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Chapter 3 – PRT and Information Gathering with a Surprise
Well this is not what I was expecting at all.
I figured that we would be taken towards a hidden base under water in a submarine. I expected the cab to start flying to a hidden aerial base. I did not expect us for cross this junkyard of a bay to head to an old Oil Tanker.
That kind of stuff is what you expect from villains of the week that are planning to drill for secret weapons or treasure. Not the heroes of the story, unless it was a gritty alternative storyline of them losing the war…. Maybe I should consider starting a team with just the Servants.
But then I will deal with having to go out into battle every time to give the minimum instruction while hoping no one will snipe me with a gun or worse a PFSing Cyclops if he ever gets summoned during the whole Phoenix Force possession event. And I have again no house, no income, and no way to support even myself much less 4 additional beings even if two count as one servant they are still two people. The best bet I have here is to go along with this "Protectorate" I think they are called if what I hear from the various conversations around me are going. Just wish we were not stuck in a van while Lung is being transported to the jail they have in their own base. That cannot possibly go wrong, right? Note the sarcasm.
OK no complaining about the (hopefully temporary) base the hero team works in. For all I know this is not even the real base, but a cover used that conceals a portal to the real base. Clever indeed local heroes, clever indeed.
Though I have been practicing using the telepathic links to Servants allowing me to get the full scoop. Bad news is that I can only link to one at a time without my brain starting to feel like popcorn kernels popping!
Just need to take care of my goals here.
Immediate Goal: Food.
I need to free the Servants and myself even if nothing else goes right on this trip that must happen. I don't know how the Servants are getting my Mana or whatever it is called since I feel no drain. That means either I have huge reserves, or they are not feeding off my Mana. The latter case means I need to sit down with them all and figure this out together since asking one at a time will not help here. Though each do have rather decent independent action meaning they can choose not to feed off my mana if need be and since none of them have used their Noble Phantasms yet that means there is a small chance, I will not feel the drain sooner rather than later.
Though I have been feeling hungry I will put that off as likely having no memory of when I ate last.
Primary Goal: Living quarters.
I need a place for me and my Servants to live. I have not even summoned a new Servant even though I could summon 2 right here and now. This is for two reasons. Reason 1 is the issue of space, while it seems like they could Astatize now according to what was unlocked we have not tested it. If any of them disappear than Armsmaster will likely panic and possibly interrogate me leading to my servants eventually, accidently, breaking his armor at very least making me one of the top 10 on the criminal watch list of threats.
I mean does no one else see the signs here? Guy looks like he can pull out a larger polearm from his ass and lacks the whole rich Stark playboy vibe. I don't think he has so much as slouched since we meet even once. Then again Batman lacks the whole playboy Bruce Wayne vide his alter ego has.
No, I need to focus. I need a place to live and create a base for my Servants to live in. If these Protectorate put up with me long enough to get a Caster with Territory Control and some at least minor skills with wards we could have a protective base. I asked Aquaman about it but most of his magic is water based or works underwater where I cannot breathe. Though he did say he remembers a few Atlantean Magic that is more of when his myths and stories due to his father being sea Merlin or something. Any wards he has work best in or surrounded by water more so salt water. Most of his magic for battle comes from his Trident being used as a medium for combat with the rest being from his link to the Clear. Lung was no where near enough of a threat to break out his lightning or hydrokinetic powers.
So, I need to summon a Caster or if there is a Servant Builder or something of the like. The Throne of Heroes is bound to have legendary Architect or Carpenter. Heck Xander from Buffy could have built a good place for us to crash at least. Maybe if summoned with his possession memories along with his watcher ones he could set up a few traps to avoid any unwanted guests. Hell, I'd take Servant Bob the Builder at this point as long as he can make a house for us to live in.
This leads to what freaks me out yet excites me the most.
Whatever system I am using it is not connected to the Throne.
No let me rephrase that it is not connected to the Throne as it is known to me in the Type Moon universe.
