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Purple Faction NPC 2


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_Name

Mikagami Shikiya

_{Phantasmal Ancestry}

Mixedblood

_Wish

Shikiya believes in the ideals of the Philosopher King, a world where magic thrives upon the ignorance of mankind.

_Ability

Emulation

Shikiya is part Incubus as it's in his father's side. He can copy any ability by drinking an ounce of their blood, this gives him access to memories and even feel the emotions of his victims.

Fate/Novus Apocrypha - An Alternate Greater Grail War (Reboot)!

Purple Faction NPC

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_Name
Oyuki

_Type
Dead Apostle Ancestor

_Story
Oyuki resided in the ancient Frozen North of Tohoku, Japan.

She was a caretaker of the mountainous inns whose otherworldly beauty unwittingly pierces the hearts of men into seduction. The unnecessary attention holds both truth and exaggeration of becoming the personified legend of the Yuki-Onna, inavertedly casting a wide array of influential iterations in the present world. Imperatively, the truth of the matter stands as Oyuki was nothing more than a precursor of what made these iterations, her kindness was so heartwarming yet the people whom she served tragically accused her for murdering travellers.

The false accusations drove Oyuki into insanity, her emotions were so great that she naturally became a Vampire. This is due to her already having a spiritual preconception of her true self despite the bewitching Natural Body. Oyuki may as well be considered the untold 31st Dead Apostle in the world and one of the few who has a special idiosyncrasy that turned her into a vampire without a parent.

As the First Yuki-Onna in legend, people's word of mouth shaped the legend but not the truth. More accurately, Oyuki is an energy Vampire who sucks Mana out of her victims, this can be moderate or near death, to which inspired one of the many iterations of her legend.

Oyuki grew to believe that Magecraft is to be preserved through the enslaving ignorance of mankind.

_{Noble Phantasms}
Sode no Tsurara — A
These are lance icicles that erupt from nowhere, gradually or instantaneous.

A conceptual and divine Noble Phantasm that can even pierce otherworldly concept to the point of freezing and shattering.

Setsurasa — A
An active noble phantasm akin to natural body and mystic eyes, those who set their gaze upon Oyuki will freeze and under her hypnotic control.

_{Reality Marble}
Tohoku Freezing — B
She drains Mana as her victims suffer from the cold and eventually the area becomes a winter wonderland.

Fate/Novus Apocrypha - An Alternate Greater Grail War (Reboot)!

@hatakekuro, Approval One.

Fate/Novus Apocrypha - An Alternate Greater Grail War (Reboot)!

@hatakekuro, Hmm, very powerful. Not sure if it does not violate Rule One.

Fate/Novus Apocrypha - An Alternate Greater Grail War (Reboot)!

@Cu Chulainn, Approval one, sorry for the delay.

Fate/Novus Apocrypha - An Alternate Greater Grail War (Reboot)!

We need a new Caster of Red now that Mavro has dropped (he said so on Discord)!

Fate/Novus Apocrypha - An Alternate Greater Grail War (Reboot)!

Daniel Palaiologos

"Lovise!" Daniel waved hi at the arrival of his friend, saying, "I'm glad to see you, Your Highness!"

More confident now, the feelings of humiliation fading as he faced the group he was supposed to lead, the boy introduced himself, saying, "My name is Daniel Palaiologos, of the Clock Tower. I brought in the Palaiologoi as a family and their lands and holdings into the Magus' Association's fold when my grandfather, who is now leading the so-called Philosopher Kings, revealed his treachery to Humanity. This also means I am the rightful Second Owner of all of Greece's magical territory and my Grandfather has usurped my right. But my claim to a leading role within this team isn't based on my 'rightful ownership', but rather on the fact that I can provide you guys with information on the Purple Faction."

Daniel sighs, "Long ago before I joined the Clock Tower, Grandfather fed me with lies about how the Magus' Association were 'Magic Nazis' who worshipped Cosmic Embodiments of Supernatural Tyranny and how their goals were to sacrifice 'Normal Humanity' for their 'Ascension', their fusion with The Root. This was false, but it rang true to me because it was a coherent creed. However, it turned out to be their creed, not the Clock Tower's - It was their beliefs and not my future faction's. And so helping you against him is not just a family spat: It is also an attempt at redemption in the eyes of the Magus' Association and all of Humanity."

