Pompey Cornelii, sighed as he watch over the span of land from the balcony that belonged to the Arvina, one of the many subfamilies of the Cornelii, his mind preoccupied by many thoughts that flowed in and out of his head. He was a man in his mid-thirties, possible 36 if one where to guess with hazel brown hair which is swept back and cerulean blue eyes. He wore a slim fit black business suit with a white shirt underneath completed with a black tie and black shoes.
The Cornelii had existed in this world for countless centuries, surviving through desperate means of persuasion, and in some cases backstabbing and killing. A great clan, who but call themselves the last Romans, reduced to these sinful acts. What a pity, for a dying clan
The Cornelii could trace their origins from the time of the Roman Republic, before the Second Punic War, they were known for externally producing fine men for the Senate and the Roman Army, and internally for producing the finest magus in the Roman Empire. Spells around these times were diverse and different, there was no common singular spell or curse that everyone uses, everyone around these times used different spells and curse, only affiliated to their faction and their pantheon. The Cornelii were known for possessing powerful and ancient spells and curses said to have been lost after the grand days of Solomon, King of Israel have long gone. Their clan was divided into numerous Subfamilies, with the main Cornelii family commanding all of them.
Dorabella, Scipio, Arvina, Merenda, Phagita, and many more all of these sub houses descended from the Cornelii, where raised and shaped by them, they were the children, and the Cornelii, their father, the subfamilies owe their existence to them, and so their unbreakable bone and ties to their parent clan.
The Golden Age of the Roman Empire under Emperor Augustus was when the Cornelii shone brightly, like the brightest star amongst all others. They were prosperous, famed and known throughout the empire through their senators, generals, centurions, writers and many others. However, like all the trillions of stars out there, they shine brightly, only to wither and die, quite relatable to what their clan is now; dying, slowly disappearing from the world over the past few centuries, surviving through Backstabbing, Isolation and Hiding in plain sight through sheer determination and the will to survive.
With their clan, slowly dwindling, it seems that there is no bright future for them.
That is until the Holy Grail War was created and through this ritual, shall a wish be granted to the winner of the war. The Cornelii wanted this, needed it, for it is their only means of salvation.
They could have left this world, just like the Gargonia, who had left this world when it seemed that Attila the Hun's Massive Hunnic Horde would consume the struggling Roman Empire, burning and pillaging all in their path. They could have if the means to do so was lost throughout the years, and their determination to win the grail itself was their only form of hope if they are to survive.
They had fought in Three Holy Grail Wars. For the first, a member of the Dorabellas, for the second, a Scipios, and the final third war that they had fought in, a Cornelii from the Cornelii themselves. Unlike the other 6 participants, however, their choice of servants did not extend to the more well-known Heroic Spirits like Napoleon or Hassan, nor did they went anywhere near people like Herakles, Atalanta, or even Julius Caesar himself, with one case being Emperor Nero, which only happened in the Second Holy Grail War, rather they went for the more lesser known heroes of the Throne of Heroes, like Marcus Cassius Scaeva, The Unsung Roman Hero, who fought for them in the First Holy Grail War, Helvidius Priscus, The Rebuilder of the Temple of Jupiter who was their Caster in the Second Holy Grail War and finally Odaenathus, the known, but least regarded King of Kings of the East, who was their Rider, who nearly installed their victory if not for the enemy Archer.
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Fate/Unknown
Fanfiction5 years had passed since the end of the events of Fate/Stay Night UBW, and a new Holy Grail War is about to begin. The Cornelii; an ancient magus clan has declared independance from the Association and have not done only that but have also in secret...