Kosakyun

This makes me think I lack love. Hmmm. I guess I love games. ...If that counts. .......................... That was a very simple answer. Damn it. I swear I'll return when I fall in love with something else!

So I guess the fusion of the Fourth Holy Grail to Sakura doesn't necessarily mean that she'll seize control of the Holy Grail in the Fifth War. Yeah. I guess Gilgamesh didn't really try to kill her in the two. But I think him visiting Sakura in Fate and UBW verifies that she's still an incomplete grail even if she didn't function as one in those routes.

Yeah. That was what I was saying. The thing I was thinking about is why Sakura didn't seize control of the Grail from Illya in Fate and UBW. According to Manuel, it should have automatically been connected to Sakura when she was fused with the remnants of the Fourth Holy Grail. See:

Uh. For all I know, he didn't bang anyone. Maybe you're referring to Uesugi-senpai?

Fap with your sister, silly. You two are already old enough. Joking.

I always assumed that it had something to do with him maintaining the existence of his body in the world. I guess him getting a new body is also good. Huh. Always assumed that it was still Sakura since Sakura was always the Master of Rider in canon. Shinji was only made Master of Rider by giving him the book that holds the makeshift Command Seals that supposedly binds Rider to him. I forgot if it was because Shinji forced Sakura to do it or if Zouken did. I do think Sakura's torture always happened though... Because if it didn't, what the fuck was Zouken's treatment for in Fate/Zero? Unless that follows the Heaven's Feel route. Also, it is known that Shinji's abuse of Sakura started even before the Fifth Holy Grail War, right after their father died. Something like that. But yeah. The other routes didn't really talk about that. I would still like to think that all the cruelty inflicted upon Sakura happened though, since those are what gave her her personality. It's just not right if we don't consider them events that happened. Let's think of a good theory to link all the routes together in terms of Sakura's situation! Huh. Her magic was the cause of her summoning those shadows in Heaven's Feel though... I guess she was helped by the overflowing magical energy from the Holy Grail to summon those shadows, since she can't really use any magic while she's not in Dark Sakura form for all I know. Or maybe she can? I don't know. If she could, then I guess it would give her a hard time doing so. I think we'll get more info on that in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia. Also, inevitably stalled Fate/Stay Night UBW on Day 11 since I went and played Fate/Extra and Fate/Unlimited Codes.

Update: Mamatoto at 55.0%~! Good job Arunaru~! Rance Quest will come later this week. 5D and VI are still unknown. The same with IX and 01. ...Haaaaa.

You got any link that has tolerable file size?

Fuk. Just, fuk. If you say that no matter what Grail was fused to Sakura she'll still gain the rights to become the fifth grail, then are you implying that Sakura wasn't fused with a grail in the Fate and UBW routes? Seeing that Illya was still the receiver of the souls of the Servants, that would mean that Sakura had not claimed the rights to become the grail yet. But that shouldn't be the case. I based it on your wording, so forgive me if it is a misunderstanding on my part. It is rather intriguing that Sakura was not able to function as the vessel in the first two routes though. Unless she actually needs to awaken to the evil insider her heart with the help of Angra Mainyu before she could actually gain the rights... I was thinking that through the forceful modifying Zouken did on Sakura, she might've been able to adapt her innate skill to the Makiri's magic. I don't see how "Imaginary Numbers" can't be compatible with the Makiri's magic, which is to capture and bound the soul, if I remember correctly. Of course, it was very incompatible in the start due to the basis of Sakura's magic being the Tohsaka lineage. So Gilgamesh was given a body, huh? Wasn't he already given one prior to the war? It was the body he used when he was summoned as a Servant, yes? If so, then did the Holy Grail give him a new body upon tainting? Or did the Holy Grail simply give him power to maintain that body for a period of time? That is the question. Goddamnit the eyes talk. I really need to read Tsukihime again.

Huh... I don't really consider the gameplay to be that similar to P3/P4. But yeah, I guess. The game was made to please the fans anyway. I'm quite pleased with it. Tamamo's the best Servant to happen in the game. Yeap. It'll be hard when I play CCC though. I don't know if I like Elizabeth more than Tamamo.

How so?

Even if it was a nukige, I'd still play it. Rather, I'd play it even more if it was a nukige. Even if it doesn't get translated. After all, you only need the "Ahn~" and "Ah!" to understand. ...I was joking.

Eh? So the whole apocalyptic-like setting of Fate/Extra didn't interest you? My, my.

Shush, my child. Hinata will fight on.

