"Now let's see here. Silver and Steel, color of the catalyst... eyes clouded in chaos? That doesn't sound good, I can probably just get rid of that verse. Alright, I think I have everything settled." Vlado threw his notebook onto his bed nonchalantly as he rolled up his sleeves, looking over his magical circle one last time to make sure everything was perfect. The warehouse he resided in at the moment was filled to the brim with all types of metal his family had been able to procure, the perfect material for the Servant he had decided to summon.
It was just a week ago that Vlado had read the fascinating story by the recently deceased author, a story about a mad man who had grasped the spark of life and created a living being! A horrifying living being sure, but a very strong one too! Vlado thought to himself after finishing that book,
'That will be my servant! I shall summon the monster so I may judge it for myself. If it is strong as the book says it is, we shall crush our enemies beneath it's heel with ease!" He laughed boisterously as he closed the book with a mighty slam, before abruptly pausing as he realized he had no idea how he would summon the beast.
Of course he would need a catalyst if he was to summon Frankenstein, but there was no time left to find a suitable object linked to the monster. All his time would need to be dedicated to setting up in Fuyuki and establishing his workshop. This was quite the conundrum indeed, so Vlado did what he would always do when stumped. He began to drum his fingers together with a book in between them. An hour passed like this as he thought, before his eyes settled on the book between his hands. Of course! So Vlado just decided to use the book itself, an hefty novel with a white cover. With that decision hastily made, Vlado made the rest of his preparations for his stay in the small town of Fuyuki. Quite curious that such an important magical ritual would take place in the east, Vlado knew how much the Association despised easterners. It didn't matter to him though, everyone is equal in the eyes of Gaia. He purchased a house near the local graveyard, he also purchased all the houses around the house he was staying in as well. It's amazing how easy it was to convince non-magi to do whatever you want with a little bit of money. Well, except for that one stubborn old man. He needed to be dealt with a bit more permanently, luckily they were right by a graveyard. It was all worth it though, you can't put a price on privacy. Also the empty houses made for good backups in case this one was destroyed.
That brings us to here and now, with Vlado rubbing the red command seals on his hand as he nodded to himself with a confident smile. The circle was complete, the catalyst was in place, and there was definitely nobody around to interrupt him.
"All right, time to get started." Vlado held out his hand and gathered his Od, waiting for the exact moment in which his magical energies were at their strongest. Then he began the ritual. His eyes narrowed, a sharp determination resting within them as he recited the words to summon his Servant.
"Let silver and steel be the essence.
Let stone and the archduke of contracts be the foundation.
Let white 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.
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.
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.
From the Seventh Heaven, attended to by three great words of power,
come forth from the ring of restraint, protector of the holy balance!
And with a bright flash of light, blinding Vlado as he felt his Od drain from his body, his Servant appeared. Vlado dropped to one knee, panting heavily from both exhaustion and pure excitement. This was the beginning of his path to victory, he just knew it. He had summoned Frankenstein's Monster, a powerful beast who would tear about the weaker heroes summoned like wet paper. Funny how life works though, if he had just kept in the verse he had taken out, he definitely would have gotten the Servant he wanted. Instead as he looked up to the man he had actually summoned, his face morphed into one of confusion.
"...You're not Frankenstein." And with that, Vlado's began his Holy Grail War.
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