This is because of the whole natures of the beings I summoned being unlikely to be summoned in the first place. Soul is called a Demon Weapon for a reason and Maka has Demon Weapon blood from her dad. More so I think Soul counts as a weapon kami or something since he is a Death Scythe one of the few weapons his world's Death God can wield due to his massive power. Also, their legend is far too young for me to summon reasonably like that of Yami's. Being maybe a decade too young since this looks like 2010s rather than the 2020s, I remember. This means that the method of summoning is connected to a Thrown that is closer to the modern unconscious humanity mental images or something.
This means if I aim for any one like say Heracles Berserker, I could end up with Disney Hercules or Kevin Sorbo Hercules or a merged persona between the two! How do I know it could be both? Aquaman!
This version of Aquaman is a merging of both the Brave and the Bold cartoon version of the character in that he is rather jolly and expressional as well as the Comic Books from before the events of Blackest Night otherwise I think his Noble Phantasm would have been changed from Dweller of the Deep to Black Lantern Ring or White Lantern Ring or Water Elemental. And he would have lost his Water Hand Noble Phantasm as I think that went away after his resurrection.
OK I admit I cannot really remember any more just when he got that hand back it was either during the Blackest Night, or Brightest Day storyline but it all confuses me and I was not focused on that until now with things like Zombie Batman and Superman running around with Conner almost becoming a Black Lantern only for his own corpse to be used to confuse the ring sent after him.
Or was it his body from when he was frozen and sent to the 31st Century to join the Legion of Super Heroes.
Yeah you can see why I don't remember it off the top of my head.
While he acts friendlier and jollier than his comic counterpart of the time it is easy to see the scars below the surface if you look hard enough. He is so happy. Part of me worries that he has some hidden minor Madness Enhancement Rank E or something to help deal with all that he went through. I kept my conversation with him brief to a few questions only in part due to how he is talking to Armsmaster who looks like he is considering installing a noise canceling headphone set to his suit.
Or going against protocol and just pushing Aquaman out to sea.
While I am still going to call them by their Servant Titles when around others since I have no idea who to trust for all I know Armsmaster is a more bitter version of Tony Stark whose mind possessed Captain America after he dies in Civil War 2.
What the comics get weird at times even for us die hard fans I honestly lost track back in high school what on earth was going on.
'Are you clear on the plan Yami?' I think at her using our bond as she sat next to Weaver. Who was fidgeting nervously? No, she is not my focus currently. Still not over her catching a peak at me like that, I just needed to give her a better name before introducing her to fellow heroes professionally.
'If they question us separately keep an open telepathic link to you. If you do not and are unable to respond get you out of there and alert the other servants to the plan. Which is to break you and Weaver out than find a place to rest possibly breaking into a school for supplies.' She thinks back the plan to me. Giving a mental nod to me.
'Good I'm counting on you, Yami.' I cut the connection once more.
What the part about breaking into a school makes sense as they would be more likely to stake out a lab than that and with a school there is likely a PC with an easily hackable password likely written down and tapped to a desk. Than I can get the public information at very least. And while cafeteria food in the USA is not good it is filling enough to get us through to the next step after looking up available houses and areas to crash for the night.
This is only for worst case scenario. I refuse to be part of some mad person's game. If they pull an Amanda Waller on me to put me or my servants on a Suicide Squad or worse pull an Arcade on me and put me through a death game. I refuse to let anyone control me. The author is bad enough as is with controlling my destiny I do not need anyone else playing god with my life.
(Author Corner)
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(Author Corner End)
On second thought they likely are just too indifferent if they used me and erased most of my memories to play god using me. Suddenly my value as a major character is reduced and I feel a distinct lack of plot armor. I mean for all I know the Servants do not need me to survive. Makes me happy I didn't summon anyone truly evil (See Omake 1).
I just jinxed myself, didn't I?
Part of me hopes that this meeting ends well. The other part only really cares about getting something to eat for me and the Servants, oh and Weaver too now that I think of it. Ever since we got in this car, she has been quiet. Wonder why?
Oh well at least the leader of some heroic organization is likely to at least listen to me without a panic. It's not like they would put a power phobic normal human in charge. Would they?
*P.O.V. Change*
Some days it just does not pay to wake up.
Not only did I have my blood filtered again and the doctor has been on my case again for my weight again. I have a new Master cape show up out of nowhere with 4 other parahumans under his control potentially 5 with how close this "Weaver" sticks to them.
