After the pair of dragon girls' defeat, they give into their surrender. They couldn't defeat the black haired-haired magus on his own as his strength and speed were overwhelming and was quite fierce of his fighting as they hadn't see anything like it.

"N-Not bad, you know… I'll let you call it a day now…" Elisabeth murmured.

Nexus clasped his hands finishing his work on handling the two beastly girls going back to his interrogation. "Now that's settled, I'm going have to ask you a question?"

Elisabeth hesitates for a moment of his sudden change from back there but she doesn't intend to go against him as she begrudgingly responds. "…What?"

"I'm a loser snake so you're kicking a defeated snake when it's down?" Kiyohime asked of their defeat.

"Well kicking takes its toll but I prefer to step on it. It's more easier that way." Nexus answered bluntly. "Now back to the question. Is there any Servants that you've seen besides yourselves?"

"Well, I've seen crazy Servants. Like this one." Elisabeth pointed to the shrine maiden.

"Aren't you two crazy in your own self?" he muttered but didn't speak aloud in front of them not wanting to cause anymore that is troublesome.

"Would you mind not lumping me with them? I have my reasoning intact as a Berserker."

"What's your problem?" Elisabeth retort annoyed by her.

"What is it?" the two begin to glare at each other once more.

"Oh, I remember." Amadeus said when a thought came up to his head. "When I was alive, it was a catfight. They were beyond loud. One moment, they'll eventually latch onto your head and go "gyagggegggo!""

"Just where the hell do you get that noise from?" asked Nexus from that weird sound as Elisabeth denies it sternly.

"I will not! That's called a shamisen right? Shamisen?" as she's referring to the three-stringed instrument.

"So you're saying that you haven't seen any Servants other than the "Dragon Witch" or Carmilla's group?"

"Master… it looks like we've just wasted our time." Mash said.

Nexus clicked his tongue in irritation. "What the hell? All this time we ended up fighting two fussy dragons getting no info on Saints? What a waste."

"Elisabeth aside, treating me like that is a bit rude, don't you think?" Kiyohime said irritated from that.

"We're here for a saint, not beasts."

"Oh. It takes guts for that comeback. But a saint? I only know of one if you're referring of his teachings deep within this nation."

"Really?" Mash shocked for her to meet the saint just before.

"Yes. I met him before coming across Elisabeth. I was about to fight him, but he realized I was a "genuine" Berserker and he sheathed his sword. His True Name is Georgios. He's quite the famous saint around here."

"Georgios! The saint referred to as St. George." Roman exclaimed getting an idea. "Yes, he would be perfect. Do you know where he went?"

"Sorry, he went to the opposite direction as me, the west."

"West? Isn't that where Jeanne and the others are?" Nexus used his magical energy through his communication. "Jeanne how's your side going? We end up finding two Servants but neither of them are saints. Any luck on your end?"

"We have a Servant here as well. Fortunately, he's with us. He happens to be Georgios." Jeanne responded from the other side as she begrudgingly says her next line. "However…"

"I'm sensing some bad news here, did someone get left behind?" Nexus asked in question.

"St. Georgios stayed here to protect the citizens away from these rampage so Marie decided take his place in order to bring him to us." she said sadly. "She said that she will come. But, I don't know if she would…"

Nexus heard this in composure to what her fate would come since that's the kind of person she is and would expect what happens next even if he wasn't looking into the future. "I see. I got it. I'll send you the location at our place so that you and that Georgios guy cure Siegfried." he cuts off communication.

"What was it?" Mash asked.

"Jeanne said that they found the saint so they're on their way." he said as he starts walking.

"Shouldn't we wait for them, Senpai?"

"Oh, you can wait for them, I'm just going to make sure that we're here. It can't hurt to talk to them to make sure of our location."

The lavender-haired Servant thought for moment from her upperclassman's advice as they would want to make sure that their location is present as she nods her head in acknowledgment. "Alright, be careful, Senpai."

"There's no need for you to worry about. I'll come back if anything goes wrong through my vision. And also…" he assured moving his gaze towards the two dragons. "If you two ever make trouble that might cause the risk on this property. I'll be sure that it'll be more painful than before that fight. Go somewhere else." he warned in a cold glare as they hesitantly nod their head in silent. He turns shifting into wind using the wind pressure into his feet to his feet propelling himself as he flew at an instant.

He sped past to the group going to the opposite where he was from to Jeanne as it felt like time stop going next to her. "Just for this once. It's only a compensation. Just focus on what you should do. Don't concern yourself about me. I'll handle it." he said to her again surprised from the figures response looking back as he speeds ahead to their known location.

"Nexus?" Jeanne said looking back as the group stopped witnessing the person that sped past them.

"Master?" Artoria Alter said sensing that it's no doubt her Master coming from that link.

"What speed…I never seen any Servant that goes fast like that." the long brunette haired male said in shock wearing bronze-orange armor with a white cape who happens to be St. Georgios surprised who it thought to be a Servant.

"That's because he's no Servant. He's a magus. Could it be that he's going where Marie is?" Jeanne said concerning on what his decision was going through she wants to help him.

"I don't think that Master would want you to rescind your post." Saber stopped Jeanne's tracks.

"I'm sure that he has a reason for that. He wants you to be concerned only for your task on doing. You should be focusing on purifying the Dragon Slayer's curse. Do not think that he's doing this for you to be concerned for not coming back. He's doing this out of his own accord so that he will come back." Saber Alter told to the blonde saint not to worry about their ally going into that would threaten his life. "There's no need for you to worry. A Master of mine wouldn't be so spineless to run from someone that would risk a friend of hers."

