Saber (Fate/Crossover - Taira no Kagekiyo)

**Saber** (セイバー, *Seibā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

## Profile

### Identity

Saber's true identity is **Tairo no Kagekiyo**, A name found in the annals of the Genpei War. Adopted member of the Taira clan and enemy of the Minamoto. In life he would be captured and opted to starve to death than surrender. A person who would be remembered as brave and ferocious but not much aside from that. Years later upon death Minamoto no Yoritomo would become a demon and would drag Yoshitsune and Benkei alongside him, terrorizing Japan so he could become a King of Demons and shape the country in his image Yoritomo set loose his servants upon the humans, coincidentally Kagekiyo's soul would also leave its rest to hunt down the Minamoto, as his actions aligned with the salvation of humans he would be guided by spirits of the Sanzu River to slay the wraiths and return things to how they should be. The dead at the Underworld and the living upon the Earth.

### Personality

A man of his time. At peaceful times he is stoic and tense as if ever ready to draw his sword and when in battle he fiercely charges the battlefield cleaving all in his way. A man who was called 'Demon' even in life, ironically becoming a vengeful ghost and working for the spirits of the underworld honed his focus and patience to the point those who knew him in life would have doubts if he really is Taira Kagekiyo. Straight-laced and nonsense as he is, he is capable of working with very eccentric personalities as long as they are putting work.

"His personality and speech could use some work but Kagekiyo's work ethic is impecable-dechi!"

### Relationships

#### **Heishiro Mitsurugi**

To meet once again. Draw your blade fellow warrior!

#### **Taki**

As a samurai and ninja they should not get along yet as fellows in the shadows they work rather well together.

#### **Ushiwakamaru**

Not the Yoshitsune he knew but the sadistic nature is certain there, alongside the fanatic loyalty. As long as they work under the same master problems will not ensue from his side, probably, as long as insults toward the Taira do not fly...Oh there they go trying to take each other's head again.

#### **Sakata Kintoki**

He sees him like Tarosuke but lacking the lust.

#### **Ibaraki-Douji**

She is basically Tarosuke but if you replace lust with gluttony.

## Abilities

### Skills

#### Class Skills

* Magic Resistance (B+ Rank): A phantom of the netherworld brought forth by its Lords in exchange of vengeance and duty. Plus modifier activates against those in opposition to Yomi's Laws. For example against undead or ghost using mages it activates immediately.

* Riding (C Rank): Cannot hide phantasmal beasts. Vehicles and non-magical can be ridden with 'average' mastery.

#### Personal Skills

* Yomi's Guidance (A Rank): Kagekiyo will never be summoned by sheer chance and his Saint Graph carries his pact with the King Emma within. Initially it manifests as a mix of instinct and clairvoyance in regards to targets needed to be hunt down to keep the cycle of souls safe. If pressured Kagekiyo can ask the Datsue-ba Andaba for aid, although its not something he will use lightly. Initially for dislike of Andaba's teasing personality and second for the citizens of Yomi are not to be contacted lightly and might demand something of his master as interpreting the servant-master bond as also something under Yomi's purview

* Bushido (B Rabj): Mental armor similar to the Aegis of Faith but based on a Samurai's logic. A man who when captured willingly starved himself to death instead of surrendering. Loyalty that surpasses the flesh and strengthens the spirit to the point that he manifested one last time to avenge the defeat of the Taira and when done so he willingly returned to the Underworld.

* Knowledge of Respect and Harmony (D Rank): Taira Kagekiyo's sword work is not a grand show of skill or innate talent nonetheless it remained strong and only grew upon his death to the point he surpassed Yoshitsune and Benkei. A skill born of a man who practiced the same blow over a thousand times. Due to lacking a serene state of mind this skill is presented as a low rank but at the moment of the swing Kagekiyo's mind becomes empty of everything but reaching his target.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Totsuka-no-Tsurugi; "Executioner of the Wailing"**

Sharing the name of Izanagi's sword used to execute Kagu-tsuchi for causing Izanami's death its a divinely forged blade given to Kagekiyo in exchange of his everlasting loyalty to King Emma. Possessing several functions to keep Kagekiyo's manifestation upon the living world stable and alongside passive protections so control of his soul is not stolen its not a blade created for fighting, although its a fine blade possesses strong anti-spirit capacities. It's true function is to work as a key to unit the three Imperial Regalias and cast a great miracle banishing all the darkness (death) back to the depths of Yomi.

## References

https://namco.fandom.com/wiki/Taira\_no\_Kagekiyo

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/summon-a-servant-mark-vi-the-dark-six-f-sn-crossover-servants.370875/post-64832124