Holy Maiden
I smiled as I took in the peaceful side of nature that surrounded me and the others as the Sister, they changed them almost weekly so I never bothered learning more of their names anymore, lay out a large sheet with the help of the older orphans.
"Gino~!" A young girl shouted snapping me out of my thoughts and run toward the voice. I ran towards the voice to see the bully of the orphanage hitting a small puppy with a stick and made to hit the girl, Asia Argento my twin sister, who screamed my name every time she tried to get the puppy out of there. I felt rage bubble up inside me as I tackled the bastard to the ground. I fought to keep him on the ground as he was a few years older than I was so he had a lot of advantages on me.
"Stop fighting this instance!" The Sister screamed at us and I would have looked at her as if she was stupid if I wasn't busy burying my fists into the bastard's face repeatedly. There was some scrambling as a few older kids tried to separate us but after a moment they stopped and so did the bully. I blinked and turned to where everyone was gawping at only to see Asia with a green glow in her hands next to the hurt puppy that seemed to be healing.
"Huh, she has a Healing Sacred Gear…that fits her rather well." I muttered as those near me let me go. I smirked and used their lack of action to get a free shot at the bully making him fall to his knees in pain. I then walked up to Asia who was having her face licked by a very happy and healthy puppy. She looked up and her eyes widened when she saw me.
"Gino you're hurt!" She said gently handing me the puppy and the green glow returned while I saw two rings appear on her right hand. I felt relief around my face meaning I was hurt more than I realised. Once she finished she smiled at me.
"Thanks" I said returning her smile and handing her the puppy back that immediately went back to showing her thanks for helping it.
"Twilight Healing, I never thought I would see such a Holy Sacred Gear." The Sister said as everyone gawked at Asia and I just knew that our troubles had just started.
HR
"Will you piss already, Bloody Parasites!" I shouted as I slammed the door in the face of yet another priest that intended to use Asia in a Power Play. Normally I would have been separated from her but Asia had little confidence in herself when I was around so when I wasn't she tended to panic especially as they ensured she knew I wasn't likely to see her again. Between her being a nervous wreck and me showing my displeasure they had to let us reunite.
"I don't know why you think it's a bad thing to help them." Asia said making me sigh as she ran her hand over Barney's, the Rottweiler puppy that she healed, coat as he lay next to her. As a Nun she was to give up her possessions but I made it clear I wasn't going to be a priest so Barney was mine in name even if he preferred Asia.
"They only help others to get something out of it or do it in a way to hurt others. They'll also try and make it so you would only help who they tell you to rather than helping as many as you can." I said making her nod with a frown on her face. She had grown well over the recent years, a little too well if the looks she got from men, priests included, and the odd woman.
"They don't like you." I chuckled at the all too true statement.
"With good reason." I sighed as I sat next to her. "They believe that if I'm going to be your guardian I need to be properly trained so they are going to be sending one of their best trainers to collect me and make me worthy of you. It's mostly a ploy to gain more influence on you and lessen my influence on you."
"Why do they want to control us? They should be doing God's will as they vowed to." She said with tears in he eyes while she hugged Barney close to her.
"Don't take this the wrong way but I hope you never learn how. True Believers like you are very rare Asia and not everyone is bound by their word."
HR
"Explain to me again why we are interfering with the Magus side of the Church?" I asked Griselda Quarta as we walked around Fiyuki looking for the church. She was claimed as one of the best Exorcists and was a prime candidate for the Brave Saint System when it got up and running. As far as I was concerned she was an older female Christian version of me, something that terrified her ward Xenovia.
"There has been some concern about his neutrality since he was a Master in the last War Ritual." Griselda said as her eyes scanned for threats. "Ordinarily that wouldn't be a problem but your influence on your sister is too strong for their liking so we were sent, a good thing too if what I sense is anything to go by, this must be hell on your senses."
"I don't shun darkness like most do so it's a mere annoyance to me." I said dryly since she was referring to my very high magic potential. Griselda had called in a few favours to get me into the Golden Dawn just so it wouldn't go to waste and hadn't regretted it even if I was less cautious than she liked.
"How can you stand this?" Xenovia asked holding the grip of the hidden Durandal to ward off the feeling of the dark taint, despite having little magic potential, in the air making me shrug.
"It's a belief thing. I believe that magic acts a certain way and it does for the most part. You both believe that darkness should be banished so it treats you with hostility. To me it is acting like Barney when Asia is busy." Further conversation was cut off when a blond man stood across the street from us while the street cleared of people around us.
"So Kotomine really is up to no good." Griselda said meeting the man's red eyes.
"True but he didn't send me as he doesn't know you are here yet. I sensed you and was wandering what non-Master Magi were doing here." The man said with a smirk. "I will let you live for a price." I put a hand up to stop Xenovia from mouthing off as I finally realised why he was familiar to me. He was the Archer of the previous War.
"And what could we have that you, Gilgamesh of Uruk, could want?" I said making Griselda curse and Xenovia pale.
