This is a little plot bunny that I just had to write. Maybe I will continue it and expand the story later in the future, after I finished with The Loli Campione.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fate Stay Night or No Game No Life.

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Episode IV: A New Hope

Elchea city. The last kingdom of imanity. Inside a rundown bar, two women was sitting face to face holding cards.

The black haired woman wearing black clothes and dark veil, Kurami, set down her cards on the table.

"No... nooo!" Her opponent was screaming as she looked at the cards. Stephanie Dora, the granddaughter of the late Imanity King. She had pink short hair and wore white expensive clothes. "There's no way I can lose!" She was still in denial.

They were playing game that would decide the next king of Imanity. For whatever reason, the late king had decreed that his successor would be the chosen through a game tournament.

"You have lost, Stephanie Dora. Now give me your clothes as stated in our agreement." Kurami said. It was stupid for the girl to also bet her clothes, but that's not Kurami's concern.

After she had taken Stephenie's clothes, Kurami went to her next opponent. Only two more rounds and she would be crowned as the new king. Perhaps, it could save Imanity... no, she would save Imanity. Even if she had to rely on her friend.

Her next opponent is a little girl with long white hair, dressed in purple blouse and white skirt. She introduced herself with graceful motion, "My name is Illyasviel von Einzbern. Nice to meet you."

'Einzbern?' Kurami had never heard of a noble house named Einzbern. She was sure that she had gathered enough intelligence but maybe one or two minor Houses had slipped through.

It didn't matter. Noble or commoner, they were all still imanity. No imanity could perceive magic or use magic. And that's why Kurami would win again. She glanced to the corner where her friend Fii sat down and subtly nodded. Fii saw it and replied with her own nod.

Kurami and Illyasviel played a poker game, as agreed. The game would be one round. After drawing her cards, Kurami gave a signal for Fii to change her cards. As usual, the cards in her hand would change into a good combination and...

Kurami waited. And waited. And waited. She stared to her cards but they didn't change. Why? What's Fii doing?

"What's wrong?" The white haired little girl in front of her said. "Even if you stare at your cards, they won't change, you know." Illyasviel looked smug as if she knew what Kurami was planning.

Kurami jerked her eyes to Fii's direction. 'Fii, what's wrong?' She asked through their telepathic connection.

Fii stared back at her in panic. It looked like she tried to say something with telepathy but nothing came through their connection. In fact, Kurami realized that their connection had been cut off.

Cold sweat appeared on Kurami's forehead. Something or someone had interfered with Fii's magic. And Kurami couldn't do anything about it, lest she revealed that they had been cheating. Could it be another race?

Kurami was a slave who belonged to Fii's family, the Nirvalen. They are of the elves race. But Fii treated her as a genuine friend, even if she was a different race. When news of the Imanity King Selection reached their ears, Kurami pleaded to Fii to help her win Imanity's crown. There was no other choice. Imanity must rely on another race to survive.

Kurami had won all of her games by Fii's assistance. Fii had changed her cards to be better than her opponents. She was so sure that she would win the tournament and became the king... until she faced this little albino.

But Imanity couldn't use magic. Illyasviel must had been helped by someone from another race, just like Kurami.

"Please be quick. We haven't got all day." Illyasviel said. "You can flirt with your elf girlfriend later."

'She knew! There's no mistake!'

"You! Who is cooperating with you?" Kurami said while glaring at Illyasviel.

"What do you mean? Cooperate?" The little girl tilted her head.

Kurami hissed in low voice. "Don't act dumb. There must be someone from another race helping you with magic. You cheated."

Illyasviel open her mouth in astonishment. "Me? Cheating? I just create a bounded field that block all external magic around us. I was watching your game earlier and I know your elf friend helped you. I have noone helping me, I swear."

"Lies! Imanity can't use magic. You can't possibly see it, and blocking it is more preposterous! "

"Well, sucks to be imanity... I am not exactly an imanity though... "

"Wha? Then you are not eligible to participate!" Was she another race pretending to be imanity?

"But I can't be classified as anything else. Well, I guess we will see whether the system will acknowledge me or not. Anyway, I am ready to show my cards. Are you ready?"

Kurami gritted her teeth. She couldn't do anything without compromising discarded some cards and took some new cards. Her hands were still not better than before.

She showed her cards. "A pair of Jack."

Illyasviel showed hers. "Four Aces. My win. Nice playing with you. Oh, and tell your girlfriend I said hi!" The little girl got up from her seat and left Kurami.

Kurami stared at the little girl's back. An imanity who could use magic. An impossibility. And probably a new hope for Elchea Kingdom.

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AN

Next chapter. An explanation of the setting. I just had to think of a way that make Illya got transported to Disboard and who will accompany her. And things like background etc.

The theme of this story is... Imanity always lose because they don't have magic. Then what if a human who can use magic appears? The one with enormous mana and genius? While everyone underestimate her, she pretend that she can't use magic and then defeat them all.

Episode I : Fate Zero

Episode II: Fate Stay Night.