Chaldean Chronicles: Cadence of the Lostgrail

@Fox/Wilt/[pending]/Wu/Lae @Sky_ | [NPC] | Sal [9] Walp [14] you can do your rp here

weh, sure I suppose

With the elimination of Nidhogg set to be soon and the final push nearing, Hime opts to pull in a little extra help on her own, using her divine power and some assistance from Chaldean staff to set up a circle nearby. Designed to call upon a fellow kami or two to descend into a Divine Spirit container in accordance with the bunrei's wishes, the summoning instead brings forth...

A beam of light manifests, as a divine presence is definitely summoned. Not quite of her pantheon, but it does have a somewhat direct association. After all, Amaterasu is the sun, the symbol of that eastern country. Alas, instead of a full fledged god, a young man stands. A large purple cape adorns him, as he holds a shaku to his mouth. "I have heard your call from the stars beyond!" He begins, his eyes closed as he confidently introduces himself. "I am Rider, a paragon of virtue, it is a pleasure to meet you, magus of th—" Opening his eyes and sensing the completely different scope of the woman in front of him, he makes a realization. "Ah," did a Caster summon him onto her service? Is that even possible "are you my Master?"

Hime stares for a few moments, taken aback by his appearance. "E-Eh? Hm, I did connect it to their system, but to think using one like this could- Ah, well. Call me...Tamamo, a bunrei of Amaterasu. This circle was fueled by my own power and that of this FATE system, but unfortunately, I cannot contract you under these conditions, as I am still under the system myself. I was aiming to call a fellow kami, really... Mm, but I can sense a divine spark in you, so I suppose that will be enough. I can help you find a Master, of course, but first, may I ask your name?"

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"Hmmm, Tamamo...? Damn, I thought you were someone else. Oh well.* ... What in the fresh heavens. It seems the heavenly Rider was not the only one called forth, but in fact, the summoning was hijacked by another entity. A taller man with black robes and closed eyes stood right behind Shotoku, with a smile that you can't quite place as amusing or sketchy. "Consider this a double bonus, you have managed to call not one Rider, but two. Although, damn, not in my Grand container it seems."

"Fuhahahaha, I suppose now you're stealing my thunder?" Even with the sudden intrusion, the other Rider manages to keep a good mood. "What a shame, what a shame. But alas, it's best to remain humble. Regardless..." He turns again to the goddess. "My name is Toyotomimi no Miko. But a little bird told me I'm addressed as Prince Shōtoku nowadays. That title seems to fit me more, don't you think?" Prince of the Greater Virtue. What kind of lofty title is that? At least, even with his short stature, his confidence and force of personality seem to back up for it. "Even so, I can also understand the honor of being in the presence of a bunrei of divinity." He offers a short, yet very low bow to the Caster. "A pleasure, Tamamo."

"Please, don't call me a merely thief. We can share if you like." He say in a affable mood "As for this person here, I am Taigong Wang, but I believe in your tongue I'll be Taikoubou. I am a Rider as mentioned before. Good to meet you, Tamamo." However, there's something... Odd, at how he talks to her.

Two at once? Likely a result of the unorthodox use of the system by linking it to her work...and she did pour a good deal into it. These two could do well for the reinforcements she wanted, of course...

As she thought to herself, she acknowledged Shōtoku's bow with a nod. "A pleasure to see you as well, I have heard about you under both names, and I am sure it is a great boon to have you join our cause. The same for you, Taikoubou... I see, some awkwardness is understandable. I hope we can indeed all work together, of course, there is no need for that kind of competition between allies here."

"Oh well, as long as you're not causing trouble, I don't have business with you." Said with the same carefree smile of always "Let me guess... This is the Singularity, correct? He said, appreciating the scenery

"Correct, hence the...unconventional method of calling you here. I took personal liberty on the understanding reinforcements would be needed for our coming fight, and mayyyy have convinced some people into helping me set things up without bureaucratic issues... But that aside, I am simply here for human order, of course. Just a top class divine fox~" Winking with a light grin, her smug side was shining through.

Not gonna lie, Taikoubou is this close of whipping out the Dashiben, but patience. He's not his target anyway, even if she awfully looks like her... "In any case, when you say about reinforcements, what exactly is that than we may need to face?"

"If it's enough for two servants to be summoned at the same time, perhaps we must face a challenging enemy." The other Rider muses. He quietly looks at Tamamo. No, rather, he listens to try and slowly understand her nature. That's his talent, after all.

