Like a Little Girl:
- Achilles got this from Misaki after phasing through a wall in front of him.
- Akira's reaction after Reisi speaking behind him without knowing the man's right there.
Semi-Divine: Some Servants have the Divinity skill, which can come from them being a demigod. These are Cú Chulainn, Achilles, Heracles, and Gilgamesh. Altera has a high rank in Divinity due to formerly being Sefar.
She Is the King: Altera was king of the Huns.
Shout-Out:
Daikaku: I hope he [Gilgamesh] lets his guard down and gets eaten.
- A Strain uses the Bronze-Link Manipulator that Fiore built.
Signature Scent: Cú Chulainn has a bestial odor.
Situational Sword: The full power of Diatrekhōn Astēr Lonkhē can't be used on female opponents due to Achilles' regret with killing Penthesilea, can't be used on anyone he deems weaker than him, and the opponent has to agree to the fight.
Soul Eating: Servants have to drain others in order to live, be it steadily taking mana or draining someone enough to kill them.
Specs of Awesome: Reisi is the only King who wears glasses. As you could find out the hard way, he isn't a King for nothing.
The Speechless: Heracles only roars. He is able to speak telepathically, but only when he isn't fighting.
Spider-Sense: Cú Chulainn jumped out of range for Zabaniya before it could be activated but he doesn't know why.
Spiky Hair: It wasn't from hair gel that the top of Cú Chulainn's hair sticks up but from washing it in lime water.
Spit Take: Achilles' reaction to Izumo saying the former once had sex with a dead body. Achilles told Izumo it didn't happen in the timeline he's from and to never bring it up again.
Squishy Wizard: Medea is great at magecraft but is hopeless with self-defense.
Super-Empowering: Medea uses her magecraft to reinforce Ichigen enough so he can fight Servants on equal footing.
Super-Hearing: Cú Chulainn can hear someone breathing from 40 meters away.
Super-Strength: Cú Chulainn can basically bench press something weighing billions of tons. He shows he can definitely handle a lot more weight than a human can by kicking a 300 ton jumbo jet a kilometer away without breaking a sweat. And this is with him being in a severely weakened state! This is shit any Servant with at least B-rank Strength can do.
Sword of Damocles: When a King goes over a certain mana output, a physical mass of power in the shape of a sword called a Sword of Damocles materializes over them.
Thanks for the Mammary: Subverted. When Reisi fell into Seri, she thought his hands would end up on her boobs, not the sides of her chest.
Top God: Lugh being High King of the Tuatha Dé Danann makes him the chief god of that pantheon.
Training from Hell: Scáthach had both verbally and physically beaten knowledge into Cú Chulainn.
Troubling Unchildlike Behavior: Cú Chulainn wanted to have sex with Emer when he was 14.
Unaffected by Spice:
- Inverted. Despite being the Red King, Mikoto can't handle spicy food. Most of his Clansmen and his Servant are unaware of this.
- Kirei was able to consume two plates of super-spicy mapo tofu without so much as flinching.
Urban Fantasy: The story take place in the Tokyo Metropolis at the end of December 2012.
Walking Shirtless Scene: Heracles isn't wearing anything from the waist up.
Warrior Prince: Cú Chulainn is a prince and is a member of the Knights of the Red Branch.
Weapon-Based Characterization: Hassan, an Assassin Servant who prefers fighting from the shadows, uses knives as weapons.
Weapon of Mass Destruction: Noble Phantasms have varying levels of destructive power. Those on the low end, Anti-Army, are only effective for wiping out large amounts of people. The highest classification is Anti-World/Anti-Planet. The name of the category tells you the scale the area of effect is capable of being at.
Workaholic: Reisi stayed up working until almost 5 in the morning!
World's Best Warrior: There are actually three. Saber, Lancer, and Archer, collectively called the Three Knight Classes, are supposedly the strongest Servants in a straight fight during a Grail War.
Worthy Opponent: Gilgamesh and Enkidu enjoyed fighting each other and were laughing at the end of it.

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