He paused, "Now, useful information - The Dead Apostle Ancestor in the Philosopher Kings' Ranks is an Apocryphal one: The Thirty-First when there should only be Twenty-Nine. This Dead Apostle Ancestor, one of the earliest recruits into their group, is Oyuki, a former innkeeper with an otherworldly beauty who was accused of murdering travelers, which somehow turned her into the source of the legends of the Yuki-Onna and also a Vampire without a parent. Or so I was told back when Grandfather was manipulating me. Nevertheless, she can drain Mana from people through touch - That's something I have seen for myself. Oh, and she's also a potential Master Candidate, which is bad as she already has Noble Phantasms of her own."

Continuing after another pause, Daniel then said, "Another senior lieutenant of my Grandfather is one Mikagami Shikiya, a Mixed-Blood Incubus who can copy any of a Magus' abilities by drinking an ounce of their blood, and also access their memories and emotions. He is probably also a Master. Now, as for the subject of Darnic..."

He took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Helstein, Mr. Trask, the both of you are right - We should conduct a limited Non-Aggression Pact with Darnic while conserving our forces and resources for the future confrontation with him or my Grandfather. Let the two factions of foes fight, but if Darnic sends someone to seal a pact with us, we should treat them as hospitably as possible in order to gain a potential defector or at least loosen some lips..."

@Th3King0fChaos@SkyHresvelg@Unlucker@Phonic@hatakekuro@SSW

Fate/Novus Apocrypha - An Alternate Greater Grail War (Reboot)!

@Sakaki Chizuru, Approval One, too.

Fate/Novus Apocrypha - An Alternate Greater Grail War (Reboot)!

@Reflection, Approval One, btw.

Fate/Novus Apocrypha - An Alternate Greater Grail War (Reboot)!

Lancer + Rider + Assassin of Black versus Rider + Assassin of Purple

What did the Philosopher Kings believe, and how was that relevant to this current conflict?

The first article of their belief was that Mystery must be preserved through offensive action - By keeping the masses ignorant and curtailing their advancement, their understanding. If it meant sending the Santa Maria, the flying ship and Noble Phantasm of Rider of Purple, to rain down a fine mist composed of smallpox serum across towns and villages south of Patras, in order to weaken the population's belief in the achievements of science once the disease had incubated and broken out, it was a small price to pay to establish the natural hierarchy of Magecraft users over Mortals.

And that leads us to the second article of their belief: That Hierarchy is the pathway to reaching the Root, and that Tyranny and the crushing of one's inferiors by sacrificing them to supernatural symbols of cosmic oppression, was how one slowly crawled their way up the cosmic food chain and fused with the Root, which is the 'Ultimate Tyrant' due to being highest on the metaphysical pyramid. And so upon sighting Lancer of Black making his way south, Rider of Purple, with a voice like thunder, shouted from his ship:

"Servant of Yggdmillenia, Anastasios of the Philosopher Kings bids you heed these words - We have sown the smallpox plague in the villages south of your Headquarters, a precursor of future calamities thrown at this decadent world we live in. We do this to teach those ungifted with supernatural power, those complacent sheep who nevertheless demand rule over the world, that their place is to be slaves to those who are gifted with rulership. For Kingship and Tyranny are the same steps up the ladder of Ascension, so says Anastasios Palaiologos, he who crawls up the top of the Pyramid of Steel and Skulls."

He then continued, "Now you have a choice - Fly up to where we are, fight us where we are strong, and thus be taught your place as well, or alert your Master Darnic to our actions and thus force him to spend valuable resources healing those we have infected, and risking the secrecy of Magecraft itself. Or do both and risk utter failure!"

As the flying ship moved to soar above Lancer and Assassin of Black, one can see the silhouettes of a crew, a crew not of humans, but of Oni Mixed-Bloods and Vampires, loading the vessel's cannons to fire when ready, and a small, light, female figure giving commands to them...

@SSW@Yukitamas@HiddenBlue