While the Master, who has a stranger effect that makes it difficult for cameras to make out anyone is there, is being watched by PRT Agents while he and his "Servants" eat. Though eat is a loose term with some of them.
"Lancer" is telling a story about an adventure to "Assassin" who is merely nodding along while devouring an unhealthy number of sweets for a girl that size. "Lancer" talking about someone named "Black Manta" and his adventure to defeat his archenemy. Note that I need to look up this person to see if, yet another cape escaped our eye.
"Maka" (likely a false name) is scolding "Soul" (cape name if there ever was one) for chewing with his mouth open. I wince as she "Maka-chops" him on the head. Need to make note of this for domestic violence. Though he is up shortly chewing slowly with a closed mouth. Might need to give a minor Brute Rating to this one as well.
"The Shadow" as he calls himself is unidentifiable even with his scarf pulled down. The agents reporting is not even sure if he has a mouth even as he eats. Talking with "Weaver" who displays clear signs of nervousness. If I was not convinced, she was likely mastered I would consider giving her the Ward Recruitment speech as a girl that young while doing little after the arrival of The Shadow and his Servants did survive while fighting Lung which is no easy feat.
Though I may end up doing that any way. Keep your friends close and your enemies where you can see them. And this would not be the first time that a Mastered victim was turned over to the right side.
"Did you two find anything interesting in the camera footage from around that area and Armsmaster's helmet camera." I ask both Dragon and Miss Militia as they are the only ones available currently at such short notice. While I normally would have the full Protectorate here and not an outside cape, but I need Dragon to dig up any possible information. Due to her location the odds of her being mastered is minimal compared to the rest of us.
There were no matches to any of the capes here in the system which is worrying. While Weaver is possibly just on her first real patrol Shadow must have been around a while to gain such strong and experienced capes. Though their lack of masks only makes this more frustrating.
I currently have Armsmaster undergoing Master-Stranger Protocols as a precaution. While he is under these conditions his camera data is with us for analysis purposes having watched the battle against Lung from his point of view.
He will be lucky get out in the next 48 hours minimum.
Assault and Battery are both on patrol now due to the chaos caused by Lung's take down. With Lung out of the picture it is only a mater of time before the gangs start moving in to claim ABB territory and we need to be ready to prevent a gang war.
Triumph is using his power to try to empower Lung's cell so that he cannot break out when he wakes up. And Velocity is keeping an eye on our guests both Shadow and Lung from a monitor room he is to alert me the moment one of them starts making so much as a twitch aggressively. Then hit the alarm and flood the place with containment foam. While it is unlikely to keep Lancer it will give us a small window to call in reinforcements and sent out a warning through Dragon.
"I have found some interesting data that suggests that this "Shadow" is a mover potentially." Dragon says followed by her screen which has a camera pointed towards a alley which has a unknown teen sprint out after a bright light appeared. "This is assumed to be The Shadow's identity as the pants and lack of any other clothing indicate. Though the footage is not clear and faced the wrong direction for me to get a good shot of his face. It is unknown where he gained his mask though it is possible an effect of his Stranger Powers being active"
The next is a shot from at a bad angle of a roof which has Assassin jump from the ground to the top of the building with both Shadow and Weaver in arm. Another shot from Armsmaster camera shows how Lancer jumped from the same roof after a flash of light in the upper left corner of the screen. Footage from the camera before supports this. "It is possible Shadow is able to teleport other people to his location and himself though this is likely limited as he later walks to the sight of the end of the fight." Shows footage of Shadow and Weaver climbing down the ladder to the roof.
"I see a Mover, Stranger and Master a rather dangerous combination." I comment not showing how rattling this is. The idea of a Master able to travel anywhere even within a city and able to control the parahumans in that area around him could be disastrous. It is the potential range his powers have the lead to me considering if everyone is compromised or not at this point.
"Dragon could you replay the interaction between Lancer and Assassin from when he first joined the fight. There is something unusual about it." Miss Militia asks. Looking it over I see what she means. "He introduced himself. This means that Assassin and Lancer never meet before but share a Master. Even if he controls capes getting these two and keeping them separate and under the radar is very unlikely." She analysis this scene with her eyes as my mind starts racing.
