"I believe we're no longer inside SERAPH."

"..What?"

How could that even be possible? I'm only an NPC, a pile of data, so how was I able to take on form? Shouldn't that be only accomplished in the Moon Cell?

"Praetor, I highly suggest we try to find another location. I don't think we'll be able to stay safe here."

Saber eyed the hallway we escaped from, now glowing with blinding light. I suppose we are still able to fight, but fighting another servant head-on could prove fatal, especially if we have no idea which hero it would be.

"Alright, let's go."

Just as I was about to take a step towards the gate of the school, a force whose strength could equal the speed of a boulder falling off a cliff pulled me mentally. It was as if my mind and body was being separated.

"Urgk!"

I almost fell to the ground, but I was able to support myself at the last moment. Fortunately, the earlier pain had subsided. Unfortunately, my sight got darker as I immediately fell into unconsciousness.


It was a lovely night, as the full moon bathes the fields with its beautiful light.

And at the middle of the view, sat a girl that stared into the sky.

The girl who I had never seen before, seem to tingle a sense of familiarity within me.

Her eyes were filled with tears.

I don't know the reason for her sadness, but it affects me aswell.

So, in vain, I reach her with my non-existant hands…

"Don't cry… Caster.."

She stared, with her wet eyes, into my direction, and smiled.

The whole world was filled with a warm light.


I woke up feeling refreshed and curious.

The dream of the fox-girl lingered in my mind, even if my memories of it were hazy.

It was by then that I took notice of my surroundings.

I was in a western-styled room, though its design sported none of the intricacies you would normally see. It was plain and simple. I liked it.

Wai-Now's not the time to appreciate furnishings!

I quickly jumped out of the bed and walked out of the room. A huge backyard met my gaze. Upon further inspection, I believed I was in a fairly Japanese oriented house. Everything was still covered in darkness, it seems that I wasn't unconscious for too long.

"It feels like I'm in a dojo."

I quietly muttered to myself. I should try finding someone that could explain to me how I ended up here.

"I believe you're forgetting someone."

Oh. Right. Saber was with me.

"Sorry."

"You must never forget the presence of an emperor, Praetor, lest you become disrespectful to authority."

The words she spoke were harmless by itself, but it was accompanied with Saber's lashing tongue.

It may not look it, but she's really angry that I forgot about her.

"Saber, can you tell me who brought me here?"

"Ah yes, it was the child that you left for dead earlier this evening."

The red head?

"I thought he was dead."

"So did I. But he never seemed to have had any malicious intent when he found your body sprawled on the ground. So I did not bother making my presence known."

CRASH!

The conversation was disrupted by the red headed teen, who crashed harshly on a door to what seems like a storage room. I tried to run closer towards him, but he raised a hand to stop me from getting closer.

"Run! You'll be killed if you don't!"

You are a lot closer to heaven's gates than I am. I decided to follow his signal and stop in my tracks, but that did not stop me from investigating where he came from.

From the darkness that shrouded the room with the broken pane, the same blue devil appeared once more.

I told Saber to be ready for any upcoming attack.

"Lancer, why are you trying so hard to kill this boy!? Rin wouldn't approve of this without a proper reason!"

That's right. The injured boy seemed to have no servant accompanying him.

"H~uh? Rin? Who's that?"

The man spoke in a very aloof manner as he titled his head in confusion.

"You know who I'm talking about!"

There was no more time to waste, knowing Lancer, he's going to attack the boy any time now.

"Saber. Appear on my signal."

Before the battle begun, another disturbance caught our attention.

Light exploded from the storage room, penetrating through even the smallest gaps in its walls, and, after only a few seconds, another blue blur burst forth from it and clashed with Lancer.

As the two try to empower each other, I was able to catch the most shocking view.

Her golden locks swayed furiously under the intense pressure between her and the feral dog.

Her piercing eyes settled upon the opponent, never swaying, in complete focus.

Even if she draped herself in silver armor and blue clothing, I knew that face.

It's just the same as hers.

"Saber!?"


Author's Notes: Heeeeeeyyy, look at that, the note corner is back again! Hooray! If you're a little confused about what's happening here, it's because I made a few changes to the first chapter that affected the dialogue in this one, sorry 'bout that, ehe.

Oh, yeah! Merry Christmas Everyone!

Right, I think there's still enough space to answer a few questions here:

Sekishiki: Yeah, even though he's in the real world, Seishin still has a connection with the Moon Cell, that's why he will still be able to use code casts.

Xiphosan: Brb, googling 'apathetic'... Okay, back. So, yeah, I agree. though he's just making things easier for him.. maybe?