Grand Order


 * For the highest law of magi, see Grand Order.

Quest for the Holy Grail "Grand Order" (聖杯探索 グランドオーダー), named after the highest law of magi due to their critical importance, are quests performed by Chaldea Security Organization in order to reverse the eradication of mankind.

Origin
A Singularity (特異点) is an unobservable region that does not exist within Chaldea's recorded history. It's as if a hole has opened up within the timeline, a hole that is separate from the regular temporal axis.

Because of humanity's destruction in 2015 due to the collapse of the Human Order Foundation. Chaldea is forced to travel to Singularities in the past in order to fix the irregularities of history caused by various Holy Grails. The 'Grand Order' is a "name for those who would rise up against human history for the sake of humanity, and combat fate itself."

Procedure
Utilizing Rayshift, the souls of selected subjects are projected into the past, forming Spiriton avatars with the capacity to interfere with historical events. By the efforts of time-travelling agents, anomalous temporal singularities may be eliminated.

The exact procedure of the Grand Order differs depending on the nature of the Singularity, however there are two general goals; the correction or elimination of the distortions resulting from or responsible for the Singularity, and the retrieval or destruction of the Grail supporting the Singularity.

Singularities
The initial Singularity detected by Chaldea, believed to be the cause of humanity's future extinction, was located in Fuyuki, Japan in 2004 AD and codenamed Singularity F. The mission to explore and eliminate the Singularity was designated the First Order.

Following the successful elimination of Singularity F and the revelation concerning the incineration of the future, seven even larger Singularities were detected in the past. As Chaldea embarked on the mission of eliminating these Singularities to return history to its rightful course and restore the future, the name 'First Order' was abandoned for 'Grand Order' - a mission named after the highest law of magi in view of its importance.

During the course of this mission, multiple smaller Singularities emerged and were resolved. When the seven major Singularities were eliminated, an attack on Chaldea led to the final battle against Goetia, the Beast posing as the King of Magic, and the 72 Demon Gods which comprised it, in its temple - a Singularity thought to be the final one, the conclusion of which brought an end to the Human Order Incineration Incident.

However a number of Singularities have emerged since Goetia's defeat, in part due to several Demon Pillars who escaped during the temple's collapse.

Fuyuki: The Contaminated City in Flames
Fuyuki: The Contaminated City in Flames (炎上汚染都市) was the initial Singularity detected by Chaldea, codenamed Singularity F (特異点F) and located in A.D. 2004.

Setting
The Singularity was located in Fuyuki City, Japan in 2004 AD. At this point in history, a Holy Grail War was taking place in the city. Following the Singularity's manifestation, the city was engulfed in flames and all humans vanished, leaving only the Servants. The Holy Grail War was also disrupted, being switched to something else. Subsequently, a corrupted Saber defeated five of the other Servants, with only Caster surviving. The fallen Servants were also corrupted and rose as Shadow Servants. At the same time, monsters appeared in the city.

The core of the Singularity is Fuyuki's Greater Grail, guarded by Saber.

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Orleans: The Wicked Dragon Hundred Years' War
Orleans: The Wicked Dragon Hundred Years' War (邪竜百年戦争), alternatively The Holy Maiden Savior (救国の聖処女), was the first of the seven primary Singularities in the Human Order Incineration Incident. Located in France, A.D. 1431, it's Humanity Foundation Value was C+.

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The Singularity occurred in France, 1431 AD, shortly after Jeanne d'Arc was burned at the stake. Using the Holy Grail, Gilles de Rais attempted to resurrect Jeanne but was unable to, instead creating a new Jeanne out of the Grail itself, twisted by Gilles's wishes and feelings. Jeanne Alter then summoned five more Servants, giving them all the attribute of Berserker. Jeanne Alter, Gilles de Rais and their forces subsequently began a campaign of revenge against France, killing King Charles VII and many others, including Pierre Cauchon, the bishop who played a key role in Jeanne's death, whom Jeanne Alter personally burned to death.