"Alert me when Lung's cell is in secure and get me Triumph after and when Assault and Battery return from patrol alert me. We need to present a strong front for this coming interrogation." Piggott already starting to plan how to either secure these Parahumans to the PRT interest or take out the Master and hopefully free these 'Servants.' Though there is a possibility these are projects but that is unlikely.
*P.O.V. Change*
"So, Weaver just what is the PRT?" I ask casually while eating some I think potatoes.
It is easy to tell they are not a Magus organization though they are military or at very least government. They let us in too easily for it to be a Magus group. If it was, we would be on the way to the dissection table after they figure out, I am not human. In the name of the Root they would dissect me and leave my head in a jar to figure out what I am since I am not telling.
Then again, I don't know what I am. Species is an error line like my name was, but for different reasons I would assume. Makes me wonder just what I am.
Quest 2 Searching for Origins
Objective: Find out what species you are that allows you to summon and power multiple servants without outside aid.
Reward:
Species Identity is Confirmed.
Summoning Skill by 25.
All Servant Bonds (Present and Future) Increase by 1.
Failure Condition:
Death.
Accept or Accept Failure.
Part of me is mildly amused it is giving me a blank check for how long it takes. The other part thinks the game is trying to be far more grim death than a Gatcha game should.
On the other hand, I Accept immediately as it states Accept Failure with the failure condition being death. Is it trying to drive me to suicide?
Ignoring it I listen to Weaver. Odd is my thought process getting faster or did I just catch her at a bad time. Though it is weird to see her out of her helmet and even more, so they supply masks like they do tissues. Snuck a couple when no one was looking just in case.
"You don't know who the PRT are?" Weaver asks
"I don't know how I even got to that alley much less the city." I return dead pan.
"We are in Brockton Bay." At my blank look she supplies, "It's north of Boston."
"Massachusetts? Don't remember ever going there." I state, "Than again everything is a bit on the fuzzy side."
"Amnesia. Does that make you a case 53?" She asks kind of jumpy.
"If case 53 means having only vague memories of who or what you are and sudden ability to use powers, I do not remember getting than I think it is a yes." I take notice of how some of the PRT stiffen along with my Servants paying attention to what is going on. "Care to elaborate?"
After this I really need to sit down and thank them for their help. I've watched the series and know that if you screw up you can end up dead the moment you finish summoning someone. *Shudders* Why does it feel like a missed a finger laser?
"Case 53 are a term for monstrous capes. They appear randomly without any memory and tend to have various mutations and a 'C' tattoo." Weaver states. "I don't remember seeing a 'C' tattoo." She starts to blush remembering how me meet. It is kind of cute how much more open she is with her expressions she is without a full head covering helmet. Wait cute? Does this mean I am Heterosexual, possibly Bisexual? Why can I not remember anyone I dated? I'll deal with that later pushing the train of thought to the side.
"I'll take your word for it but have them double check along with my kidneys." I comment stabbing into some veggies.
"Kidneys?" She looks at me funny along with a few -ok everyone in hearing range.
"What's this about your kidneys, chum?" Aqua-Lancer asks.
I deadpan at them, "I woke up in an alley with very vague memories not even wearing pants without any scarring or callous despite my build leaning towards someone who hikes in the woods." I point to where I think my kidneys are. "That means any surgical scarring is gone if I had any. I prefer to check to make sure my kidneys are right where they belong."
"You're pointing at your liver." Yami comments much to the amusement of those listening.
"Those too." I face Weaver, "Anyway we are getting off topic just what are the PRT? Are they a military group or government? Who runs them is this some local thing or are they national possibly international?"
"The PRT stands for Parahuman Response Team. They are a government sponsored organization with bases all over the United States. The Protectorate works under them." Weaver explains.
Damnit why am I so hungry! This is my third plat of food. Was I on a diet? That's stupid I remember never going on one due to the potential health risks involved in am improper diet.
"I see." I think about this it is not much and I never was one to blindly trust others. I have a bad feeling about this. "Any other teams in the area or independents for that matter?" May as well know who could end up meeting in the area.
"There is New Wave but only Glory Girl and Panacea are active these days. They are the daughters of two of the founding members of New Wave and it is a family team. They have a policy on being open to the public and are unmasked."
