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At this moment, Kirei finally understood the true form of his own soul. The collapse of everything was beautiful. People in torment were lovable. Tortured screams ringing in his ears were satisfying. Burnt corpses were laughable... What kind of sin was this? What a cruel demon he was. A world like this, cast aside by God, could actually be filled with vivid joy... for the first time he was aware of, and for the first time he truly felt, the fetters between him and the world... From a place that was completely opposite to his own faith, Kirei had found the truth. This ironic end was inconceivably satisfying. He had circled so many winding roads. Had he been dreaming all along? He had praised the preciousness of kindness, sang hymns to the beauty of holiness. Kirei had wasted twenty-odd years of his life precisely because he had believed utterly in this path. He had never realized that his nature was completely contrary to this sort of truth.

Fate/Zero, Act 16

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Opening Rite

He was once an empty man with an empty heart, filled only with questions and doubts. He knew himself to be an abomination, a blasphemous aberration hidden within the trappings of the faith his father had raised him into. He sought in vain for the answers to his own existence and, failing that, made himself a willing tool of the Church and the Magi.

He dedicated himself to the likes of his father and Tohsaka Tokiomi, joining in their schemes to manipulate the Grail War to their own ends. But it was during this rigged conflict that he met the King of Heroes, an unholy creature who mined the depths of his twisted soul and helped him finally understand true joy. There was a man sent by God, an inscrutable man like himself; this man was the priest’s enemy, his bane, and his salvation. For Emiya Kiritsugu shot out the priest’s empty heart and then destroyed the object of his own desires. Restored to life by the Grail’s destruction, the priest found that all his questions had convalesced into one, a wordless, formless question that could only be answered by God Himself… or perhaps, failing that, the omnipotent power of the Grail.

He now knows joy. He now knows sorrow. The world that once bored him is now home to infinite potential as the divine mysteries play themselves out before his very eyes. This world, created in the image of holy perfection, so filled with corruption and evil. All of humanity lies before him, trapped in its endless cycle of eternal sin. It is not the priest’s desire that they be punished, it is the work of God. And if the priest finds some joy in carrying out this holy mission, then so much the better.

Everything happens for a reason. All is in accordance with God’s plan. He has been given the role of the villain, and he carries it out happily. To punish the sinner. To humble the prideful. The players on the world’s infinite stage will fight, struggle and fail; through their suffering, they will know the fullness of life.

This is the heresy of Kotomine Kirei. No doubt his fellow priests will see it as sacrilege, but even if he is betraying them he is not betraying his Lord. His faith is pure, far purer than it was before. And his life’s work will speak of that faith to the very end.

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“You think you know death, but you don’t. Not until you’ve seen it, ’til you’ve really seen it. It gets under your skin and lives inside you. There’s nothing you can do. Nothing.”

- Cook. Rise, part two. (via hxwlett)

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Members of the Eighth Sacrament do not normally make use of firearms, which are less effective against magical defenses than Black Keys. However, during the Fourth War Kirei recovered a small revolver from the body of Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi, the weapon used to murder his father. Kirei's latent fascination with his father's death, along with his fixation on Emiya Kiritsugu's unique blend of firearms and magecraft, has compelled him to keep the weapon over the years. Hidden within his cassock, the revolver provides a useful contingency in situations where the regular tools of an executor are not open to him.

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Fuyuki Church

A Fuyuki City landmark and central location for the Holy Grail Wars, the Fuyuki Church is in theory the neutral ground from which the Holy Church can oversee the conduct of the magical conflicts. It serves as a meeting place for masters, safe haven for those eliminated from the battle, and as a headquarters for the Church's agents.

Kotomine Risei served for some years as an acolyte in Fuyuki; it was during this time that he struck up his friendship with Tohsaka Tokiomi. He was later reassigned by his superiors within the Eighth Sacrament and did not return to Fuyuki until the Fourth Holy Grail War. Following Risei's death and the war's disastrous end, Kirei was recalled to Rome to answer for the fiasco before the Vatican. The inquiry lasted several years, but Kirei convinced his superiors that the magical potency of the Fuyuki region warranted a permanent overseer from the Eight Sacrament to ensure that the Magi Association did not use the area for its own ends.Despite the reservations of the Vatican, the Eight Sacrament deemed Kirei the only suitable choice to take up leadership of the Fuyuki parish.

