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It's her, the Saber servant. The one he had ordered Diarmuid to kill before their battle was so rudely interrupted- ah, Kayneth was not meant to be a killer. Diarmuid knew that, hadn't he? For all their struggles, they knew much more about each other- and left those things unsaid. However, to see this servant again ... ⎛ Ah, he had always been a little jealous of those who held the attention of the ones he wished would look his way ... ⎠

❝ Saber ... ❞

Had she been summoned without a master? Or was hers still lurking nearby? With most of his magecraft sealed away, he couldn't detect anyone else around them. And he ... couldn't call Diarmuid here, could he? The crimson seals had become more like faint burn scars ⎛ the war was long since over now. Deep in his heart, he knows ⎠ and all he has left are distant memories. He remembers a gunshot and a searing pain, and then there's fragments of things that he knows must've happened, but at the same time, he could never imagine himself doing.

Saber's master had been a person without any honor. Someone dangerous, someone who had no qualms using underhanded tactics. Kayneth could call Kiritsugu a natural enemy- he saw no path where he would ever see eye-to-eye with the other. It was a contradiction to the servant summoned, because Saber had held herself with honor and pride. He liked that about her ⎛ and thought it a pity that she'd have to die if he wanted his wish. ⎠

❝ When we last met, it was on a stage set for battle- for bloodshed and death. It is ... not so terrible to see you outside of that setting. Lancer always spoke highly of you. ❞

❲ @sanctummilitis ❳

colored the kayneth arts i drew for icons and this killed my wrists ⎛ tumblr killed the quality ⎠

With no access to his usual riches ... it looks like he'll be living the artist life! As in, at least he can make a fair amount of money selling drawings ... so he could get paints and canvases ... but hadn't he wanted to live like an artist for a while?

✏️ 🥺

for a sketch of your muse!

notes - an interesting person at the starlight path!

Send me✏️ for my muse to draw your muse.

Kayneth's not sure if it's a good thing to see Reines here- He'd never been much of a family man- not that he didn't want to be, and not that he hadn't cared about his niece, but what time did he have to simply exist like that? The demands of lordship had stripped him of any semblance of normalcy, and as it seemed, the same was true of her. Maybe she was always this way- he'd never really stopped to notice. What he does notice is that she's older, now. He'd been away for a long time, or perhaps dead for a long time- or time had passed differently in this place.

Something told him that he had died. He was fated for something like that, fragile artist's heart that he was.

He should've been there, and instead he rushed off to war. So, what is he supposed to say to her? Sorry I never had time to spend with you? No, that would be too soft, and he had learned to lock that part of himself away long ago. Or, it was easy to lie to himself like that.

It made him more of a mage to be heartless. Someone had told her that, too- because they had both been children once upon a time. He should've stopped for a moment to look back. Especially after she'd been taken in as a sister. He'd seen that as a rather political move, because mages hadn't the slightest clue on how to give a damn about family.

If he'd chosen his artist's path, then ...

No point on dwelling on things from the past like that.

❝ I do hope this place has kept you entertained. ❞ Distant, but not cruel. He has no need to be that way to her. He's simply forgotten warmth.

Better to keep things as they always had been.

❲ @princesselmelloi ❳

PROMPTS FROM SHREK 2 *  assorted dialogue from the 2004 film, adjust as necessary

quick! tell a lie!

i can't believe you're just gonna walk away from the best thing that ever happened to you.

say something crazy, like "i'm wearing ladies underwear!"

i most certainly am not!

it's a thong!

i don't feel any different. do i look any different?

you still look like an ass to me.

nobody said i have the right to remain silent!

you have the right to remain silent. what you lack is the capacity.

stop. i have misjudged you.

join the club. we got jackets.

look, she's not seeing any clients today.

we're from the union.

we represent the workers in all magical industries, both evil and benign.

are you feeling at all degraded or oppressed?

okay, we're going to have a look around.

think of the saddest thing that's ever happened to you.

oh man. where do i begin?

they all got drunk and started hitting me with sticks, yelling "piñata! piñata!"

i need you to cry!

all i got in my room was shampoo.

i hate mondays.

who on earth are they?

that's not little. that's a really big problem.

we came, we saw them, now let's go before they light the torches.

they're my parents!

