TRAILBLAZING HOURS

[starwill]

stelle.
receptacle x.
the trailblazer.
voice test post.


• open to cross-canon, doubles, smut, what have you. long form plots besides the prompts below totally welcome!
  
• favorite prompts down below, but can run with anything you've got up your sleeve. feel free to message me on plurk/discord for further plotting.
  
  
  prompt ideas:
  holy grail war meme - either as a master (similar to illya, she is a host for the grail) or a saber (her initial weapon being The Bat but then can turn into the sword/lance).
  hypnotism (please. it's my go to. help.)
  murdergame meme
  mind altering hot springs
  random scenario
  mindfuck meme
  smut scenarios (nsfw, obvi)
  psl wishlist (outdated but still semi-relevant)

Comments

[vandalizer]

Baaaaasicallly.... I'm here to tell you that you're a lucky candidate to join in our lovely Holy Grail War!

[Mare crosses her legs in a rather condescending manner and folds her arms. She felt that this girl should feel honored to be selected here!]

What will happen is that you'll be given a Servant to participate in a grand battle where you'll fight against other Master and Servant pairs and become Number #1 under the sun! The winner will obtain the good ol' sparkly Holy Grail that can grand one wish to the winner!

And this wish of yours can be annnnything you want. World peace, infinite ice cream... All that jazz. ♥ Sounds like fun, right?

[starwill]

And what's the catch?

[vandalizer]

Catch? I threw everything including the kitchen sink at you! What's the problem~?

[starwill]

I was wondering why it has to be a war to begin with.

[vandalizer]

That's just the natural order of things! But if you have a wish to stop this war altogether, then I don't think the Holy Grail will deny you.

[starwill]

But if I had to make a wish by participating in a war in order to stop a war, wouldn't that be...contradictory?

1/2

[vandalizer]

Ugh! Why do you humans always have to overthink!? It's a simple "Yes" or "No" question!

2/2

[vandalizer]

[Wait a minute...]

Hold on... Do you even have a human desire?

[starwill]

I'm not even sure if I'm really human.

[ So she shrugs. ]

[vandalizer]

[Her lips curl in even further amusement.]

Is that so? Then how were you born exactly?

[starwill]

Rather than born... I think I was created.

[vandalizer]

Soooo.... Do you know the purpose of your creation? Or did your creator just leave you high and dry?

[starwill]

If I knew it at one point... I've forgotten it.

[vandalizer]

Huh... You remind me of someone I know. He forgot his whole past life too.

[starwill]

Maybe I'll get to meet him sometime.

[ ... ]

Anyway, I suppose I can participate in this "war" of yours.

[vandalizer]

Ooooh! Now we're talking!

[She says playing clapping her hands together.]

Actually, I think he'll be a good match for you as your new Servant. A bit of a grumpy-pants, but he's a real softie deep down. Think you got what it takes?

[starwill]

Pretty sure. If I don't, I'll probably be dead.

1/2

[vandalizer]

Okaaaaay then! You might feel a brief sting in your right hand, but that'll be gone in a jiffy!

[Mare floats back as she lifts a finger and a light shines from it.]

Here we go! Releasing Shard! Take the Servant!

2/2

[vandalizer]

[The light shines down and what comes out from it is an young man dressed in blue and black kneeling before Stelle. It's not out of humbleness... He's just temporarily blinded from all of the light! He doesn't seem very heroic looking, he looks about as normal as any other citizen around.]

--Ugh! What the hell!? It's so bright... Where am I?

[starwill]

[ ........... ]

The Astral Express.

[ Well, specifically, her room, but shh. ]

[vandalizer]

... Uh-huh. So I'm guessing you're the kid who summoned me?

[And that's when Mare floats around his face and waves very enthusiastically!]

Oh, I can answer this one! Technically, I did since I'm also a catalyst who's linked to you! But since she agreed to the contract and she fits the right conditions, then that would make her your official Master~! ★

[There's a pause from Van as he takes a second to sigh and process this.]

You know that I should have a word in this too, right? [A beat as he brushes Mare out of the way.] Anyway, do you have 'evidence' that you're a Master? The rules say that you should have it on one of your hands.

[starwill]

On one of my...

[ It's only then that she glances at her hands and realizes that she's going to have to take her gloves off. And when she does, she sees the marking on her left hand: bright red Command Seals in the shape of a star. ]

Is this it?

[vandalizer]

[He'll be reaching out to gently grasp her wrist to take a closer look at the seals. Those were definitely certified Command Seals... And another idle observation he makes how slender her fingers looked and unblemished her skin was. Almost reminded him of how a doll was modeled.]

Yup. Looks like those are the Command Seals to show your proof as a Master. [He'll let go of her wrist.] Basically, you can consider those my leash and collar. As a Master, you already have authority over me... But you can also use these seals to give me ironclad commands that I'll have to follow regardless if I love it or hate it. Think carefully how you use 'em, though.

[Speaking of which...]

I know Mare dragged you into this-- [And there's a loud "SHE AGREED!" that he ignores.] But did she tell you about the Servant classes yet?

[starwill]

. . . I'd rather not use them if I don't have to. She didn't tell me about the classes, though.

[vandalizer]

I'll take things from here then. There's seven classes in total: Saber, Assassin, Berserker, Rider, Caster, Archer and Lancer. All of them have their advantages and disadvantages over each other.

[Then Mare cuts in with a clearing of her throat. She sure loves to be the center of attention, doesn't she?]

Act-ua-lly-- I've heard rumors of other classes out there, but let's focus on these main seven! Anyway, keep the lecture train rolling!

... These battles from here on will be like a bloody game of rock-paper-scissors. I'll have my strengths to back you up, but I'm also gonna have my weaknesses too. The more we understand how our opponents move and fight, then the better off we'll be.