Fate/Apocrypha 5

Fate/Apocrypha was originally an online RPG based on Fate's Holy Grail War Master and Servant system, with details of settings and characters collected in Fate/complete material IV. The online game was eventually canceled, but in November 2011 it was announced that the settings and stories would be released in the form of a light novel series written by Higashide Yuichiro and illustrated by Konoe Ototsugu.

The first chapter, "ACT 1: Unbirth," written by Yuichiro Higashide (character designer of Jack the Ripper in the original project), first appeared in Volume 7 of Kadokawa Shoten's TYPE-MOON Ace, with the story focusing on Jack the Ripper and her Master, Rikudou Reika. A preview of the novel was also included with Volume 8 of TYPE-MOON Ace.

A total of four volumes were originally planned, but Higashide later announced that the series would be extended to 5 volumes. Volume 5 was released during the 2012 winter Comiket 87 alongside Fire Girl 3 Part 1.