good! now's our chance! let's go back inside and pretend we're not home.

quick, while they're not looking, we can make a run for it.

you can do this.

i don't want to die!

oh sweet sister mother of mercy! i'm melting! i'm melting!

i'm sorry, the position of annoying talking animal has already been taken.

oh look! a little cat!

look out! he's got a piece!

are we there yet?

oh god help me! please!

tell the truth. will i ever be able to play the violin again?

i drank the potion and well, now... i'm sexy.

oh pick me! i'll be your true love!

someday i will repay you, unless of course i can't find you, or if i forget.

fear me, if you dare.

i had hoped you would never see me like this.

i'm sorry to both of you.

i just wish i could be the man that you deserve.

go! your lady needs you!

today, i repay my debt.

who dares enter my room?

i hope i'm not interrupting anything.

you are told correct, but for this i charge a great deal of money.

for five minutes, could you not be yourself?

it wasn't my fault! he didn't get there in time!

are you kidding? he's gorgeous! his face looks like it was carved by angels?

i see london! i see france!

why don't we drop in for a spell?

oh mexican food! my favorite!

you have forced me to do something i really don't want to do.

my diet is ruined! i hope you're happy.

they just want to give us their blessing.

who said i want to be part of this family?

look out! here comes the new me!

first things first. we need to get you out of those clothes.

did i miss?

pardon me. would you mind letting me go?

quit messing around!

almost everybody who meets you wants to kill you.

whatever happens... i must not cry.

can i help you, your majesty?

tell us about where you live.

i guess that will be a fine place to raise the children.

oh, stop being such a drama king.

i don't care whose fault this was, just get this place cleaned up.

i'm not going.

he's completely lost his mind!

we can't be lost.

i wasn't the one who refused to stop for directions.

you're so tense.

do you think you could get up there?

i've made changes for you. think about that.

i guess i gave her the wrong tea.

sorry. i thought that question was directed at me.

uh... FYI. not my fault.

we just need to work out something smarter, that's all.

i need to have someone "taken care of."

Kayneth had a vague memory of this one- of what must've been another life in a time that was not his own, but it was all the same. He remembered ... was it really Waver? His former student had grown taller, he looked tired. He said something about looking up to Kayneth, and he'd buried the guilt deep down. After all, mages weren't allowed that sort of sentiment, were they? Not in a war like that. ❝ Ritsuka, was it? ❞

❝ In another life, perhaps ... did we fight as allies a war? Or was that simply a dream? ❞ It's simply curiosity, although he's still distant. Kayneth had never really known how to reach out to others- he'd lived isolated and lonely, hadn't he? Because that was the saying- it's lonely at the top. Not that he'd ever admit it, and not that he really knew how lonely he was, because maybe that was normal. Maybe that was how it was supposed to be for mages.

He shouldn't have been a mage. He should've stayed an artist. Maybe he should've run away from home as a child. But for all the strife it had caused him, hadn't he met some amazing people by living life as a mage? By casting aside his heart, hadn't he been someone great, too?

⎛ He wouldn't let it show, but it was rather unsettling knowing that all he could do now was some rather simple illusion craft- simple to him, complex to others, but not nearly all that he'd been able to do. ⎠

❝ If so ... then ... thank you. ❞ He's never been one to ask for help, and while he'd played along, the entire thing had been so wildly unsettling- Not to mention, he had no memory of what had happened next. Waver somehow knew about letters left in his office, which could only mean that he had died- but it was better not to think of that sort of thing, right?

❲ @hopeled ❳

&. 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬.

( this is basically just a very self indulgent list of various fluff, angst, and suggestive themed dialogue sentence starters. )