I think no? Kantoku's the artist for this one. And besides, the artist of the Kiss series likes 'em big. Jk. But they're not the same artist.

I guess Fate never ends. Clephas, did you play Fate/Extra?

The first and last screenshot bothers me, but I'm sure it'll be edited. Goodluck! I'm a fan of Kantoku's art as well, since it looks delicious. It is amazing though. You got it already even though it just got released. Have my applause. -claps-

Hrmmmm. Go read Fate/Stay Night. Remember. People die when they are killed.

Low.

Justinia? Wasn't it Justeaze? Anyway, what's this? http://www.fate-go.jp/

I was thinking that closing it meant that she was literally closing the Grail's opening. Y'know, closing it to prevent the overflowing corruption from the Grail. Preventing the birth of Avenger into the world. Sort of closing the only path that connected whatever's inside of the Grail to the outside world, making the birth of Avenger impossible. Something like that. I was also under the impression that destroying the Grail was something like what Shirou did in the Normal End; destroying the Grail with a Noble Phantasm. Isn't a sorcerer someone who could perform sorcery? I think the right term for her would be magus. Since, well, aren't there only five sorcerers? Or is sorcerer not equal to magician? But I do see that her sorcery trait is "Imaginary Numbers". I'm just going to pull this out of my ass and say that since the Imaginary Numbers trait is quite compatible with the Makiri clan's ability to restrain spirits due to its effectiveness against spirits, Sakura was able to 'restrain' Rider to a new base where her existence will anchor, which I'm assuming is Sakura, or the incomplete Grail. That way, her existence will not disappear. I don't see how Rin can do it too, but this is due to me not knowing whether changing the anchors of a Servant is something that their families might fundamentally know or not. You might be growing tired with responding to my speculation and questions, so I'm quite sorry. ;~; Anyway, what did you mean by saying 'non-source material apocrypha'?

I do know that Irisviel's Grail was merged with Sakura, making her an incomplete Grail. It seems that you're saying that this new Grail, created through the fusion of Sakura with the pieces of the previous Grail, serves as the 'Earth', which allows Rider to stay even after the events of Heaven's Feel. The problem is, wasn't Rider's existence anchored to the fifth Holy Grail? If that was so, then she should have disappeared along with the other servants when the Grail was destroyed. However, that was not the case. I can only assume now that through forging a contract with Sakura, Rider was able to anchor herself to this incomplete Grail too. Besides their contract and the magical energy that Sakura is providing Rider, she is now bound to the previous Grail as well, making her able to stay. I'm sure it has something to do with Sakura's interference with the receiving of the Servants' who were killed. This is in assumption that the Grail in question does matter, rather than simply one Grail existing. Also, I'm not entirely sure now about what happened in the True End of Heaven's Feel. I don't remember Illya stating that she'll destroy the Grail. Rather, I remember her saying that she'll close it instead, since she has the ability to do that. Haaaaaah. Wait for me, Heaven's Feel. I'll read you again.

I see. What did you mean by the Holy Grail taking the place of the connection to the Earth itself? Did you mean that it takes over the connection between the heroic spirit and the Earth, making it possible for these heroic spirits to be called upon by the Holy Grail? Or did you mean that the idea of the True Ancestors' connection to the Earth was somewhat similar to that of the connection of the Servants to the Greater Grail? Also, it made me wonder. Gilgamesh was able to survive after the Holy Grail War due to the existence of the Greater Grail for some reason, mainly the corruption that he had swallowed. This may not have been enough, which made him resort to devouring the life energy of the orphans as well. If the Greater Grail was necessary to keep Gilgamesh alive, then what keeps Rider in the world after the events of Heaven's Feel? I'm thinking that it's because of Sakura supplying her continually with magical energy. This could also be because she's an incomplete Grail. But wasn't the Greater Grail destroyed in Heaven's Feel? Or perhaps... it wasn't. Was it only closed? I can't remember. But I will. Soon. Right after I finish UBW.

I see what you mean. So his power isn't necessarily something that kills and destroys, but rather a power that alters facts and reality by making something that 'wasn't true' always true instead, right? Sort of like altering records, he utilizes this concept of 'the end' of an object or living being, and alters reality accordingly by going through the lines and points of death? That makes sense then. This means that if he were told the concept of how Servants could come into the world again, he would be able to visualize a possible end for them, making it also possible for him to defeat them, right? I really don't remember bits from Tsukihime. I'll play it again someday, when I'm done with other novels I want to finish.

Kiss indecently.