memento vindictae.

I AM A COUNT, NOT A SAINT

An independent, low-activity RP blog for The Count of Monte Cristo (Fate Series) controlled by Mark. AU/Crossover friendly. Mutual's only.

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FATE VERSES

FATE/GRAND ORDER - TO ME BELONGETH VENGEANCE

After having appeared to their master in a “dream” during a time of great trouble, The Count was subsequently summoned by said master into the halls of Chaldea, where he now stands as one of the many heroic spirits helping to fight back the forces that threaten humanity. (the count’s master in this verse is ritsuka by default, but this verse can accommodate other fate protag oc’s in their place, too!)

FATE/APOCRYPHA - ALL THE ASHES IN MY WAKE

Summoned by Hyouma Sagara, a master of the Black Faction, The Count enters this Great Holy Grail war under the Avenger class, and from the moment they open their eyes, they are ready to enter the fight. The Count and their master, however, struggle to get along almost immediately, and while The Count sticks with them for a number of days, he soon learns that his master is nothing more than a black-hearted scoundrel, and that The Count could not and would not tolerate. Needless to say, Hyouma ended up dead in the streets, and The Count, now free from their contract, had set out to win this war on their own.

With a plethora of servants to overcome, many of them bearing great power, attaining The Grail is far easier said than done, but The Count will see their dream, their vengeance, made reality, or they will die trying– there will be no in-between.

FATE/STAY NIGHT - THE BLACK FLAME OF VENGEANCE

The Count has found themselves tossed into the midst of the Fifth Holy Grail War, however the circumstances surrounding their summoning are most unusual. The Count was materialized without a master, for starters, and they were materialized under the Avenger class, both factors being true oddities for this conflict. The Count could understand the latter– there was no better class for them to be summoned under than Avenger, however even The Count scratched their head when it came to their masterless summoning.

The Count could only reason that they had been summoned by the Grail itself somehow, though for what purpose they couldn’t be sure. What The Count was sure about, however, was that the Holy Grail was ripe for the taking, and with it, they could achieve the one thing they wanted most: the eradication of all evil, or rather, vengeance for humanity, against the evils that plague it.

AU’S

AU’S PREFACE

Betrayal will do horrible things to a man. Torture will, too, and no man knows those two horrors better than Edmond Dantes, or as he calls himself now, The Count of Monte Cristo. This man’s life was set to be relatively peaceful and prosperous, but envy can be a deadly poison, one that can overcome even the staunchest hearts, and those closest to Edmond, unfortunately, let their hearts drown in that toxin.

Edmond’s good name was the first thing to go, tarnished by false, but grave accusations from those he once thought of as friends, then, on what was to be his wedding day no less, his life was taken from him by those with corrupt grips on power, not taken away in the literal sense, but in the way one loses their home, their partner, their freedom, everything (or almost everything).

The only life Edmond was set to live from that point on was one spent in a small, foul room in a prison far away from society, where unspeakable acts were performed on him day in and day out, acts of torture that would break the strongest wills, but not Edmond, that was the one thing they could not take from him, his hope, his determination, his will to keep living. That determination was tested of course, constantly pressured and prodded, and there came a point one day where even he considered giving up, but that is when he met Abbé Faria, and that is when Edmond’s fortunes finally started to shift.

For seven years, Edmond studied under the wise Abbé Faria, who taught Edmond all he knew, from scholarship, to swordsmanship, and everything in-between, all on the condition that Edmond kept hope in his heart, and worked toward breaking the two of them out of that dreaded prison. Indeed, Edmond and Abbe Faria would one day succeed in digging a tunnel that would see them both free men once again.

Alas, Abbe Faria would not survive the escape, and would unfortunately die in that accursed prison, but before Abbé Faria passed away, they would reveal to Edmond the location of a great treasure, the Treasure of Monte Cristo, which he would soon go on to claim after escaping from that horrid fortress. With great skills, great riches, and great power now in his possession, Edmond assumed the moniker of “The Count of Monte Cristo”, and set out into the world with one thing on his mind; vengeance.

FANDOMLESS AU | WAY DOWN WE GO

Having received the treasure left to him by Abbe Faria, Edmond Dantes dies, The Count of Monte Cristo is born, and the hatred burning within their soul sets them on a path of pure, unbridled vengeance as he ventures out into the world… This quest will undoubtedly take The Count to many parts of the globe, and there's no telling what, or who (outside those specific individuals he pursues) he will run into along the way.

– (pretty much just a general, catch-all AU / fandomless verse that leans toward modern!fantasy, but can accommodate other settings if need be.)

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JJK AU | DEAD RINGER

Arriving in Shibuya, The Count is currently pursuing an individual known as Tarantella, a heinous Curse User who was responsible for the imprisonment, and ultimately the death of The Count's mentor. The Count's pursuit of Tarantella is twofold, however-- not only does he seek vengeance for his mentor, he also believes that Tarantella holds secrets that may lead him to the various individuals responsible for his own imprisonment in the past. Unfortunately, in the midst of this pursuit, and thanks to the machinations of Tarantella, The Count has found himself entangled in the dangerous web of events currently unfolding across Japan's Jujutsu world.

