Drakengard & NieR One-shots

Drakengard | Caim, Angelus & Zero, Michael | Chance Encounters {1/?}

Chance Encounters {1/?} - Treated Much Like a Cannibal

Request: I'd like to see Caim and Angelus interact with Zero and Michael. It would be interesting, seeing as how Caim and Zero are seen as remorseless killers by others and the relationship between Angelus and Michael. At least, before he became Mikhail. A one-shot would be fine.

Thanks in advance.

I know you said a one-shot would be fine but,,,,,, I'm probably going to make this into 3-4 parts lmao 0-': Also this is written reallyyyyy badly, idk if I'm gonna write in first person for the other parts. I also haven't really touched this up or anything so it's kind of just...... meh )-: Enjoy tho

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The Intoner, Zero, was what the recorders called a 'singularity'. Someone who could change the world with one simple action. Yet, her powers didn't stop there—her very being could enter and impact the world at any time and at any place, involuntarily creating a completely new timeline. She usually came into existence sometime during 997 AD, and 'usually' was once 'certainly' until a new and unexpected branch was formed. This extremely irregular singularity was born in 1080 AD, yet all five of her sisters had still existed before her, in the time they were meant to be in. The world was as if Zero was born in the past, some recorders theorising that the new and misplaced Intoner was, in fact, a reincarnation, and not as powerful of a singularity as the 997 AD Zero. There is still no evidence to the magical theory of her 'reincarnation', or her strength as a singularity, and thus she was still recorded by the Accords accordingly.

This standalone Zero's life was nothing extraordinary. In fact, it was the same; born as Rose, forced into a life of crime, was executed at the age of 17. Rose was possessed by the Flower as soon as her life left her body, essentially reviving her and using her as its puppet (an event similar to 1014 AD, where Rose was sentenced to capital punishment). The newly made Intoner threw away the name Rose and became Zero, and lived under the rule of the Flower for three years. What stands out the most about this singularity is that her life force—her will to live, one might say—was stronger than that of any other Zero. Thus, she did not try to commit suicide (as she once did in the past), which meant that her five sisters never came into existence (as is what happened in 998 AD). During the three years in which the Flower possessed the Intoner, she met the dragon, Michael, the same as if the event were to occur 100 years ago. The circumstances of which formed their alliance, however, differed greatly. The usual Zero formed a partnership with Michael so that she would have the power to kill her sisters; the irregular Zero, with no need to kill her sisters, had no need for the dragon. Although that was reality, Zero and Michael became a team for a reason unknown to the recorders, and even more mysteriously, unknown to the very Accord assigned to observe the important interaction. It was simply dismissed as a meeting beyond reason, or even destiny.

Yet another clear difference between both the regular and rare singularities is that this rare Zero formed a pact with Michael, whereas every other Zero did not. This meant that the existence of a pact between man and beast had already been implemented sometime before the Intoner was born. So far, three things have made this singularity stand out from the rest; the fact she was born in 1080, her strangely overpowering will to live, and her pact with Michael. The strangest of all these factors is certainly her will to live, since every other Zero would not hesitate to throw her own life away. This new singularity simply may have been born that way for the sake of her future; the recorders summarised that if Zero had tried to kill herself because of the Flower's hold, what was supposed to happen would never actually happen. That is what makes this particular Zero so strong—she goes against not the world, but herself, whilst being oblivious to what her actions may cause. For instance, the singularity not killing herself led to her meeting the prince of Caerleon, Caim. Zero was 19, and Caim, 24. They both lived in completely different worlds; the only things connecting them being Caerleon (where the irregular Zero and Caim both reside, albeit in very different areas), their pact partners, and the fact that both of them were singularities. To have two singularities be present in the same era was exceedingly rare, and for both of them to meet was the same as winning the lottery 796 times in a row. Luckily for the both of them, Caim's influence on the world was significantly weaker than Zero's, which made the whole situation a lot less dangerous than it could have been.