❛ i could keep you safe. they’re all afraid of me. ❜

❛ i’m trying to fix your hair, so hold still. ❜

❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜

❛ promise me you’ll still be here when i wake up. ❜

❛ you’re not as bad as everyone says you are. ❜

❛ i thought you’d like some company. ❜ 

❛ clean yourself up. you're getting blood all over the place. ❜

❛ here, give this a try and tell me what you think. ❜

❛ you can kiss me, you know. ❜

❛ come back to bed. ❜

❛ you look good like this. ❜

❛ working together again, it’s just like old times. ❜

❛ how is it you always know what i need, huh? ❜

❛ you’re lucky you got away with only a scratch. ❜ 

❛ i can’t imagine losing someone like that. i’m sorry. ❜

❛ you know you can always talk to me. ❜

❛ the only one who gets to kill you, is me. ❜

❛ so, what do i owe this pleasure? ❜

❛ ah, so you aren’t heartless after all. ❜

❛ may i have this dance? ❜ 

❛ it’s okay, you can touch me. i won't break. ❜

❛ enemies make the best lovers, you know. ❜

❛ hold still. this might sting a little. ❜

❛ we can't keep doing this. ❜ 

❛ you look like you've got something to say. ❜

❛ just relax and let me take care of you. ❜

❛ thought you’d be lighter without all that blood. ❜

❛ i had it under control. you didn’t need to do that. ❜

❛ everything looks so beautiful from up here. ❜

❛ you treat all your ladies like this? ❜

❛ well? how do i look? ❜

❛ can’t sleep? ❜

❛ do you mind if i smoke? ❜

❛ i’m scared of ending up alone. ❜

❛ i don’t think i’ve ever seen you smile. ❜

❛ how long has it been since you've slept? ❜

❛ you are losing my interest, and that’s very dangerous. ❜

❛ i’d suffer hell if you’d tell me what you’d do to me tonight. ❜

❛ you look really pretty right now. ❜

❛ i’ve never cared for anyone the way i care for you. ❜

❛ i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know. ❜

❛ just a few more stitches and you’ll be as good as new. ❜

❛ i’d say we make a pretty good team. ❜

❛ i want you to forget this ever happened. ❜

❛ i'm here for business — not pleasure. ❜

❛ if i didn't know any better, i'd say you were jealous. ❜

❛ you'd look better down on your knees. ❜

❛ fine, keep acting like you hate me. ❜

❛ kiss me again. ❜

❛ are you asking me out on a date? ❜

❛ just sit there and look pretty and let me handle this. ❜

❛ you okay? caught you staring off into space again. ❜

❛ well, i do feel better now that you're here. ❜

❛ i'm not drunk enough for this. ❜ 

❛ why is it whenever we see each other, you’re covered in blood? ❜

❛ i was wrong about you. ❜ 

❛ the first time i met you, i had no idea you'd mean this much. ❜

❛ you gonna be a good girl / boy for me? ❜

❛ i’m not afraid of you. ❜

❛ books mean more to me than people anyway. ❜

❛ i just wanted to say thank you for protecting me. ❜

❛ how about a kiss goodnight? ❜

❛ i don’t have time for distractions right now. ❜

❛ you shouldn’t be out here by yourself. ❜ 

❛ if i have to think about one more thing today, my head will explode. ❜

this is a starter call capped at like 3 except castmates of which there are many

kayneth el melloi archibald

prodigy mage of clocktower ⎛ for real! he's noted to be the greatest of his generation, but no one actually addresses this properly so its my job now ⎠

also an incredibly talented artist ⎛ thats ALSO canon and no one addressed it so its my sacred duty to unleash "da vinci level paintings and michaelangelo level sculpture" kayneth on everyone ⎠

⎛ accel zero kayneth vc ⎠whats with that accent? he ❲ waver ❳ sounds like a country bumpkin ... sir you have no place to talk, country bumpkin says the scotsman

he does believe in the seelie and unseelie courts and is the arthur conan doyle post no one beat him up about this because man's 6' and he hauls large carving stones ⎛ often marble ⎠ from the mineralogy department as he is its lord and they cant stop him

master of diarmuid in the fourth grail war ⎛ he's bisexual and couldn't figure out how to approach the situation and it went to absolute shit ⎠

bad at expressing emotions because he's clearly been raised to be "perfect" and it's done nothing for his mental health

a great teacher but a strict teacher and that doesn't work for everyone ⎛ especially if your name's waver velvet ⎠

in the world's worst arranged marriage ⎛ and doesn't know how to leave it, because he's in so much denial that he's being abused on any level??? but it's very clear and also canon that he is suffering that!!! ⎠ and needs to be with literally anyone who isn't sola ui

proud of his magecraft so he's not handling this situation great, but at least he still can do art!

if he tries, he can get along with people, and maybe in a not toxic environment ⎛ mage life ⎠ he will get to relax a little and his mental health will get better

he looks stressed but he's actually 28 ⎛ also canon ⎠

whats that one quote "hes lonely, i think. lonelier than he thinks he is" or something because that sure is exactly whats going on and kayneth has no coping skills

kayneth vc this isn't what volumen hydragyrum is used for ⎛ see: kept abilities ⎠

hello! it's me⎛ hi im the problem its me ⎠ percival, and without prior reserve because i have absolutely NO ability to calm down, here is kayneth el melloi archibald of fate/zero! his app is under /app :)

Welcome to radiant Isola Radiale, Kayneth!