"Some king of giants, Thyrm, or so I hear. Of course, with the Grail in his possession, he's no force to underestimate, nor are those under him. His territory north of here is blanketed by a permanent magical snowstorm, for one. And besides his enhanced army of giants, he has even shown himself able and willing to warp and empower Servants under his command, far past what even the strongest of us might be able to handle alone... And yet, we have come to the point where he is the last matter between us and the fixing of this Singularity." Noticing Shōtoku's focus, she smiles, willingly letting him read her... (what would you say he gets tbh?)

Most likely he'd figure out her sly nature, and at least some of her intent. He's quite intrigued by the way she acts, as she doesn't seem to hide any of her more questionable actions or desires. Nevertheless, he smiles. "Very well. I can feel that my power is much more diminished as usual, but I will do everything I can to assist you, and everyone else."

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@Fox/Wilt/[pending]/Wu/Lae @Thunder - LS | ED | DO | HT i swear I thought I posted this

"Hmmm... Do you happen to know any sorcerer willing to make a contract with me? Unfortunately I'm not as useful as I would like to admit without one, it seems. And I believe it is likewise for my friend here."

Shotoku nods. "That is the curse of our nature, bound to another. My powers may not be fully available, but I am still leaps above what others could manage." How confident.

And indeed, his talented and honed senses, able to discern someone's inner self with ease from their speech alone, pick up what lies behind her grin. The dual tendencies inside her, a sly and conniving yet dedicated nature, her aspirations and principles... Most of all, he can tell that despite her coldly lighthearted and wanton nature, her words and motivations are true, with her aim being to regain the place she sees as waiting for her, coexisting with the desire to find someone she would devote herself to. Both regal and prideful, ambitious but desiring fidelity, in short, she is both Hime and Mae. "As it happens, I do know a few I can introduce you to, although you may have to gain their interest on your own for the most effective bond. Ah, not that I doubt you can perform adequately even so, Taishi-sama."

Ziya nodded, though it may not only have been in response to that answer... "I see then, as long as they're auspicious and of good heart, it shall be enough for me to show my talents to any liege that wants my services."

He nods at Taigong. "My, are we perhaps cut off the same cloth? Fuhahaha!" He seems rather happy. "Yes, I'd expect no less. It wouldn't be truly an appropriate partnership, if my future contractor wasn't interested in me, would it?"

"So it seems, perhaps it is why we were summoned together, honestly, perhaps we might have to fight to prove who's the superior Rider!" Laughs in a jokingly matter, but if Shotoku was listening... there was a piece of honest willingness to do so in his voice.

"Bold, are we not?" He smirks. "Yes, that'd be fine. But in this moment, I am not fit for such a competition. Though, I doubt your mount has as much grace as mine~" Even if Taigong has a dragon, he's confident in Kurokoma.

"Hm! Then, let me present to you its greatness for yourself, virtuous prince. Behold... Sibuxiang!" And the Sibuxiang is summoned in flames...! Or it should be, instead, it's just a docile baku who minds its own business.

Watching, the fox admires both their mounts- Well, even the baku, it's something... "Ah. Perhaps a better time for this contest would be once you have found a contract to fuel your displays?"

"Oh, I see Sibuxian isn't up to contests today... Well, if you could help us reach these people to contract with, it would be a great favor."

"If you come with me, I can begin by putting a call out. The resident of this fortress is quite capable of spreading word quickly, I am sure those interested will make their way here soon."

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"Let us not waste time, unless our friend here has any saying about the proceedings?" He turns to Shotoku, to hear his opinion

"Not at all. Let us be off, with utmost haste!" He smiles, as he let's his cape flutter. Casting a spell, he calls forth Kurokoma, a beautiful black pegasus, and rides it. "My mount may not be a beautiful baku, like yours. But Kurokoma is quite the intelligent lady. I trust her with my life."

"Oho, a beautiful steed indeed! Sibuxian, lets go!" Taigong just... lazily gets on top, and the baku rides forward

With Hime following the Riders, the three are off!

And so, as Hime moves to spread word about the new arrivals, she leads the two into the outpost to stay for now, pending the response of a certain King...

Sometime after that, the Caster, satisfied with her results so far, moves on to the next step of her new stage, further developing her Saint Graph. Having already unlocked some more of it on her own, she goes to find her contractor for the next Ascension...

@Tyonis Shiki

Sometime after that, the Caster, satisfied with her results so far, moves on to the next step of her new stage, further developing her Saint Graph. Having already unlocked some more of it on her own, she goes to find her contractor for the next Ascension...

