[b]Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald[/b]

The war was going smoothly - at least he thought it was. Truth be told, this war merely a way for him to prove himself even more. The youngest Brand of the Clocktower, winning such a ritual? It would grant him even more status in the political scenes of the mystic world. Yet, he knew that he had to be cautious. Mages of all kinds could be planning to raid his base any moment now, and who knew what kind of tricks they had up their sleeve? He expected things that would challenge him - magecraft that would be worthy of the war that he was fighting in - not even accounting for the Servants.

Of course, the most logical way of doing things was to hole up in his base: a luxurious manor that he had rented out from a local. He specifically picked this place because of its age and sprawling layout, which acted as a natural deterrent to any who would seek to destroy him and his Servant.

He had decided to leave Sola-Ui back home. It was merely a feeling, a hunch, but he did not wish to endanger his fiance by having her be involved in the Grail War. That much was clear to him, though he would hardly crack the persona of a seasoned Lord to anyone but the closest people in his life.

Many preparations were already complete, such as the many portals to other worlds and various spiritual traps that he set up, along with the many other conjured familiars and minions that he created with his abilities in magecraft. He had prepared them ahead of time, and used his extensive resources to ship them to Kyoto without much trouble, all stored in specific containers that made them seem like mundane - albeit hazardous - materials in the form of compressed barrels.

The workshop was magnificent, and it would perfectly compliment the one mystic code that he brought with him: Volumen Hydragyrum. Now that things had been partially set up, it only made sense for his Servant to go out in the streets and win him some glory.

“Rider, it is time for you to seek out an opponent. Fell them by any means necessary - I wish for there to be plenty of glory for the El-Melloi name.” Truth be told, a part of him wanted to claim much of the prestige himself, but a larger part excused his “outing” to Kyoto with prospects of bringing honor to his family.

“I suppose we shall see what happens now.”

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