You'll be placed in HOUSE 116.

You will be given your volumen hydragyrum mystic code, which will allow you to use your Illusions for up to thirty minutes a day!

Enjoy your stay!

– mod solaris

“That didn’t happen, of course. Things never happened the way I imagined them.”

— John Green, Paper Towns

take me to art museums and make out with me

*trying to call a woman beautiful but i've forgotten how to engage other humans in conversation* girl, you remind me of architecture

ok but also kayneth being such a prodigy …. also is a super lonely existence to be, because like … people can’t relate to that. he probably flew right thru his studies and while he was known as the greatest mage of the association at the time of the fourth war, so many people were probably jealous of that talent,

and how many people must’ve just kissed ass to him to try to get good standing and whatnot,

what i’m saying is kayneth becomes so initially closed off to people because he’s absolutely been used, and beyond that he’s often socially isolated. he doesn’t know what to do in a lot of situations. it isn’t that he doesn’t care; he cares a LOT, this is definitely shown more in the light novels, even accel order gives us a little more insight to kayneth ( he’s a hopeless romantic who writes love letters! ), in the end he has so much passion and warmth, but he’s learned to be very guarded. not to mention his horrible situation with sola-ui, 

also imagine saying kayneth el-melloi is the greatest mage of the association, but the association also includes … the barthomeloi family, the animuspheres, the age of gods fraga family ⎛ and not to say there weren't also many talented mages in these families because there ARE! ⎠ , but here we go

Kayneth is a very wealthy and successful nobleman, a renowned magus from the Mage’s Association, the Lord of Kischur, the Department of Mineralogy at the Clock Tower, and a lecturer in Eulyphis, the Department of Spiritual Evocation. Kayneth demonstrated genius level talent during his time as a student. He was the youngest lecturer to grace the podium of the Department of Evocation in its history. He has an ancient magical lineage that goes back for over nine generations. He was born with immense talent and rarely, if ever, encountered any hurdles in life. Due to his great lineage, he had extensive connections. He was expected to form the greatest faction in the Clock Tower. He obtained the rank of Pride in his teens. Although the El-Melloi faction has many powerful branch families besides the Archibalds, Kayneth swept aside the competition and inherited the El-Melloi Magic Crest.

Kayneth is renowned for his prowess as a magus, known as the greatest prodigy of Rufleus Nuada-Re Eulyphis, a first-rate lecturer, and the most noted magus of the Association as of the Fourth Holy Grail War.

ok we also have

Magi can advance ranks through growth, accompanied by an official ceremony at the Clock Tower. The specifics vary, but the ritual is themed around death and rebirth for everyone reaching the rank of Pride. Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald is estimated to have possibly been able to reach the level of Grand.

lmao the other grand is touko aozaki with ex rank circuit quality so uh.

kayneth… really has a lot going on and while he’s genuinely just a genius at everything, he also must be supremely lonely and that makes me sad

not only did kayneth bring like a billion mystic codes and whatnot to fuyuki, he also did prepare himself for the possibility that he might have to actually fight close range with another mage, and i would never want to be on the receiving end of a punch thrown by a man who spends half his time carrying marble to and from his art studio ⎛ as lord of mineralogy he had access to all the carving stones he wanted and that ... is a lot he wants a lot of that ⎠ i think i'd crumple like an aluminum can. anyway doing this prep is why he wasn't too worried about having lost 90% of the shit he brought with him, it just so happened that he faced a dude with a gun after

lmao lets kick this blog off with a meta as usual. 

today we will talk about kayneth, the artist, how his artistry manifested in his magecraft, and why he should’ve stayed out of the war. 

