Fate/Intercession

***Fate/Intercession*** (フェイト/インターセッション, *Feito/Intāsesshon*?) is a light novel series written by Minato Yatsushiro, detailing the story of the First Holy Grail War. It serves as the prequel to ***Fate/chaos divergence*** and is the sequel to ***Fate/Inferno*** (albeit separated by nearly sixty years of intermission), making it the second installment in the overall universe of the aforementioned series.

## Story

### Setting

Taking place across a two-week period from Wednesday, July 10, 1991, to Thursday, July 25, 1991 (Wednesday is considered Day 0), in Tokyo, Japan, the story details the First Holy Grail War, a magical conflict for the omnipotent Wish Granter.

### Plot

The story is told from the perspectives of three characters.

The first of the narrators is Nolan Sayward who is a prominent magus of the Clock Tower and had narrowly escaped from being branded with a Sealing Designation upon receiving Command Spells; he participates in the Holy Grail War as the Master of Lancer.

The second of the narrators is Nagisa Ayanokouji, a talented but naïve teenager from an average magus lineage who has big dreams for which he wishes to use the Holy Grail to grant them; he participates in the Holy Grail War as the Master of Berserker.

The third of the narrators is Manaka Sajyou, the eldest and exceedingly talented progenty of Hiroki and Honoka Sajyou who seeks for nothing but the undivided attention of others and has a certain wish she wants the Holy Grail to grant; she participates in the Holy Grail War as the Master of Saber.

In this Holy Grail War of steadfast loyalties and underhanded betrayals, the seven Masters must fight for supremacy lest they will be swallowed by those who stand on top.

## Characters

### Masters

Nagisa Ayanokouji
A talented magus held back by his fatal flaw of naïvete, he is the Master of Berserker. He later becomes the Master of Assassin after her former Master died in order to prevent the deaths of uninvolved mortals from Assassin's need to feed in order to obtain mana to stay materialized.
Shizuri Isemi
A non-conforming magus from a weakening lineage, he is the Master of Rider. His relationship with his Servant is less than ideal but he is able to work with him.
Seiji Jinga
A magus from the lesser-known alchemical family of the Jinga, he is the Master of Assassin but is eliminated early due to misjudgment on handling his Servant.
Yukiya Reiroukan
The head of the Reiroukan family, a rival family to the Sajyou, he is the Master of Caster with the goal of surpassing the Sajyou by winning the Holy Grail War.
Elsa Rosales
A half-Spanish half-German magus, she is the Master of Archer and has a general distaste for war and violence due to her travels as a camerawoman. Knowing that it is hypocritical, she participates in the Holy Grail War with the intention of using her wish on the Holy Grail to stop conflict.
Manaka Sajyou
The most well-off magus in the Holy Grail War, she is the Master of Saber and possesses overwhelmingly abnormal Magic Circuits. This along with her other talents makes her the one who the neutral Overseer predicts would win the Holy Grail War.
Nolan Sayward
A high-ranking magus in the Clock Tower, he is the Master of Lancer who avoided receiving a Sealing Designation from the Mages' Association on the condition that he wins the Holy Grail War.
### Servants

Archer
Arash Kamingir, the Great Hero of Persia.
Assassin
Hassan of Serenity, Wielder of Deadly Poison.
Berserker
Kriemhild, the Bride of Fafnir.
Caster
Paracelsus von Hohenheim, the Alchemist.
Lancer
Brynhildr, the Valkyrie.
Rider
Ozymandias, Rameses II, the Great Pharoah.
Saber
Arthur Pendragon, the King of Knights.
### Other Characters

Arisa Ayanokouji
The younger sister of Nagisa Ayanokouji.
Sancraid Phahn
The Overseer of the Holy Grail War.
Misaya Reiroukan
The daughter of Yukiya Reiroukan.
Ayaka Sajyou
The younger sister of Manaka Sajyou.
Hiroki Sajyou
The father of Manaka Sajyou.
Honoka Sajyou
The mother of Manaka Sajyou.
Kotomi Shiratsuyu
The personal retainer of Ayaka Sajyou.

## Development

While the author originally intended to make *Fate/chaos divergence* a sequel to Hikaru Sakurai's *Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver*, multiple voices have all unanimously suggested to the author to rewrite it due to the multiple inconsistencies and numerous plotholes throughout the work. As per their request, the author has begun drafting the newly christened *Fate/Intercession* prequel alongside his *Fate/chaos divergence* series.