[center][h2]Yumiko Kawajima[/h2][/center]

With a heavy sigh, Yumiko wiped the sweat from her brow as she flicked her hands of the blood staining them. Though covered by a pair of disposable gloves, should could feel the texture of the liquid through them--understandable, given how thin latex was, but definitely not to her tastes. The metallic tinge in the air caused the girl to unconsciously wrinkle her nose in distaste as she surveyed the land she had secured for the ritual tonight: a forest grove, bathed in the light of the full moon.

Though she was striving for success, there was an inkling of doubt in her mind as to what she could stand up to. The constant bias from the main branch of the family was certainly vexing, but it wasn't as if she wasn't completely incapable... Or a simple tool to be used. But... To what extent could she stand against it all?

...

Well, now was a good a time as ever to find out.

[center]"Let silver and steel be the essence.
Let stone and the archduke of contracts be the foundation.
Let black be the color I pay tribute to.
Let rise a wall against the wind that shall fall.
Let the four cardinal gates close.
Let the three-forked road from the crown reaching unto the Kingdom rotate."[/center]

Yumiko could feel her circuits flooding with power, and the strain of summoning a Servant became clear to her now. It was no wonder, then, that so many only opted to do this under the most optimal conditions. It was already far too late to back out now, though.

[center]"Let it be declared now;
your flesh shall serve under me, and my fate shall be with your sword.
Submit to the beckoning of the Holy Grail.
Answer, if you would submit to this will and this truth."[/center]

Now, the young girl could see a figure beginning to form in the center of the circle. The amount of effort she had to put in was unfathomable right now, but at the very least she hadn't failed completely... Which was... Somethng.

[center]"An oath shall be sworn here.
I shall attain all virtues of all of Heaven;
I shall have dominion over all evils of all of Hell."[/center]

[i]Now[/i] the figure was becoming clearer. The outline of a human, at the very least, gave her some mental reprieve. The stories of being almost double her size being handled gave the girl a fright, but not enough to disrupt the summoning. But, at last--!

[center]"From the Seventh Heaven, attended to by three great words of power,
come forth from the ring of restraint, protector of the holy balance--!"[/center]

Her face now drenched in sweat, Yumiko shouted the final words of the incantation, her right arm outstretched as she almost fell over in exhaustion. No more of [i]that[/i] again.

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[h2][center]Lancer[/center][/h2]
The summoning circle in front of Fio pulsed twice as the girl finished her incantation, causing a large amount of smoke to be thrown up out of seemingly nowhere as the Servant took its form. Even through the dust, though, the figure of a hulking, muscled man in a decorated suit of armor was made abundantly clear, to say nothing of the large spear in his right hand. The Servant lifted his spear and slammed it on the floor, instantly causing a shockwave strong enough to blow away the residual dust from his summoning. His face, now, was made clear:a long black beard that seemed to reach his torso and eyes that seemed to be piercing through the night to see the girl stood out among the rest of the house. His weapon and armor seemed to shine, even now. The Servant only now opened his eyes, and stared at the young woman before him.

"Hrmph. I am a Servant under the class 'Lancer.' For thou who hast summoned me here, long since my own passing, I ask of you: Are you my Master?"

The low, booming voice of this Lancer seemed to reverberate around the room, causing it to feel as if Fio had been asked the question in stereo.