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Septem: The Eternal Madness Empire
Septem: The Eternal Empire of Madness (永続狂気帝国), alternatively The Emperor of Roses (薔薇の皇帝), was the second of the seven primary Singularities in the Human Order Incineration Incident. Occurring in the Roman Empire of A.D. 0060, it's Humanity Foundation Value was B+.

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The Singularity was located in the Roman Empire in the year 0060 A.D, during the early years of Nero Claudius' reign. Lev Lainur Flauros arrived in the era intending to give the Holy Grail to someone who wished to destroy the era, but he was unable find anyone suitable. Lev then summoned several Servants, including past Roman emperors, who formed the United Roman Empire. This alliance then waged war on the Roman Empire, successfully taking over several of its territories.

At the time of Chaldea's arrival, the United Roman Empire had seized around half of the Roman Empire's territories and had their sights on the capital Rome. Nero's court mage had also fallen by the hands of Caligula. As Romulus didn't wish to destroy Rome, Lev became the court mage of the United Roman Empire in order to manipulate events.

History
After Ritsuka and Mashu arrive in the era, they help Nero Claudius and her army defend Rome from attackers led Caligula. After thanking them for their help, Nero explains that an alliance called the United Roman Empire had waged war on the Roman Empire, successfully breaking it apart. Ritsuka, Mashu, and Nero soon meet up with the Gaul Expeditionary Force led by Boudica and Spartacus. Together they are able seize back Gaul from United Roman Empire forces led Gaius Julius Caesar, who reveals that the Holy Grail is in the capital of the United Roman Empire before his death.

Later, Ritsuka, Mashu, and Nero travell to the Shaped Isle, where many civilians claimed to see a god. However, after meeting Stheno, they are attacked by Caligula, who was sent by Lev to kill Nero. After killing Caligula the group travels back to Rome, but Leonidas (who was sent by Lev to kill Nero) ambushes them but he is subsequently killed by them.

After celebrating their victories, Ritsuka and Mashu are sent to retrieve Jing Ke and Lu Bu, who already killed three enemy leaders. Nero with Ritsuka and Mashu then marches an army (including Boudica, Spartacus, Jing Ke, and Lu Bu) towards the United Roman Empire capital, the location of which was revealed thanks to Stheno's blessing from earlier. However, the army suffers a pincer attack, resulting in Boudica's capture and Spartacus and Lu Bu chasing after the remnants of the rear assault. Nero's army then assaults an enemy fortress to rescue Boudica, where they manage to slay its commanders, Alexander and Zhuge Liang.

Afterwards, Nero leads assault on the enemy capital (a copy of Rome) where the group meets Romulus, leader of the United Roman Empire, and managed to regroup with Spartacus and Lu Bu. With Jing Ke's help, Ritsuka, Mashu, and Nero are able to get to the palace, where they defeat Romulus. Lev then reveals himself and,after explaining he was responsible for the Singularity, he attacks the group as Flauros. After being defeated, Lev summons Altera out of desperation, but she kills him and absorbs the Holy Grail. After destroying the palace along with Spartacus and Lu Bu, Altera moves towards Rome to destroy it. However, she is defeated by Nero's group before she is able to. Ritsuka and Mashu then retrieve the Grail and return to Chaldea after saying their goodbyes to Nero.

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Okeanos: The Four Sealed Seas of the End
Okeanos: The Four Sealed Seas of the End (封鎖終局四海), alternatively The Navigator of the Storm (嵐の航海者), was the third of the seven primary Singularities in the Human Order Incineration Incident. Located in A.D. 1573, it's Humanity Foundation Value was A.

Setting
The Singularity occurred in 1573 within an endless ocean. Before the arrival of Chaldea, Francis Drake went on a seven day voyage, at the end of which she found Atlantis along with its god, Poseidon. Poseidon attempted to destroy the world but was stopped by Drake, which caused the real Holy Grail held by Poseidon to recognize her as its owner. However, another Holy Grail was placed into the era, which entered into a contention with the real Holy Grail that resulted in the creation of an endless ocean.