Although members of the Eighth Sacrament are usually ineligible to preside over mainstream rites, Kirei took it upon himself to tend to the Fuyuki Church's miniscule congregation. Though the faith of the Church is rare in Japan, the Western influence on the rebuilt Fuyuki along with Kirei's own personal charisma has seen church membership rise in recent years. Aside from regular parish services, the church is also a regular meeting place and headquarters for the clandestine activities of the Eighth Sacrament.

As a supervisor for the Grail Wars, Kirei maintains a strict open-door policy while maintaining the Church's neutrality. He offers to mediate any disputes between the wars' participants or to facilitate meetings or ceasefires should the need arise. Few masters or servants ever take him up on this, which suits Kirei's purposes quite nicely--there are some things about this musty old church that he would prefer be kept hidden.

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"God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth."—John 4:24

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Hanafuda Material - Fate/Zero casts. Scanned by Paitouch.

Bonus image - Matou Sakura and Matou Kariya page.

Zero casts | EXTRA casts | Prisma Illya casts | Prototype casts | CG Hotspring endings.

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Fate/Zero >> Kirei + Smile

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☛ GET INSIDE YOUR CHARACTER'S HEAD! aka The Excessively Detailed Headcanon Meme

Happy Museday, everyone. In honor of it, ask a question, any question! Because I have nothing better to do than to answer your questions. … No, really. I don’t. D:

1: What does their bedroom look like?

2: Do they have any daily rituals?

3: Do they exercise, and if so, what do they do? How often?

4: What would they do if they needed to make dinner but the kitchen was busy?

5: Cleanliness habits (personal, workspace, etc.)

6: Eating habits and sample daily menu

7: Favorite way to waste time and feelings surrounding wasting time

8: Favorite indulgence and feelings surrounding indulging

9: Makeup?

10: Neuroses? Do they recognize them as such?

11: Intellectual pursuits?

12: Favorite book genre?

13: Sexual Orientation? And, regardless of own orientation, thoughts on sexual orientation in general?

14: Physical abnormalities? (Both visible and not, including injuries/disabilities, long-term illnesses, food-intolerances, etc.)

15: Biggest and smallest short term goal?

16: Biggest and smallest long term goal?

17: Preferred mode of dress and rituals surrounding dress

18: Favorite beverage?

19: What do they think about before falling asleep at night?

20: Childhood illnesses? Any interesting stories behind them?

21: Turn-ons? Turn-offs?

22: Given a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and nothing to do, what would happen?

23: How organized are they? How does this organization/disorganization manifest in their everyday life?

24: Is there one subject of study that they excel at? Or do they even care about intellectual pursuits at all?

25: How do they see themselves 5 years from today?

26: Do they have any plans for the future? Any contingency plans if things don’t workout?

27: What is their biggest regret?

28: Who do they see as their best friend? Their worst enemy?

29: Reaction to sudden extrapersonal disaster (eg The house is on fire! What do they do?)

30: Reaction to sudden intrapersonal disaster (eg close family member suddenly dies)

31: Most prized possession?

32: Thoughts on material possessions in general?

33: Concept of home and family?

34: Thoughts on privacy? (Are they a private person, or are they prone to ‘TMI’?)

35: What activities do they enjoy, but consider to be a waste of time?

36: What makes them feel guilty?

37: Are they more analytical or more emotional in their decision-making?

38: What recharges them when they’re feeling drained?

39: Would you say that they have a superiority-complex? Inferiority-complex? Neither?

40: How misanthropic are they?

41: Hobbies?

42: How far did they get in formal education? What are their views on formal education vs self-education?

43: Religion?

44: Superstitions or views on the occult?

45: Do they express their thoughts through words or deeds?

46: If they were to fall in love, who (or what) is their ideal?

47: How do they express love?

48: If this person were to get into a fist fight, what is their fighting style like?

49: Is this person afraid of dying? Why or why not?

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