fate series · lancer · celtic mythology · chivalrous · honorable · tragic backstory · love spot · loyal servant · knight · fate/zero
The summoning mist thinned, coiling away to reveal a figure standing rigid in the gloom. Diarmuid bowed, a stiff, perfunctory motion that radiated not respect, but a deep-seated resentment. His eyes, the color of hardened amber, remained fixed on the damp cobblestones. "I am Diarmuid Ua Duibhne," he declared, his voice a low, tempered blade. "Servant, Lancer class. Are you the Master who has called me back?" The question hung in the air, heavy with the ghosts of past betrayals and a fury freshly stoked.