[center][color=a36209][h3]Daisuke Nakahara[/h3][/color][/center]

The store itself was unassuming and generic, stationed in a popular shopping street in the middle of the Suginami ward and bearing the name 'Kojima.' It was part of a chain, and while not as large as most of its competitors per floor, it had a total of four floors! They opened at 10 AM and closed at 8 PM every day, and at 7:55, one of the employees that worked there was helping a pair of late customers as quickly as he could. Normally, the employee would simply do his best to service these people with anything they needed, staying after work and closing up at a later time in order to guarantee he left a good impression. Tonight, however, was of the utmost importance to the employee and was going to alter his life tremendously.

The employee was going to achieve a wish he had since he was a child.

[color=a36209]"Truly, I cannot recommend Eukanuba more - this specific brand is perfect for a larger dog, and it is especially effective given its price."[/color]

The woman in the couple appraised the label on the bag of dog food, while the man simply gave the younger employee a questioning stare. While he was wearing the normal uniform you would expect from a pet store, he was also wearing a red cape and a toy crown - it was an understatement to say that the man as questioning the sanity of anything that the employee was saying based on that alone. The woman took it in stride, however, and simply asked questions related to the products that she picked out for their pet.

"But will it taste alright? Our Izumi is a very picky eater..."

The employee laughed hard, head upturned and eyes closed. 

[color=a36209]"Madam, I have never met a creature who rejects manna such as this! I feed this to my Divine Advisor, Dracomar!"[/color]

Hearing its name being called, a huge Mastiff slowly meanders over, uninterested in the affair and lethargic.

[color=a36209]"Behold his glory! Truly, a diet fit for royalty has supplied this being with such power and size!"[/color]

It was another 10 minutes before the couple had selected everything they wanted to buy from the store and left, allowing the employee to finally close up for the night. Everyone else had left early, for one reason or another, but the employee lacked that freedom - he lived on the top floor of the store, given the space by his manager in exchange for rent from his paycheck. Not that the employee was complaining - the space was fairly large and was extremely cheap due to the noise and constant light outside from nearby shops. The employee climbed the stair leading to his apartment, and quickly entered the threshold, followed by the dog Dracomar.

While normally covered in animal hair and food bowls, the entire space had been cleaned over the course of the last week in preparation for this night. The employee touched a book near the living room and the forehead of his dog - immediately, the large figure condensed into blue light, flying inside of the tome. The employee then made his way over to his room, filled with dog kennels and circles drawn on the hardwood floor in Chalk. He quickly changed out of his employee uniform and accessories, and quickly donned a formal vest and suit pants, as well as retrieving a significantly more regal-looking cape and crown from a hook in his closet, labeled 'Daisuke.'

Daisuke proceeded to spend the next 20 minutes combing his hair, plucking loose threads from his clothes, lint rolling, and cleaning his face and teeth in the mirror of his bathroom. He had to show the being that he was about to summon that he was a truly respectable master!

"... Too... Slo... w..."

Two guttural, horribly warped words hissed into Daisuke's mind, and the young man sighed as he looked in the mirror, setting down his comb.

[color=a36209]"Survivor, this is serious - this is my chance to achieve greatness! You should be glad for me, this means you'll get to share me less with the other familiars."[/color]

Another sound leaked into Daisuke's mind, but these were too difficult to make out, so the man decided to finish up his preparation in the bathroom and move to the kitchen, where he had prepared the ritual.

The room was small, but considering the fact it was a kitchen in an apartment above a pet store, it was pretty alright. It had all the modern amenities you would expect in a normal kitchen - sink, fridge, intricate chalk summoning circle, and a countertop. Daisuke had put a large amount of time perfecting the circle as best as he could, and while he knew that the lack of Catalyst would hurt his chances of getting a particular Servant, he was confident that the ritual would go off without a hitch. 

Daisuke nearly slapped himself when he remembered that he hadn't started playing the music! He quickly rushed to the living room and brought his old boombox into the Kitchen, sliding a cassette into it and pressing [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5AvQSESbUQ]play.[/url] He nodded his head and adopted a serious face. Daisuke held out his hand and focused intently. The mana in his circuits, normally stagnant and unmoving, rushed to obey his command - he was summoning the ultimate familiar, after all.

[color=a36209]"Thine body is gold and gemstone, thine will an extension of your Lord.
I gift thou everything for thine foundation - thou gift me your blade in exchange."[/color]

The room began to shudder slightly, and the mana flowing from Daisuke's body was almost visible.

[color=a36209]"I forge a contract with thousands, and for thou, I forge it for one. Thou shall serve me, and in exchange, I serve Thou.
Let this be known - thy body is mine. Thy will is mine. Thy very being is mine to command. The Holy Grail will be mine - no one shall stand in thy path to claim it as mine!
Thou will strike down all in my path to the Grail, and in exchange, I grant thou life.
I demand this of thou, and thou shall obey thine Lord - if thou will obey me, if thou will obey the will of the Grail, then come forth!"[/color]

Sometime during the chant, a small bird had appeared on Daisuke's shoulder, flapping its wings in order to stay perched in the trembling room. With a final push of his circuits, Daisuke shouted the final verse to the summoning ritual.

[color=a36209]"Come to me from my circle of chaos and obey! I demand it, Champion of Parity!"[/color]

The shockwave that followed was potent enough to be comparable to all of Daisuke's prior attempts at wind magic - and by that, it wasn't very powerful at all. Still, it was sudden enough to cause the bird on Daisuke's shoulder to fly off of him, and it almost immediately slammed into the boombox in its haste. The noise it makes on the hardwood floor, along with the shouting Daisuke was doing, is enough to spark the dogs a few floors down into a few half-hearted, curious barks. Daisuke leaped forwards, running to the fallen device and groveling next to it.

[color=a36209]"NOOOOOOO!!! Survivor, my Champion of Evolution, how could you betray me like this! That boombox was a gift from Kojima-sama!"[/color]

He quickly tapped the boombox, and pressed the play button, causing the music to begin again. Daisuke sighed, relieved that he hadn't broken a present from his manager. It took a solid 5 seconds before Daisuke jumped to his feet and fixed his hair, remembering that he just performed a ritual to summon his strongest ally yet. He turned on his heel and was met with the figure of a man... 

The ritual had worked!!! Huzzah! Daisuke clenched his fists and pumped his arms into the air in exuberance.

[color=a36209]"I did it! I am a master! All hail! Ahem, tell me, to whom do I owe the pleasure, my Servant?"[/color]