Meanwhile, David was the first Servant to be summoned into era, and sometime afterwards the Argonauts, Hector, and Blackbeard were summoned. Medea encountered a magus, who after beating her, instructed her to tell Jason that sacrificing a god to the Ark will make him all-powerful. After being told this, Jason told the other Argonauts to find a god to sacrifice, but Atalanta refused and left. Hector encountered Blackbeard and gave him the Holy Grail, which he used to summon a crew of Servants. Discovering Blackbeard's obsession with Euryale, Hector joined his crew as a double agent until Euryale was found. In the meantime, Atalanta found David and told him what Jason planned to do with the Ark. Learning of this, David decided to wait with Atalanta until allies could arrive in the era.

History
Ritsuka and Mashu arrive in the Singularity on a pirate ship, and subsequently defeat the attacking crew. A crew member then explains that their ship had suddenly appeared in the ocean with compasses and maps becoming utterly useless. The pirate then suggests that they go to a nearby pirate island to replenish their supplies and get clues on the whole situation. After subduing the pirates that attacked them when they came ashore, the pair are led by another pirate to Francis Drake's secret hideout. After Ritsuka and Mashu become part of Francis Drake's crew, Drake and her crew throw a celebration during which she explains the bizarre and endless nature of the ocean. Continuing the celebration, Mashu notices that Francis Drake is holding the Holy Grail, which she retrieved after defeating Poseidon in Atlantis. Francis Drake then gives the Grail to Chaldea, but the Singularity is still functioning due to another Holy Grail existing somewhere.

The next day, Ritsuka, Mashu, and Francis Drake sail to a nearby island where they encountering Eric Bloodaxe. After defeating him Francis Drake locates a viking ship containing a map of the island and its surrounds, which shows a island nearby to the northwest. The group travels there, but communications with Chaldea are cut off while Francis Drake's ship, the Golden Hind is left immovable by a bounded field. Searching for its source, Ritsuka, Mashu, and Drake enter a labyrinth, where they end up encountering Asterios. After defeating him, Euryale appears before the group, believing that they were after her. After Mashu explains their circumstances, Euryale explains that Asterios placed a bounded field around the island to prevent Blackbeard from getting to her. Agreeing to remove the field, Euryale and Asterios join the group.

Leaving the island, the group soon encounter Blackbeard, who came to capture Euryale and the Holy Grail. Eric Bloodaxe boards the Golden Hind, but he is killed by the Chaldea group. Overwhelmed by Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge and Anne Bonny though, the group escapes thanks to Asterios carrying the heavily damaged ship to nearby island. There the group encounters and kills a wyvern, which gives Mashu the idea to use dragon scales to repair the Golden Hind. After killing some more wyverns, the group encounter Artemis and Orion. The pair then helps the group locate some more wyverns for more repair materials. After getting enough scales to repair the Golden Hind and upgrade it with a ram, Drake decides to set sail against Blackbeard.

As the group crosses into unknown waters, they construct a plan on how to deal with The Queen Anne's Revenge and its crew. Artemis and Orion boards Blackbeard's ship, and while Artemis dealt with some of the crew Orion destroyed the ship's ammo reserves. The Golden Hind then rams into Blackbeard's ship, allowing Ritsuka, Mashu, Drake, and Asterios to board the ship. After Mashu and Drake defeat Blackbeard, Hector uses the opportunity to kill him and steal his Holy Grail. Disappointed that Blackbeard couldn't destroy the era, Hector kidnaps Euryale despite Asterios' efforts to stop him. With the Holy Grail now in Hector's hand and Blackbeard dead, Blackbeard's ship and crew all disappear.

In pursuit of Hector, the group encounter a storm, using its tailwind to increase their speed. They eventually catch up to Hector, and Mashu and Asterios board his ship. However, Jason soon arrives, and Hector escapes to Jason's ship, the Argo and gives him the Holy Grail. Wishing to capture Eurayle, Jason sends out Medea and Heracles, but Mashu and her allies are unable to kill Heracles. On Jason's orders Hector unleashes Durindana Pilium, impaling both Asterios and Heracles. However, Asterios jumps into the ocean with Heracles, allowing his allies to escape. The group then decides to search for the Ark before Jason gets it in order to prevent destruction by its opening.