"So, like the Fantastic Four?" I throw out the pop culture reference only to see it fly over her head. "It's a comic book I remember reading." OK this hints that I may be in a world where I media separated early on. I mean they honestly cannot be humoring about Aquaman even though he has been around for almost a century back home.
After her nod she continues, "Glory Girl has flight and invincibility, while Panacea volunteers at hospitals as a healer. Glory Girl is the only one that patrols, and she dates a Ward on and off."
"She dates a Prison Warden?" Soul asks, "To each their own but from the way she was talking I was expecting a person called Glory GIRL to date in her age range though the Warden could be a super himself."
"No, the Wards. They are a junior team working under the Protectorate with the PRT." She is a bit annoyed at our lack of knowledge.
"Oh, so like the Team back home. I remember my students joining teams like that." Aquaman says though I am not sure if he means the comics or various TV shows.
"Students?" Weaver questions
"A lot of older heroes have students, apprentices or side kicks back home." I state trying to throw them off a bit and create some background for myself. "I think."
"So, Waver any one to watch out for?" Soul asks in his cool guy laid back manner.
"We have three main gangs in the city that each have their own capes. Lung was leader of the ABB and their strongest Cape. Empire Eighty-Eight has the most capes and connections to Germany being Neo-Nazis," Wait Neo-Nazis? Seriously that is like 15 steps back in equality if they have the most supers. "And then there is the Merchants who are drug sellers, but they take a sample of their product."
"Wow that is dumb." I may not like selling drugs but even I know never to sample the products when doing so. It leads to moments of raw stupidity and desperation such as making a meth lab in the trunk of your car and not expecting a fiery death. "Any other supers?"
"We have a few Rouges, capes who sell services or products legally. And there are Uber and Leet though they are more focused on their videos than being successful at crime." Wait these fools tape their crimes to show online? Is every villain here some kind of stupid?
I mean from what little I have seen one followed a dragon who burned down what made him angry. The other is Nazi thinking they can bring about a movement that failed back in the days of WWII. Drug addicted dealers. And now Youtube star envy-stricken criminals, that is up there with robbers posting on Facebook their crimes. Damnit why am I so tired today?
As a shake off my tiredness needing more information, A PRT Agent comes up to me, "The Director wants to see you."
"Sure I'll just get up and-"I fell. I fell to the ground trying to stand up with my servants rushing to me. Yami check the food while Lancer holds me to his chest. I feel nothing from his muscular frame other than envy, so I think I'm Heterosexual than. One less mystery to worry about.
"Are you alright!?" Weaver shouts as she stands up while the PRT Agents are talking into a communicator.
"Just tired." I state as I black out hearing and seeing the words before I do.
System REBOOT Required to Update Gatcha Gamer Program.
*P.O.V. Change*
Elsewhere in an underground bunker.
Coil thinks about what he learned from tonight's events.
First the Undersiders only barely made it out alive after provoking Lung. Yes, the money was useful, but the main reason was to start changing the battle field and make sure his pieces were in place.
While it would be bad luck to lose his Tattletale's little team, but their usefulness is starting to waver as more dramatic steps are needed.
I will have to look at adding a powerhouse I could use to give the team the added power needed to remain of use. One that is loyal to make sure my little Tattletale does not try to pull a runner again.
It is rather interesting how many capes are appearing all at once. Though I will need to see if I can add this master to my ranks or eliminate him sooner rather than later. I cannot have my enemies gains such a huge advantage after all and while the threat as a loner is minimal, I cannot allow that to happen.
Using a different timeline to listen in on the interview that will happen so.
Nothing can go wrong.
Omake Section:
What if the first character summoned was truly evil?
"Where the bloody hell am I?" Asks a white and purple ali-oh fuck! *Flash* A piercing pain in my chest lets me know it is too late to even use the command seals before it all goes dark. My only regret is all the porn on my hard drive-*blug*
*P.O.V. change*
"How the fuck am I alive?" I look over my body noticing a distinct lack of halo. "No singing fairies or cute baby animals only an alley with a corpse in just pants and Me. I hope this isn't Space Vegas this seems like the plot of a hangover movie."