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POKEMON AU | NEVER TAME YOUR DEMONS

The Count is, naturally, on a quest for revenge against those who wronged him, a quest that will undoubtedly take him across every region in the Pokemon world (and maybe beyond). Many villainous people are in The Count’s cross-hairs here, and if he has his way, he will see practically every evil team/organization and their leaders perish. Helping The Count in this quest for revenge are is his riches beyond imagining, his trusted team of pokemon, and a strange item from Ultra Space that gives both him and his pokemon strange, but useful abilities (black fire).

Despite his quest for revenge being a main focus, though, The Count will often find themselves caught up in all manners of situations, sometimes of their own accord (like when they challenge Gym Leaders) and sometimes not.

- The aforementioned ‘strange item’ is a talisman that bonded with The Count’s body when he first picked it up. It bestows upon The Count the power to create black flames, and use these in various ways to combat his foes. This item also has the added effect of allowing any fire or dark type pokemon The Count has to do the same, in the form of special moves. 

- Black fire moves is slightly stronger than regular fire ones, and their burning effects can’t be removed by heals– they have to run their course. Their burning effects also have a higher rate of occurrence.

- Black Fire moves deal great damage to all types except water and normal types, where they are not very effective.

- The Count’s Darkrai is shiny. 

- The Count can speak to pokemon, and understand them, another effect  of the strange item that fused with their body.

FE: THREE HOUSES AU | HELLFIRE TAKE MY SOUL

After escaping from Fort Merceus and claiming the Treasure of Monte Cristo, The Count, under the guise of a wealthy, mysterious noble hailing from a faraway land, first sets out to avenge Abbe Faria, and then moves on to his own traitorous, former friends– Duke Aegir and everyone else who had even the smallest hand in his imprisonment. The Count’s quest for revenge does not interact with the main events of Three Houses for the most part, but The Count often finds themselves at the Officers Academy and Garreg Mach during their travels, and it’s here that there is plenty of chances for them to get caught up in the greater situations occurring on Fodlan (though The Count will always be more focused on their revenge than anything else).

– Among the Treasures of Monte Cristo that The Count claimed was a talisman containing   Timotheos‘ (the dark dragon) blood, and a relic corresponding to the crest The Count received after consuming the blood. The Count’s hair was subsequently turned white after consuming the blood.

– The hatred in The Count’s heart twiststhe powers of their Crest, however, or rather awakens something in it, giving it other effects on top of its usual “Occasionally does not consume a use for recovery magic” effect– i.e, changing its first function to work for all types of magic, and giving the count access to a unique form of dark magic that involves the use of black flames.

– The relic The Count received is a pair of unique gauntlets that, when used by someone with a crest of  Timotheos, occasionally causes an explosion of magical energy upon attacking foes that does not use up any resources from the user. In The Count’s possession, the magical energy explosion is always switched to black flames.

DEMON SLAYER AU | LOW LAYS THE DEVIL

Preface:

While the Count on this blog is a portrayal from the Fate Series at their core, they are also heavily inspired by various other pieces of media that depict or are related to The Count of Monte Cristo story itself. Going even further, The Count on this blog is also written with heavy headcanon-ing on my part. Therefore my portrayal of the Count should be considered heavily 'canon-divergent'.

Moreover, I do not consider myself part of the Fate RPC in general-- I will definitely seek to have my Count interact with muses from the series, but I will also be engaging in a great deal of AU or crossover writing here, and may wind up writing more in those veins than within the Fate setting. If any of that is not to your liking, well, now is your chance to part ways.  

Otherwise, hello! My name is Mark, he/him, 29, just surviving out here! Please, keep reading down below.     

ok but meme aside,

Things were frantic in Chaldea’s halls; they were getting ready for the arrival of the new director and his associates. Many Masters and Servants had left, but a few remained, Emma herself included. She was to remain at Chaldea until her vocal cords recovered, which had been harmed in the explosion that started Ritsuka’s career. Emma wasn’t envious of the Master, it sounds like they had been through a lot and Emma wasn’t sure if she could handle that strain. She had to ask them about their adventures.

Emma wandered around, before settling on a couch in front of one of the windows. Now that humanity had been saved, the skies were clear and blue, with some clouds in the air. Emma was swaying her head to a song she had trapped in her mind when she heard footsteps.

The girl turned, spotting the Avenger. It seemed he had not left Chaldea yet, which was sort of a relief. Emma felt safer with the Servants around, even if they weren’t really needed anymore.

“Avenger!” Emma waved, a smile on her face. Her voice was hoarse, but usable. “Look at the sky! It’s such a pretty blue…”

@attendreesperer​

          The Count had felt the temptation to depart as other servants had. Humanity had been saved from arguably the greatest evils it ever faced (Goetia, an Elder God, the events of Shinjuku), and one could say the world was now more or less ‘safe’. The Count, however, knew that his work was far from over. For starters, evil still persisted among humanity, deep within the souls of the selfish and wicked, and that alone prevented The Count from departing-- until evil was fully eradicated from existence every shape or form, The Count wouldn’t be going anywhere. There was a more pressing matter that kept The Count around Chaldea, however; a feeling in his soul, that out there somewhere, skulking about in the shadows, was yet another threat that would push humanity to the brink. The Count couldn’t put his finger on exactly what that threat was, who’s face it bore, or when it would show itself, but he could feel the trouble approaching, and his intuition was almost never wrong.

@attendreesperer​

“Good morning Avenger,” She greets from her place in front of the stove. Like clock-work the Alter-Ego was busy preparing morning meals for the staff. “Did you come by for something to eat?”