While searching for the Ark, the group are sent a message via arrow by Atalanta. Arriving to the location from which the arrow was sent from, the group encounters Atalanta and David. David explains to the group that Jason sacrificing Eurayle will not make him all powerful, but instead Eurayle's divine nature would cause the Ark to bring widespread destruction. He further explains that the fragility of the Singularity would cause such an act to bring even greater destruction. Jason soon arrives to capture Eurayle, but the allied Archers unleash their Noble Phantasms onto him. Heracles protects him however, which prompts Jason to send Heracles after them to capture Eurayle. The group eventually leads Heracles to the Ark, which they force him to touch. With Heracle's death, the group gives chase to the Argo and eventually board it. Jason sends Hector to kill them, but he is defeated by them and finished off by Eurayle. Afterwards David reveals the truth of the Ark to Jason, which Medea confirms to him. Medea then uses the Holy Grail to incarnate Jason into Forneus, but the group is able to defeat the two of them. With the retrieval of the Holy Grail, the singularity begins to collapse as everyone says their goodbyes.

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London: The Death World in the City of Demonic Fog
London: The Death-Barrier of the City of Demonic Fog (死界魔霧都市), alternatively The Knight of Londinium (ロンディニウムの騎士), was the fourth of the seven primary Singularities in the Human Order Incineration Incident. Located in London, A.D. 1888, it's Humanity Foundation Value was A-.

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E Pluribus Unum: The Grand Battle of Legends in North America
E Pluribus Unum: The Great North American War of the Myths (北米神話大戦), alternatively The White Cloth of Steel (鋼鉄の白衣), was the fifth of the seven primary Singularities in the Human Order Incineration Incident. Located in North America, A.D. 1783, it's Humanity Foundation Value was A+.

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Camelot: The Sacred Round Table Realm
Camelot: The Sacred Round Table Realm (神聖円卓領域), alternatively The Shining Airgetlám (輝けるアガートラム), was the sixth of the seven primary Singularities in the Human Order Incineration Incident. Located in the, A.D. 1273, it's Humanity Foundation Value was EX.

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The Singularity was located in A.D. 1273, in the Holy Land around. The roots of the Singularity lie in several events. Firstly, someone who should have died midway through the was given a Holy Grail, and using its power, the expeditionary force reached the Holy Land, burning the lands and slaughtering the people living there. However, in their greed, they summoned Ozymandias who subsequently confiscated the Grail and set about building his kingdom there. Having lost the Grail, the expeditionary force lost ground and were eventually cornered by the people of the Holy Land. When they were cornered, a Servant identifying himself as Richard the Lionheart, but displaying different behavior and appearance, appeared and summoned his own crusaders. The crusaders subsequently captured the expeditionary force and occupied the Holy Land.

Secondly, Bedivere did not return Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake, Artoria Pendragon was unable to die when she was fated to after the Battle of Camlann, ending up becoming a wandering ghost. With Rhongomyniad still in hand, she eventually turned into a Divine Spirit, who would come to be known as the Lion King. The Lion King was aware of the incineration of humanity and planned to store a selection of human souls into Rhongomyniad to preserve humanity in some form. After arriving in the Singularity, the Lion King summoned the Knights of the Round Table (with the exceptions of Bedivere and Galahad) and told them of her plan. Aware that some of them wouldn't follow her, she gave them until sunset to decide where they stood. In the subsequent battle, the Knights who decided to follow the Lion King slaughtered their fellow knights who chose to stand against her. The Lion King then bestowed Gifts on the surviving knights, with the exception of Agravain.

The Knights of the Lion King exterminated the crusaders, with the expeditionary force being annihilated along with them. During the battle with the one claiming to be Richard the Lionheart, Gareth sacrificed herself to give the others an opportunity to kill him, unable to bear the guilt of killing her fellow knights any longer. Her brother Gawain was the one who struck them both down. Afterwards, the Lion King and her knights established the Holy City of Camelot in the Holy Land. This occurred about half a year before Chaldea's arrival.

