Fate/Other Half

ARC 2 Prologue: A Message from the Core

There was once a knight.

He is known as the knight blessed by the heavens themselves,

The knight never questioned this, once in his life.

Known as the perfect knight, he alone reaches the cup touched by the blood of Christ.

A loyal knight, to his king, a well-mannered young man.

But even still…

Not once has this knight known how to be selfish.

He fights for humanity, he deems those that threaten humanity as his enemy.

A black-and-white perspective.

He would willingly throw his life away for humanity.

But he himself never knew the pleasure of what being a human is…

ARC 2 Prologue: A Message from the Core

March 10, 2031

10:31

Mare Aurum; Barracks

Stargazer’s POV

“HA! HEYA!” I cried out as my opponent kept blocking my attack.

“Good, just like that, but put more force behind it.” A Chinese Martial Artist, Li Shuwen said as he easily blocked my attack.

I keep a steady flow of breathing, striking at his unguarded body parts. He caught a right hook to his chest, and then a left hook at his ribs, which he once again saw.

“Both of your hands are not usable, what will you do–” Ignoring him, Using my hand as a support, I twist my lower half to kick the side of his head. An impact sound was made from the blow, but at the last moment, he let go of my right arm and also caught my foot, before tossing me to the side, gaining some distance between him and me.

Charging at him again I try to go below him and do an uppercut, which he blocked with both hands. Seeing it failed, I backed a bit before charging at him again with a barrage of one and twos which he blocked easily, seeing him distracted, I went lower and did a leg sweep, and it caught him off balance, seeing this chance, I grab the help of his shirt and deliver the finishing blow, but before my fist connect, I felt a bump on the back of my head. I groaned realizing it was his foot in a kicking motion but he bumped it signifying that I lost.

A kick from the back of the head can be damaging as it hits probably the most vulnerable part of the body which is the back of the head, and with enough force, it can take away the consciousness of a person or worse it can kill you. I stood up and Li Shuwen did the same.

“Ugh, I almost had you there.” I groaned.

“Yes you did, you are cautious, yes, but not cautious enough as you leave a weak point open, an experienced fighter or martial artist can see that and take advantage of it, so do be careful next time.”

I nodded, though still bitter, I almost won that fight, granted he is surely going easy on me, but winning against a servant even if the said servant is handicapped, is still a huge deal and achievement.

“Still, you managed to land a lot of hits today and your fighting style is beginning to develop, though there are some hiccups here and there, the fact that you managed to grow this quickly, must be the result of your journey. Good job Lord Ritsuka.” Li Shuwen said while smiling.