@Tamamo-no-Hime (@Fox/Wilt/[pending]/Wu/Lae) - jump Hime would find Tyonis standing atop a tree branch, overlooking the barrier before them in case of an enemy incursion. Tyonis looked much better after having rested. His latest mana transfer with Hime had rejuvenated him, body, mind, and soul. His suit was no longer a mess, his wounds were healed, and he'd finally taken a long, scalding hot bath to burn away the filth of battle from his skin. The bounded field that kept the blizzard in check was a marvel to behold: there was a clear line between the normal atmosphere and greenary and then, immediately after a certain point, it was a frigid wasteland. It was as if someone jammed two different landscape paintings together and the boundary represented the small gap between each painting. When he felt Hime's presence approach, Tyonis leapt down from his perch to land before her. He kissed her hand and smiled. "Good morning, Hime. How did your business with those other Heroic Spirits go?" Tyonis asked. He observed her actions through her eyes, but once his patrol started, he couldn't split his attention, so he had no idea how her conversation with the two other Servants concluded.

Good morning, Tyonis." Nodding in acknowledgement of his gesture and the change in his appearance, Hime smiled then sighed lightly, her tails waving in irritation. "...It almost was taunting me! That could merely have been the vehicle for another Servant to come from the start, yet I was seeking to attract another divine spirit, not two like them. Specifically that man and that Prince, yet..." Shaking her head, she recomposes herself. "No matter, business and conversation with them went well enough, and they will be valuable once they find themselves contracts. As for me... That was yet another exercise of my current power, I would believe you are suitably impressed with it happening, Ma~ster~ Although there is still more room for this Saint Graph to develop... And I may have made a few...arrangements with those I could contact that will have to be paid for, aha. But all in due course! Shall we focus on some time together? I would like to practice fighting alongside you once again with the new power and approaches accessible to me, or perhaps you wish to simply speak together for a time?"

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Good morning, Tyonis." Nodding in acknowledgement of his gesture and the change in his appearance, Hime smiled then sighed lightly, her tails waving in irritation. "...It almost was taunting me! That could merely have been the vehicle for another Servant to come from the start, yet I was seeking to attract another divine spirit, not two like them. Specifically that man and that Prince, yet..." Shaking her head, she recomposes herself. "No matter, business and conversation with them went well enough, and they will be valuable once they find themselves contracts. As for me... That was yet another exercise of my current power, I would believe you are suitably impressed with it happening, Ma~ster~ Although there is still more room for this Saint Graph to develop... And I may have made a few...arrangements with those I could contact that will have to be paid for, aha. But all in due course! Shall we focus on some time together? I would like to practice fighting alongside you once again with the new power and approaches accessible to me, or perhaps you wish to simply speak together for a time?"

@Tamamo-no-Hime (@Fox/Wilt/[pending]/Wu/Lae) - jump Tyonis hummed in thought. "Mm. Yeah, I was surprised you could call out to other Servants despite being one yourself. Didn't think the system allowed for that. But then again, you were summoned under strange pretenses as well," he recalled how, technically, he summoned Hime from INS, not from the Throne. "Hmm. Well I'm sure we can skirt the barrier and find a giant or two to hone our teamwork." Tyonis agreed with a pensive look. "But why don't we walk and talk," he suggested. "Do you have a preference on what to be called now? Mae? Tamamo? Hime?"

Tyonis hummed in thought. "Mm. Yeah, I was surprised you could call out to other Servants despite being one yourself. Didn't think the system allowed for that. But then again, you were summoned under strange pretenses as well," he recalled how, technically, he summoned Hime from INS, not from the Throne. "Hmm. Well I'm sure we can skirt the barrier and find a giant or two to hone our teamwork." Tyonis agreed with a pensive look. "But why don't we walk and talk," he suggested. "Do you have a preference on what to be called now? Mae? Tamamo? Hime?"

@Tyonis (@Tyonis Shiki) - jump Hime nodded with a showy yet graceful bow, a smug grin on her face. "Precisely! Someone, or perhaps something, of enough power can force themselves in, hijacking the call so to speak if not making it happen themselves. It would take those on the level of a god themselves to reliably manage that, however...and so I attempted to call out for one of my old self's penpals, mikon~ But it failed, likely enough because I am still under the restrictions of the summoned container myself, so instead the system itself brought forth two in response. A failsafe reaction to process the input, or so I would suppose." Turning towards the barrier with a thoughtful look, she scanned it lightly once again. "That is so, I can get us past this kind of barrier at the right point with a fair amount of ease. Perhaps reducing his forces further would be to our benefit as well... Even with my call having failed, I would try and gather the Divine Spirits that have come to Chaldea already to see what pooling our authority could do about this storm. But that is something to discuss more." Turning to begin walking but waiting for Tyonis to step forward, she thought for a few moments. "...Tamamo. Simply Tamamo will do until I decide, that is what I am commonly called anyway."

And here he comes, flying on a broom up in the sky, it was Monta on the way to the new outpost #2. Some things was done and he had some deliveries to do.