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Babylonia: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts
Babylonia: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts (絶対魔獣戦線), alternatively The Chain of Heaven (天の鎖), was the last of the seven primary Singularities in the Human Order Incineration Incident. Located in Mesopotamia, B.C. 2655, it's Humanity Foundation Value was A++.

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Salomon: The Grand Time Temple
Salomon: The Grand Time Temple (冠位時間神殿) was the Final Singularity (終局特異点) of the Human Order Incineration Incident, occuring in A.D. 2016.

History
Ritsuka and Mashu arrive in the singularity, and are met by Lev, who explains his connection to Solomon. He transforms into Flauros, but he is subsequently revived after his defeat. Meanwhile, Chaldea becomes under by eight Demon Gods. More Demon Gods rise from the ground of the Time Temple as Flaurous laughs at Chaldea's efforts so far. The Demon Gods attack but Ritsuka and Mashu are saved by Jeanne, while simultaneously other Servants from the singularities arrive to find the other Demon Gods. Ritsuka and Mashu then make their way toward Solomon's throne with the aid of the Servants, who fend off the Demon Gods.

Eventually Ritsuka and Mashu arrive at the throne, accessed via a path of light that opened with the diminishment of Demon Gods. Solomon reveals that he is using his singularites to destroy humanity as a means to achieve his true goal. He then attacks Ritsuka in order to remove the Heroic Spirits, but Mashu is able to protect Ritsuka. However, after Mashu gets a strange reaction from Solomon, he decides to reveal his true identity as the orginial foundation of modern magecraft that lived in the the real Solomon's body during his reign. Revealing himself as the Beast Goetia, he reveals that his goal is to use the energy from humanity's destruction to travel back to Earth's genesis in order to recreate the planet. Goetia offers Mashu a chance to join his world without death, but she rejects him clearly. Goetia then launches Ars Almadel Salomonis at them, but Mashu sacrifices herself to defend Ritsuka with Lord Camelot. Ritsuka then attempts to attack Goetia, but Romani suddenly arrives and reveals his true identity of Solomon. He then sacrifices himself by using Ars Nova to remove Goetia's immortality.

With the true Solomon's sacrifice, the Demon Gods are thrown into disarray to either self-destruct or be destroyed by the Heroic Spirits. Goetia then attempts to kill Ritsuka, but they use Mashu's shield to protect themselves. Then, using a Command Spell to empower themselves, Ritsuka punches Goetia and kills him. Ritsuka then begins to escape as the Time Temple collapses with Goetia's death. However, before they are able to escape, Ritsuka encounters Goetia, now in human form. Goetia once again tries to kill Ritsuka, but he is finally destroyed by them. Unfortunately, Ritsuka falls as the ground collapses beneath them before they're to reach the Rayshift point back to Chaldea. However, they are saved by Mashu, who had been resurrected by Caith Plug. Ritsuka and Mashu then return to Chaldea together.

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Shinjuku: Malignant Quarantined Demonic Realm
It occurred in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, in A.D. 199X.

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SE.RA.PH. - Deep-Sea Cyber-Nirvana
'''SE.RA.PH. - Deep-Sea Cyber-Nirvana''' was a special Singularity which emerged in the aftermath of the Human Order Incineration Incident. It occurred in Chaldea's Seraphix facility in the North Sea in 2030 A.D.

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Agartha: The Mythical Subterranean Society
Agartha: The Mythical Subterranean Society, alternatively The Woman of Agartha (アガルタの女), was the second of four major Singularities which emerged in the aftermath of the Human Order Incineration Incident. It occurred in Central Asia in A.D. 2000.

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Engineered by surviving Demon Pillar Phenex and Scheherazade, the Agartha Singularity is situated in a vast underground space in Central Asia in 2000 AD. Created through Scheherazade's story-based Noble Phantasm, Alf Layla wa-Layla, enhanced through Phenex's power, the Agartha Singularity is an invasion of fiction into reality.

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Shimosa: The Tournament of the Seven Blade-Master Heroic Spirits
Shimosa: The Tournament of the Seven Blade-Master Heroic Spirits was the third of four major Singularities which emerged in the aftermath of the Human Order Incineration Incident. It occurred in the Shimosa province of Japan in A.D. 1630.

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