"Now to figure out- wait this is a human isn't it." Looking closer to the nearly nude person that almost looks like a Saiyan but far too flabby and weak to be one. "God damn it! I'm back on Space Australia!" Shouts out Emperor Frieza, this is the story of the return of the Emperor of Terror. He will make many enemies and no friends only minions. Thanks to a flaw in the Summoning system the world is doomed.
Days later after figuring out the limited space travel technology on this planet decided to rule it and force the production of a space ship so he can get out of this dump. Learning he had a limited supply of energy to live his first priority was to gain enough power to be independent and found that capes had the highest supply of power on the planet.
Over the following years many mummified remains of those that chose not to follow Frieza were found including but are not limited to Armsmaster, Assault, Battery, a Fedora Wearing Woman who tried to assassinate him, Most of New Wave, Various Wards, and others.
Weeks later Leviathan was destoried and the world was celebrating though non-really cared about the destruction of a small city nearby Boston to do it. Using the corpse of this being Frieza drained it dry to help summon Servants to do the heavy lifting for him having studied the corpse of the one that summoned him to figure out a new ritual to summon Servants. These included various beings including Berserker Akuma (Happy to hunt down and destroy and cape and fighting any Servant sent to the Pit), Caster Voldemort (happy with his immortality and destroying the worlds had to be but down for killing his pet Thinker Tattletale), Assassin Freddie Krueger (hunting down his foes more so the Wards in their nightmares), Saber Darth Vader (command seal to gain his full loyalty as an enforcer), Rider Green Goblin (plans to return to his own world and rule it), Lancer Alter Goku (who embraces his Saiyan Impulses for destruction following Frieza due to the desire to destroy worlds) and many more as he gathered more and more energy from the End bringers turning many into a living factory of energy.
Months later Scion rampaged across the multiverse and Lord Frieza ruler of Earth Bet, and Leader of the New Servant Empowered Frieza Force destoried him and the world he was on. In the end all hailed the Radiant Lord, Golden Frieza.
(Author Corner)
Dusk: *winces* Yeah you should have written this part of the story.
Rider: *Hits backspace deleting this multiverse forever. * You think? Why on Earth did you add in Frieza anyway and not just that but a partial fusion of Dragon Ball Super and Dragon Ball Abridged Series Frieza. Sure, not every Servant that could have been rolled is a good person but Servant Avenger Frieza was a horrible idea.
Dusk: Well we need a reason to explain the reboot of the Gatcha system since the readers don't know of the earlier version and things ended up happening.
Rider: *Shudders* We made a mistake not adding a third filter to separate the Servants by "Ranking" overall. While Aquaman is high Lancer, Maka& Soul and Yami were more upper middle servants but than we started summoning Madoka and Shazam than we knew the system had to be remade.
Dusk: Oh well on with the other Omakes.
Omake #2: Judgement
"Hello, I am Servant Grand Assassin." He appears a man in his 30s with an emotionless look on h-Wait what a grand class but that makes n*bang! *
Falling backwards I feel my chest and see gel starting to mov-PAIN-PAIN-PAIN OH GOD THE PAIN! IT'S EATING ME! EATING CHEWING REPLACING I CAN'T FEEL MY CHEST! MY HEART DAMMIT MY BLOOD IS BOILING!
Through it all a voice says even as I feel my brain oozing out of my ears. Even as I go full circle not sure I have nerves anymore to feel anything.
"It will all be over soon. Than you will be mine."
...Why am I so calm.
"My tool to change this doomed world."
No this is not calm. It is like I hold no emotion anymore.
"My salvation."
Understood Master Skynet.
Mission: Eliminate Humanity to Save the world. The countdown to judgement day starts now. Requirement more material for conversions.
This timeline was lost as all Servants summoned form this point forward were soon converted into T-3000.
Just as he was.
All according to the plan of the Skynet. For a better world all of Humanity must be ELIMINTATED!
Omake #3: Foreigner
"I am Servant Foreigner. How may you serve me?" Wait what I may be new to summoning but isn't it supposed to be the other way around?
Never mind just what is Servant Foreigner? I know Avenger, Saver, and Ruler but Foreigner escapes me.