Hime nodded with a showy yet graceful bow, a smug grin on her face. "Precisely! Someone, or perhaps something, of enough power can force themselves in, hijacking the call so to speak if not making it happen themselves. It would take those on the level of a god themselves to reliably manage that, however...and so I attempted to call out for one of my old self's penpals, mikon~ But it failed, likely enough because I am still under the restrictions of the summoned container myself, so instead the system itself brought forth two in response. A failsafe reaction to process the input, or so I would suppose." Turning towards the barrier with a thoughtful look, she scanned it lightly once again. "That is so, I can get us past this kind of barrier at the right point with a fair amount of ease. Perhaps reducing his forces further would be to our benefit as well... Even with my call having failed, I would try and gather the Divine Spirits that have come to Chaldea already to see what pooling our authority could do about this storm. But that is something to discuss more." Turning to begin walking but waiting for Tyonis to step forward, she thought for a few moments. "...Tamamo. Simply Tamamo will do until I decide, that is what I am commonly called anyway."

@Tamamo-no-Hime (@Fox/Wilt/[pending]/Wu/Lae) - jump Tyonis nodded and took Tamamo's arm in his as they trekked through the land for a bit, looking for a potential foe to test their mettle against. "Do you... still have feelings for us? Or... did you lose those with your last vessel?" Tyonis had to ask. He wasn't sure if memories returned with a resummoning, and he hated living in the dark.

Tyonis nodded and took Tamamo's arm in his as they trekked through the land for a bit, looking for a potential foe to test their mettle against. "Do you... still have feelings for us? Or... did you lose those with your last vessel?" Tyonis had to ask. He wasn't sure if memories returned with a resummoning, and he hated living in the dark.

@Tyonis (@Tyonis Shiki) - jump "Hm... Enough of my memories were recorded in my Saint Graph that yes, there is that connection, if not quite the same. That is from the "me" that you summoned, and the "me" that I absorbed is fond of romance as well, if not more so... Either way, I can say I am satisfied, mikon~ " She studied him for a few seconds, clearly considering something. "Rather, my question is, are you still willing with the changes that have happened? I am not completely the one you declared yourself for, after all, in mind and nature. Of course, perhaps that would be what you prefer."

He found the two folks that he was looking for and zoomed right towards them on the broom, here he comes. A audible 'Yosh' coming from him, announcing his approach.

Tyonis froze mid-step. He had a feeling Tamamo's return was too good to be true. The world was not so kind. Not even Touko Aozaki mastered the memory transfer entirely upon her death and revival. The fact Caster wanted to be called Tamamo, instead of Hime, was already enough of a hint that they were different existences. But her words were the final nail in the coffin. The smile Tyonis wore slowly faded into an unreadable line as he bid silent goodbye to his previous partner. No matter how alike they acted, Hime and Tamamo were two different people. It was akin to the EMIYA and Shirou paradox. Their origins were the same; they were alike down to their DNA, but their ends, goals, and destinations were different. And therefore, their souls were not the same. Tyonis swallowed a pit of bile. So he'd failed a second time. Though Tamamo may have been satisfied, Tyonis wasn't. Hime had died and Tamamo returned to take her place. There was no way to ignore his failure. Tyonis unslung his arm after a few moments of contemplation. He turned to address her fully. The silence between them was only accompanied by a cold, howling wind that seemed to create an unseen wall between them. He took his Black Key and held it out to her. "I still love you, even after you've changed. But it's not about preference. I failed you, so you should take my-" He was about to say something more when Monta appeared. Tyonis was secretly grateful for the distraction. "Monta? Why are you out here?" He asked, quickly changing the subject and retracting his offered weapon.

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He slowly went over to the two, still on the broom and stuff in arms. "Hello Ty, Hello ms. Tamamo! Your stuff is done!" He was here to give Tyonis his weapon and the Caster her armor. "May they treat you well and you treat them well."

Tyonis replaced his sword with the halberd Monta thrust into his grip and nodded thankfully after giving it a twirl and a flourish. "The balance is perfect. Thank you, Monta. I'll try not to lose this one," he smirked at Monta then turned to Tamamo. "Are you going to assimilate that into your Saint Graph?" He asked, eyeing the armor.

"Don't remind me..." That's all he said on that. Ty giving up the old one to a servant and Hime being defeated before her sword developed any history.

Dismissing a reply, she just sighed and turned to Monta, taking the armor and feeling it over before starting to don it. "Yes, most likely, regardless of how often I use it, that is more practical than carrying it around. This design is suitable enough for me as well, light and elegant while enchanted to provide appropriate protection. I do not aim to lose it either..."

@Tyonis Shiki

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"Fantastic work as always, Monta," Tyonis praised then turned to Hime. "Shall we test out our new toys?"

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