Dreaming Of Better Days

Singularity F: Chapter 1

Sorry for the wait. This chapter was done about a week ago but due to moving to a new state and my beta-reader being sick, it was put on hold. So I ask a time beta reader to help. But if like anyone wants to be a beta reader for this fic just like join the discord and dm me.

Special thanks to Rewan Demontay for the beta-reader.

Enjoy the show.

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Singularity F: AD 2004-

You know, if I had known things would go down like this, I might have considered taking a retail job instead.

-Oliver

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"Kyu.... Kyuu Fou... Fou... Fou..." Scott's eyes twitch, hearing Fou yapping in his ear and tagging it. When he wakes up, the scent of smoke, alongside. assaults his nostrils. He immediately awoke, sitting straight up. Fou yelped and clung to Scott's shoulder as he arose upon his feet. When his eye adjusted, he saw hell. Buildings were scattered. Some that stood were broken like dead trees. Cars that were smashed, beaten, or turned, as if all of them seemingly tried to flee but failed too. Streets were covered with deep cracks, dirt, and ash. Fires roared in the distance. The city they were in burned as he stepped out from behind the destroyed car.

"Senpai!" Mash calls out to him. Snapping out his thoughts, Scott turned to her. "Mash you're alright, and, uh..." Scott trails off seeing Mash's new outfit. She was wearing skin-tight black and purple armor, carrying a massive shield with her, "What are you wearing and where did you get that shield?" he asks her, confused as all hell.

"... I'll explain later. First, take a look around you, please." Mash told him. Scott looked around and spots that down the street, reanimation skeletons were walking around in a daze. He ducks down along with Mash, with Fou still clinging to his shoulder.

"Enemies." He hissed; his nose twice sniffed the undead. He peeks out from behind the car and counts three of them. They don't seem all that smart, as they bump into things and rattle their bones. Which begs the question–if they were undead, then where was the necromancer(*)?

"How should we go about this Master? Mash ponders, hovering over him and looking at the monster.

Scott turns to her with an eyebrow raised. "Why do you call me that, Mash?"

Mash blinks in confusion. Then she makes as face as she realizes something.

"Sorry, Master, I forgot to tell you," She points at his hand, "I become a Demi-Servant(*) and you are my Master." She then points at his hand. Scott glances down. His eyes widen slightly as red tattoos were on the back of it.

Scott looks at her in surprise, eyes slightly bulging.

"I thought the experiment was a failure," Scott remarks, remembering hearing that Demi-Servants were humans fused with servants' spirits. Mash was one of these experiments and the only partial success. Well, kind of...rumors said the servant that was fused with Mash went quiet and didn't show their powers or wisdom to her.

And now it appears she's gained at least some of it. Somehow.

Mash looks downcast at the remark. Scott flinches as he realizes he probably shouldn't have said that. Before he apologizes, Mash explains to him

"I still don't know of the True Name of the servant, even at the end. He gave me his combat abilities and then vanished. I don't even know whose Heroic Spirit I am...Nor what kind of Noble Phantasm(*) I hold. At this point, there's too much I don't know."