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  1. Public Bookmark 30

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    Russia had been snowy, yes, but it was an endless blizzard sort of snow. There was no softness too it, no kindness. Instead, it had been hard edged, a place where only the best adapted or the best prepared could survive. Though snowy, the Scandinavian Lostbelt was not that place. Instead, the picture on the monitor was quite peaceful. No blizzard, with rolling hills of snow and conifers made of crystal. The sky showed only the faintest wisps of clouds, and that sun -

    CasCu didn’t like that sun.

    It was too large, nearly swallowing up the sky. A silver orb that didn’t seem to give out as much light as a sun that size should have had. Perhaps it had been a moon, reflecting the light of something else, but the area was too bright for that. It was clearly day, and that bright disk hung over it all. Too big. Too bright.

    It made something in CasCu’s stomach twist. His fingers flexed; he ached for his spear.

    AKA Chaldea enters the Scandinavian Lostbelt, and the heavy Nordic presence causes something - or Someone - in CasCu's mind to wake up. Alternatively: my take on CasCu being Odin's emissary. Though in This case, emissary is a preeetty gentle word to use.

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    18 Aug 2025

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    The Chaldea Security Organization is a strange place, to say the least. Heroic Spirit EMIYA has settled in as the resident head chef, dutifully serving over a hundred Heroic Spirits and human staff when he's not busy Rayshifting. Six Singularities have been resolved, and it seems his Master's mission is nearing completion. He's lived through two separate versions of the Fifth Fuyuki City Holy Grail War and come out far less cynical on the other side.

    But contentment is not the same as happiness. What will happen to this mild-mannered Counter Guardian when the last face he ever expected to see again joins the ranks of Chaldea?

     

    *Spoilers for Fate/Grand Order, Fate/Stay Night, and Fate/Zero*

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    04 Jun 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 9

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    Archer wants to pay off his debts before his brother has to be saddled with it too.
    Marie is on the run from an abusive husband.
    Gráinne would rather die than go home.
    Bartholomew just wants to go to college.

    The four of them spend their nights under lampposts, hoping someone will want them for the night.

    But because life isn't fair, the Irish mafia takes over the city and dooms them. Right?

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    09 Mar 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 69

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    Who knew trying to help Archer would get him in such trouble?

    Or, Sétanta aka Cú Chulainn tries to be a hero and guess what. It backfires, and he now has a new shadow: a cynical and definitely suicidal Archer.

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    09 Mar 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 24

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    “Have you seen Kage recently?”
    “Not since I entered the dances.” Emiya said. They’d been talking before Rin had tugged him in, and then, as always, he’d been swept from her to another to another, until finally he had landed in her arms again. “I thought he went out for fresh air.”
    Edge’s lips thinned. “I can’t find him."
    Emiya’s gut dropped, sinking fast like a stone. Cold air rushed into his lungs. With effort, he prevented a small noise from slipping out of his lips.
    “I’ve had guards searching the gardens, the balconies, and the halls. Some of Marie’s servants have helped. No one’s seen him since he was talking to you."
    The words came out cold, sharp, a monotone that lacked any sort of infliction. The stone in Emiya’s gut shattered. He knotted his fists to keep his hands from trembling. “Nothing?”
    “Nothing.” Edge says, voice quiet. “He’s gone.”

     

    In the aftermath of Kage's disappearance, Emiya is forced to find himself a personal guard for his protection. Unfortunately, the Emiya kingdom is full of masks and snakes, and it's nearly impossible to tell whose true or not until it's far, far too late ...

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    06 Jul 2023