Christmas Omake: The Beckoning
You call.
You beckon.
It is summoned forth.
It is always destined to arrive.
One regrets everything and tries to hide away, only to be found by it. Witness the true nature of—
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Tap-!
Tap-!
"Humu..."
It is currently midnight. 11:59 PM to be exact. Due to her sleepy state, Nero hadn't realized the special day that would come right when the clock hits 12.
After taking a drink in Chaldea's kitchen, she soon headed back to her room.
Tick-!
Tock-!
Both arms of the clock overlapped atop each other, pointing out to 12.
Nero's pupils became dull together with her consciousness. As a result, she did not realize that her pajamas were replaced with a [Mystic Code] which resembled a Santa outfit.
Strangely, her entire figure changed the moment she donned the said outfit. Being less than 1 meter tall, she has a cartoonish features that looked like a chibi.
"Soro... soro... jikan... da... (It's nearly time)"
The "creature" that Nero turned into spoke in a voice incomprehensible by mortals. It sounded like metals being grated upon each other layered with thousands of people with different ages and identity whispering, forming this... terrifying sound.
"Fu..."
The "creature" breathed in, completely mimicking Nero's usual voice. Finishing the final step, "it" slowly creeped in the dark hallway of Chaldea.
"Hashire sori yo~"
Gilgamesh, unfortunately, is currently at this exact same hallway. Seeing and hearing this "creature" head-on, he simply froze before falling down the floor. His face is pale, his breathing is nonexistent, and his pupils became very slow to the point that only the whites of his eyes can be seen.
Moments later, foam began forming in his mouth.
Only when the "creature" was gone did his body start its functions again, barely keeping him alive. By the time he regained consciousness, he still couldn't speak as his body trembled non-stop.
"What... was... that..?!"
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Crackle-!
Looking at this hellish place, EMIYA merely scoffed.
"What a nice Christmas present." He said.
Suddenly, he saw a small stature beyond the flickering flames. Just as he thought that it's his past self, he froze.
"Kaze no you ni~"
His mind became blank as it got overloaded by trying to interpret the sound that he heard. Chills were sent up from his spine up to his brain, with his teeth gnashing against each other as he trembled excessively.
"AH...!"
EMIYA instinctively shouted, but it was cut short as he accidentally looked at the "creature's" emerald eyes.
At that moment, he had seen everything. Beginning. End. All sorts of things and forbidden knowledge beyond the reach of anyone else.
He felt cold.
Right now, EMIYA couldn't help but wish that the Fuyuki Fire was millions of degrees hotter. Sadly for him, [Angra Mainyu] couldn't do its job properly.
He blinked.
The "creature" was gone, leading EMIYA to rejoice.
'God...'
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The Scarlet King.
An entity that seeks nothing but destruction. He is known as the "Old God", but his other alias can bring infinite terror to any living beings...
That is, "SCP-001".
Knowing that this entity is the one who tops all the other terrifying entities listed by the infamous "SCP Foundation", "it" is beyond scary. However, this entity would suffer the most unforgettable moment in "its" life.
In its infinite cycle of destroying any creation, it was about to put an end into this world when "it" sensed the entry of an unfamiliar being. "It" is about to destroy "it" when the Scarlet King had realized that... he could not affect it.
He could NOT affect it.
"Tsukimihara wo~"
Perhaps this is "its" form of retaliation, but the formless Scarlet King ceased to exist as the "entity" disappeared from this reality. Although, the former felt one thing before "it" 'died':
Fear.
For once, "it" had always been the one causing terror. "It" never thought that it'll be "its" turn to feel it. Time wasn't moving at that moment, making it feel fear that lasts for eternity.
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Nobody knew, even you, that this is the truth behind everything. Mortals who wished for its existence... bantering with each other by using the proof of "its" existence...
Everyone would soon know. The moment it comes for you...
"PADORU PADORU~"
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Christmas day | 9 AM
"God..."
"...That m-m-m...."
The two victims last night coincidentally met and realized that both of them shared the same experience. For unkown reasons, their fear disappeared right after 3 AM.
Seeing Gil's scared appearance, EMIYA joked, "Scared straight, h-"
"Hashire sori yo~!"
Both of them got frozen as they saw Nero with a Santa outfit. Naturally, she saw the other two, too.
Their brains stopped processing as they fell off their chairs, collapsing to the floor with looks similar to corpses. They're alive, however.
"Ah?" Nero was dumbfounded upon seeing this reaction. "Maybe they're too shocked with my outfit, umu!"
Due to this event, Nightingale is destined to be a therapist for the foreseeable future...