"Tell me, my dear Draco. Why do you hold in your hands the most powerful bow that ever existed? Why is it not in the hands of the gods?
Ahh, I knew you'd ask me that. I guess I have to explain everything to you so you'll understand.
But I didn't know the bow the old man gave me was so impressive. I just knew it was a bow that Agni had given Arjuna, but I didn't know much else.
Now that I think about it, the rank of this Noble Phantasm is [A]. Excalibur is just a little stronger, with a rank of [A++].
"That's why I have to explain it from the beginning."
Tiamat nods her head, indicating that I shall continue with the explanation.
"When I woke up, I found myself in a white world with only an old man in it. He explained to me about a system that I have, with which I can summon Servants. I did not know what a Servant was, so the old man explained it to me. Servants are spirits turned into special relatives of the highest rank who are linked to the Master. Typically Heroic Spirits under most systems, they can also sometimes be Divine Spirits, Ghosts, Wraiths and living people depending on the various circumstances".
I'm waiting for a moment so Tiamat can digest the information. Kuroka and Shirone are listening carefully.
"So, I guess you can invoke a Servant right now, can't you?"
I sit with my head.
"I think this system could be considered a Sacred Gear, although you can't have one of those. Well, let's just finish eating and not think about this later.
......
"Ah, I'm full."
"Nee-sama, I can't eat anymore."
Kuroka and Shirone are lying on the floor while stroking their slightly bulging bellies. I am amazed to see that each of them has eaten an entire gray wolf.
I mean, a whole gray wolf could last me two or three days when I was a Baby Dragon, and I'm not going to say anything about when I was an egg.
"Kuroka, Shirone, go take a bath now that you've finished eating. Draco and I need to have a little talk."
"Yes, Tia-nee!"
The two sisters soon obey Tiamat. It seems the Nekoshou have somehow recognized her as the leader, although how she has done so is unknown to me.
Once the two sisters are gone, Tiamat exchanges her friendly smile for a much more chilling one.
"Now, Draco. Tell me a little more about these Servants..."
Nice move on your part, Tiamat. I can speak more freely now that the two sisters are gone.
"If what you say is true, this system is too powerful. But you still haven't told me how you got that bow."
So I was still thinking about this.
"The bow is a Noble Phantasm. Noble Phantasms are the embodiment of the ultimate mysteries of a hero that symbolizes one's existence through historical facts and anecdotes. It symbolizes the story of Arjuna and his excellent bow skills."
"So you can also get these Noble Phantasms with the system."
Tiamat's deduction skills can be a little scary.
"But this is too powerful, even Albion and Ddraig's Juggernaut Drive forces its user to pay the price. Do you have to pay anything to get this?"
I repeat, she is terrifying.
"Yes, I have to pay the price."
"Then I forbid you to use that system."
At least let me explain what I have to pay.
"To get a Servant or a Noble Phantasm, I have to pay Fate Points. The system causes no harm to my person."
Tiamat's serious expression softened a bit when I told her this.
"I see, how do you get these Fate Points?"
This is where I wanted to go.
"Fate points, as the name implies, are related to fate. I get one point for every person whose fate I have changed. Right now, I have one Fate Point."
Tiamat scowls and looks at the ground for a few moments.
"A Fate Point... You get it for changing destinies... But you've already changed the destiny of those two sisters, why do you only have one point? Sure, you've spent a point on that bow. Okay, okay."
She's mumbling.
"And now you're thinking of summoning a Servant, are you?"
"That's right."
Tiamat scowls. I still have something to explain.
"Tia, Fate Points can also be used for something else."
"What for?"
"To turn people into Servants, provided I have the consent of that person."
Tiamat opens her eyes wide. She opens her mouth and closes it again repeatedly.
"Could you make me your Servant?"
I nod with my head.
"What would I get out of it?"
"Your strength would be increased depending on various factors, and I could give you Noble Phantasms."
Tiamat nods and nods again, she continues to frown.
"In that case, why haven't you made Kuroka your Servant? The girl has taken a liking to you, and I'm more than sure she would agree to become your Servant without hesitation."
I had thought of that too, Tia. But...
"I don't think this is the time, maybe in the future. I don't want to rescue Kuroka from captivity just to tie her up again.
That was one of the two reasons. The other was that I have always wanted my own Servant.
Tiamat's frown relaxes, and her lips curl.
"You're a good boy, even if you've taken the path of an Evil Dragon. Who knows, maybe your evolutions will take an interesting path in the future..."
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While Draco was explaining to Tiamat, she was thinking.
"This kid, why does he have something like this? What is this about changing destiny? Argh... I shouldn't have accepted this mission without informing myself first..."
...................
I'm at the lake again. After talking to Tiamat, we agreed to invoke the Servant when the two sisters returned from the bath.
I told Tiamat that I wanted to invoke the Servant alone, but she refused at once. With much effort, I managed to convince her to at least remain hidden at the time of the invocation.
Kuroka and Shirone are with her now, hiding among the trees of the forest.
[1 Fate Point used, You have to recite the following spell to summon your Servant]
Words appear in my mind, now I just have to recite them to get what I wanted so badly.
"For the elements, silver and iron."
"For the foundation, stone and the Archduke of the Covenants."
"The colour I grant you is 'Red'."
A crimson magic circle with a lot of strange symbols appeared a few meters in front of me.
"Build a wall for the wind."
"Close the doors in all four directions."
"Approach from the Crown."
"And follow the forked path that leads to the Kingdom!"
"Listen. My desire creates your body and your sword creates my destiny!"
"If you hear the call of the system and obey my wish and reason... Answer me!"
"I swear... I will be all the goodness in the world. That I will overcome all the evil in the world."
"You, Seventh Heaven, clothed with the three great words of power, come from the circle of the link, Guardian of the Scales!"
The magic circle reached its full potential, and crimson lighting rose to the sky, threatening to split it in two.
The light disappeared, and there was my first Servant.