"So you know who I am, good. I've been stuck in that church for ten years and quite frankly I want to see what this world has to offer which I can't do if I stay here. You provide me enough prana that I can leave and find my own source and you won't die." He held up a crystal in his right hand as I sighed. I had the most magic so I would do it so we didn't lose Griselda later on against Kotomine.
"Tell me when to stop as I have no idea how much this can take." I told him as I took the crystal making him chuckle as our eyes met. I channelled my magic into it and was surprised by how easy it was to channel magic into it before it started to glow and stopped accepting my magic. "Huh, done."
"That it is." He said pulling a katana out from behind him. It was in a black sheath that looked like it was dripping green blood and had a green wrap. "A reward for recognising me and being efficient." I took it and nodded to him as he turned and left.
"Be proud Exorcist as I doubt it is everyday that the King of Kings gives a gift to one he just met." A new voice said making me turn to see another blond around my age with blue eyes with a blond girl next to him that I recognised.
"Arthur and Le Fey Pendragon…I take it you are both here because of your ancestor being summoned here ten years ago." Griselda said making him nod while Le Fey leapt at me. I sighed as she slammed into me and ruffled her hair.
"Hey squirt, how are things now you left the Golden Dawn?" I asked with a small smile.
"They aren't bad and I'm with Arthur most of the time, although Kuroka could learn to clean up after herself." Le Fey said muttering the last part under her breath so only I heard her.
"Some people are just slobs squirt." I said making her freeze before I turned to Griselda. "Le Fey won't be a danger and I'm sure she can keep Arthur in check." Le Fey bopped me on the head with her staff.
"Just because you wear that scarf I got you doesn't mean you can speak about me like I'm not here. It is a pleasure to meet you Griselda-sama, Xenovia-sama, Gino-kun speaks highly of you both." She was of course referring to the white scarf I used to cover my lower face which combined with my hood kept people from recognising me unless they knew me. I did it so they wouldn't go after Asia since we looked alike, hell I could pass as a Pendragon too.
"They can come with us if they want but they can't interfere with the War." Griselda said making them both nod. It didn't take long for us to reach the church just as a redhead and the Second Owner Rin Tohsaka walked out of the church with Kotomine behind them. After a nod from Griselda I used Shunpo to get behind him but he turned and blocked my strike.
"What are exorcists doing here?" Rin demanded while the redhead looked confused and ready to fight despite being an unarmed swordsman. Before anything could be said two new people appeared between us and the two Masters. One was a tan white haired swordsman that looked like an older version of the redhead but the other was a petite blond I recognised as Alturia Pendragon. Before more could be said I was fending off Black Keys. I met Kotomine's eyes as we traded blows with neither of us backing down until two swords appeared in the back of his knees. He screamed before I knocked him out.
"I hope you aren't tired Reaper, the Matou are up to their tricks again." Griselda said making me look up to see the three Pendragons in a deep discussion while Rin looked angry. I sheathed my blade and rolled my eyes as I nodded to her while keeping my anger in. The Matou practiced the worst of magic and I would gladly kill them.
"You go on one solo mission and you get a title that makes no sense." I said with a sigh. I wasn't a true believer and I didn't use a scythe.
HR
"For the last time, I am NOT going to hurt you." I said in exasperation to the scared shaking teen, Sakura Matou. "You have already been purged of the Worms and Tainted Grail Pieces so I have no reason to harm you."
"You can't blame her since you did just kill her brother, father and grandfather in front of her." Xenovia said 'helpfully' making me send her a glare.
"You covering your face don't help either." Rider, her Servant that had been taken by her brother, said without taking her eyes from me, or at least I assumed that despite the blindfold she wore.
"I cover my face and use the inaccurate moniker because it helps keep my sister safe." I said with a sigh. "If I show you my face will you relax a little so I can get to work making a Lesser Grail with Le Fey?" The fact that a Lesser Grail would kill them selves did not sit well with me or Le Fey. At her shaky nod I realised that everyone that I had just met was looking at me expectantly. I rolled my eyes as I pulled down the scarf and blinked as Sakura passed out with a red face. "What the hell?"
"Does that happen often?" Archer, the older version of Shiro Emiya that was the current Master of Alturia, asked with a chuckle while the others gaped at me.
"You look even more like Saber than her descendants do!" Rin said in shock making me shrug.
"Now imagine what it would be like if you met my twin sister. Quite frankly for all I know I am a relative of theirs." I said putting the scarf back up and moving Sakura into a more comfortable position. I saw their questioning look and sighed. "The whole 'leave a baby in the basket on the doorstep' cliché was how I and my sister came to be in the orphanage."
"You can speculate another time." Griselda said as she walked in with a frown. "We have a mission in Britain with the Wand Wavers losing a mass murderer that might target a student at their School there. A team will relieve us here and take over the Church duties while bringing the appropriate bribes to spare their reputation. I must ask that everyone here mentions nothing about Miss Matou having Worms or Tainted Grail Pieces in her. They won't hesitate to kill her and I don't want that." Everyone nodded as no one there wanted that either.