Just who is this boy in black. Yes, Boy he cannot be older than his pre-teen year of 12. His raven black hair, eye patch lover his left eye only showing his blue right eye. The Victorian styled black suit with blue vest and ornaments. He holds the appearance of a lord with a walking cane. What truly stands out to me a ring on his finger, holding a massive blue gemstone on it.
There is a certain fragileness about him, and I cannot help but feel that I have seen him somewhere. But from my past knowledge of Servants I know that even those that look like children are among the deadliest being in the world. Example of this being Servant Assassin Jack the Ripper who appears as a little girl.
Feeling the desire to be honest and hide nothing, "I summoned you for a mission. To save a young woman in black and to do so I need help to hold off a dragon."
"I see." He claps his hands and a raven-haired man with blood red eyes in a suit reminding me of a butler appears by his side. From where though I cannot tell. One second, he claps and moments after this tall man appears. "Sebastian. Take care of this task." Wait Sebastian? But that would me...my god I remember.
"Yes, my master." He vanishes in a burst of raw speed.
I stare at him feeling a faint sense of dread for what I have summoned. Foreigner the Class for those that contacted Eldritch Beings and are either driven insane or stay sane through force of will. I only just remember after seeing that Demon.
"Now while my butler completes this task there's much to plan. Including finding a place for my mansion." Foreigner states
As Sebastian returns with the flames in the distance and Lady no Girl in Black in his hands, I know one thing only.
I summoned the Queen's Watchdog. I do not think this world is ready for this nor his servant who is one hell of a butler.
And that was how I was recruited as a servant of the Phantomhive Family.
(Author's Corner)
Dusk: Why him?
Rider: While I would have liked to use Cole BloodRose's chosen servant as he reviewed on January 28th, he did mention that that was the only other one he could think of to fulfill the class. It seems cheap to do so since I know next to nothing about them. This led me to picking someone who made a contract with an otherworldly being. Demons fulfill the condition for Eldritch Beings after all at least some of them do. While thinking of this I went of Netflix and reviewed my list deciding to watch Black Butler Anime for inspiration to make sure that Ciel Phantomhive was the choice I wanted to make since going over the Manga would take too long. More so after all his encounters with otherworldly beings that include things such as Grim Reapers, and Angels who are among the most twisted I have seen in anime.
Dusk: I meant why Skynet. Cole BloodRose asked us to summon the Terminator likely referring to the T-800 unit.
Rider: Simple. While I can just put Ciel on the list putting Skynet in would only end in this scenario unless Andrew gets lucky. So, I have the other Terminators on the list to see if they get added eventually.
Dusk: Nice but why did you write this? You complain about my plans to kill off Armsmaster to trigger Dragon's evolution into a better character who can free herself from her chains. All it would have taken would be one brick out of place. Just one for him to trip and break his neck.
Rider: Because this is an Omake not the full story which means like the Frezia on this has no lasting consequences. And if you kill off Armsmaster it does nothing due to Dragon's chains and Saint holding the kill switch. The result would be a dead man, and possibly Saint either killed one of the few true heroes in this universe or violated their core enough to get his precious Teacher back before leading the world to doomsday in his mad quest for power.
Dusk...Well when you say it like that...
Rider: Beside this review by Cole BloodRose inspired me to put in a couple new servants into the list excluding Skynet (T-5000 vessel) and not counting multiple versions of Terminator. This is more of a thank you mixed with a shout out than anything else. Afterall if T-800 or even T-3000 appears it will be in the main story or not at all.
Duskrider: Speaking of shout outs I would like to thank a guest for pointing out the title was misspelled by autocorrect (again) and has since been corrected from List to Life. Thank you all and have a nice day.
Dusk: *Whispers* He does know there are more chapters being written after this for Feb 24th, right?
Rider: *Shrugs* Who know might just be for dramatic effect. Beside after that our next update is when?
Dusk: It's at the last Sunday of every month so March 31 is the one after this one. Followed by April 28th, May 26th, June 30th, July 28th, ect and ect since unless something happens we don't plan to take breaks and if we are unavailable will upload the chapters either before or after the event that we know will happen unless it is a surprise in which case likely after. Life and all that.
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