so, in the character materials, it’s said that kayneth’s talents ( outside of his mastery of five areas of magecraft ) include drawing and sculpting. i’d also like to note that kayneth and kiritsugu are the same age when they participate in the war, ( they’re 28 ) kayneth just looks older because all of the stress of his life has absolutely aged him. anyway, the one thing kayneth was doing that kept him feeling like he wasn’t already 80 years old was art. 

this man has talent like da vinci as a painter and sculpts like michelangelo. kayneth’s art and sculpture sells for absurdly large sums of money, and he’d be able to sustain his lavish lifestyle on his art alone. being an artist is his main talent. “but percival, he mastered 5 areas of magecraft!” you may say, to which i answer: yes, but there are other aspects of magecraft, namely the workings of mage mentality that kayneth actually DIDN’T master. he didn’t grasp what counted when it came to surviving as a mage. 

kayneth comes from a noble bloodline and thus was raised to be chivalrous. and he actually is. he wants his opponents to fight him with honor, and that’s why he was guaranteed to fail in the fourth war. because that was just going to be a bunch of underhanded tricks. kayneth, unlike the other masters, set up an incredibly complex bounded field that displayed everything he was capable of. he wasn’t hiding his talent as a mage ( and yes, he’s a prodigy at performing as one ). he would’ve done well if he battled tokiomi, because tokiomi is also much like kayneth in traditional manner. mind you, kayneth also would’ve won that, because while tokiomi is from a long ass bloodline, kayneth is a literal prodigy who can and will use every skill he has. because he sees no reason NOT to. 

and speaking of that, his main mystic code, volumen hydragyrum, is really. 1 artistic 2 incredibly OP when used properly. kayneth’s affinity to air and water make him the perfect person to use the mystic code, which is made of mercury. it’s a very artistic code in itself, because kayneth is an artist. it comes out in basically anything he does. against any other mage but kiritsugu, kayenth’s artistry would’ve … given him a win in some way or another. he’s got skill above the majority of the cast ( 3000 mp to waver’s 5 mp for example / kiritsugu says the only person more dangerous than kayneth is kirei ). he has a knowledge basis that goes beyond most of the cast when it comes to magecraft, too. and he’s creative. really, the only way to take him down would be to use underhanded tricks. 

unfortunately for kayneth, using underhanded tricks is also a surefire way to win against him. looping back to the whole chivalry and honor thing, kayneth won’t tarnish his own honor like that, no matter who he’s faced with. this is how he gets absolutely screwed over by kiritsugu ( and i have a few choice words for the whole kayneth using the gun to kill risei, because that’s just. not his style ever lmao ). there’s no amount of skill that will keep you from getting fucked over by someone who cheats; the worst part perhaps of this is kayneth KNOWS that. he KNOWS kiritsugu will cheat and YET he also still fights because he knows running away will ALSO be a slight on his honor. 

really, all of this could be avoided if he just did art and didn’t care about mage society lmao thanks for coming to my tedtalk

just found out my entire personality is a trauma response

i wish you kinder, softer days that put your heart at ease

You’re so delicious as a concept, but as a real person I worry for you

Thanks

tags post

the painter holds the universe in his mind and in his hands ⎛ meta analysis ⎠

i am here to live out loud! ⎛ insp ⎠

it's art!!! ⎛ out ⎠

KAYNETH EL MELLOI ARCHIBALD of FATE/ZERO by percival (he/him, 30+)

app. stats. meta analysis. thread tracker. permanent starter call. relationship post. rules under readmore ⎛ affiliated with ❲ . . . ❳ @isolaradiale ⎠ ⎛ housed in ❲ . . . ❳ house 116 ⎠ ⎛ ranked ❲ dwarf, 10/5/24❳ ⎠

a study in [ . . . ] the world as a canvas. letting go of tradition. forging your own path. love for the sake of love, art for the sake of art. death and rebirth. the meaning of honor. pride where pride is due, humility where humility is due.

rules tba. but tldr affiliated but will interact with indies!

kayneth's a mess and who knows if this will be good for him or not.

anyway, its me ⎛ hi im the problem its me ⎠ percival and i love kayneth unironically and its my sacred goddamn duty to do what nasu failed to pull together!!!! enjoy your stay here

i am drawing my icons not all threads will have them because i am slow and need to rest my wrists here and there!