Jeanne thought for a moment from her words. He told her that she should focus on what she needs to do right now. Both saints would need to perform the ritual on helping Siegfried to lift his curse. They need him at his full strength if they want to overcome the dragon before they could reach the Dragon Witch and their only hope. He told her not to be concerned for him and Saber isn't worried about her Master since she is sure that Nexus will return. She was unsure that Marie would return but if Nexus is there then she would be okay with him and keeps her belief on Nexus.

'Be careful, Nexus.' she spoke in her mind hoping that they would come back alive returning to the group where Mash and the others are.

The other area in the town was in total desolate. Compared to the damage the two dragons have caused back then, it was worse. Stranded flames burning on floors and toppled buildings scattered over the area. In the middle having two figures, where one is Jeanne Alter, the Dragon Witch, who has arrived sooner than later for her counterpart of Jeanne who was already on the move and the other standing is Marie Antoinette, the Queen of Versailles, who took Georgios place for the sake of the people she was loved by with burnt marks and bruises fighting against the Dragon Witch with the dragon beside her as the villagers were running to safety.

"It's surprising that you're still standing that you're now protecting. A person who was ridiculed and beheaded by your own citizens. You must be out of your mind from somebody who tried to get rid of you."

"It's true…" Marie said breathing heavily from exhaustion lacking the endurance to fight any longer. "I was executed and ridiculed by them. But it's no reason for me to murder them in return. I became because they asked me to. A queen cannot be with her people. It was inevitable, but I believe my execution led to my people's smile. No matter when, viva la France! Stars glimmer! That's all we need. Now I am certain I will say this. "Dragon Witch."" she stand up staring into the golden orbs of relentless not afraid for the young queen to waver at. "Who are you exactly?"

The white-haired Servant tightened the grip of her banner questioning of her own character in vexation as she shouts in defiance. "Shut up!" she motions her dragon firing to the silver-haired lady.

She closed her eyes smiling not afraid of her fate being sealed with the moments she enjoyed being with everyone else. "Goodbye Jeanne, it was lovely meeting you. If I can help the Saint who saved France…no, if I can help a friend. Then I will gladly shed the last of my radiance and fall. Like a star, flower, a fleeting dream." as she said her last moments she prepares her end of the coming flames. As for the moment, she didn't feel anything. She hadn't felt being burnt into cinders until she opened her eyes and sees a black-haired figure standing behind her.

"Like a fleeting dream, you said?" he scoffs in disbelief hearing that. "If you're going to have a fall like that, then you should do it in your sleep rather than throwing yourself away to take somebody else's place to whom you've just met."

"You." the Dragon Witch narrowed her eyes at the magus's entrance as he was stopping the flames from his hand as the dragon's flames starts to shrink itself flowing into the direction on Nexus's hand absorbing it and closes his hand. Golden eyes were now met with fiery-orange orcs at him showing a smirk.

Her eyes widen in shock to see a savior in front of him that she imagines to be his knight in shining armor.

"I can't be your knight in shining armor, your majesty." Nexus dejected looking over to his shoulder. "I'm just me. Nothing else."

This made the young queen giggle for him to say that.

"Is it something funny I mentioned?" he asked with a questioned look.

Marie shook her head. "No, it's just you have that modest side of yours when you take nothing in gratitude. And the fact that you discreet to be nothing else but you. I think that modest side of yours is charming."

He looked at her for a moment in silent for what she said. She wasn't about what she said about being modest and taking nothing for granted. He doesn't deny that to be true since he always lived like that. He lets off a small smile of amusement for someone that rarely compliments him.

"Heh, well if that's your way of flirting with me, it's not working for me. Haven't I told you, you're a 100 years early for you to fall for you."

"Hehe, I guess not." she giggled.

"Now then." Nexus turned to the white-haired Ruler. "I wasn't expecting that you'd arrive so soon. Even in this place."

"Hmph, I was only here to get rid of that filth of "Me." But it seems that she's escaped for now. It's a shame really. But if you're here, then I suppose that I haven't waste my time murdering that bureaucrat."

"You know, I really don't like when you put me as a replacement to what your main focus is. It feels like I'm a stand-in"

"What's the problem? Do you not like getting the attention from the Dragon Witch, herself? Or is it that you prefer that "saint" of yours over me?" she asked glaringly.

"My preferences has got nothing to do with this. Secondly, I don't prefer getting attention that happens to be the focal point to everyone." Nexus waved his hands in denial.

"Hoh…if that's the case then why bother saving that her?" she asked to Nexus mentioning the silver-haired girl beside her. "Don't tell that you're also going to protect those people just for the sake of her own good."

He scoffs off from that statement thinking that he really cared about the lives of the people. "Honestly, protecting them wouldn't be my first priority. I don't give a damn about them. Those that have been loved and respected from their own people and died from their own people. There's no reason for me to be concerned about some people that I have no concern of." Nexus made his statement as he doesn't need to look back at Marie who was saddened. It wasn't because of what he said was cruel it's that the tone of his voice was uncaring. She wasn't sure why but it felt like that he doesn't care people at all. What made him go through such things of not loving people she wondered. "I'm just merely compensating a helping hand."

The Dragon Witch stare in silence and laughed making the black-haired lift his eyebrow questionably as he didn't recall on anything that was funny. "Hahaha, how amusing! I never thought that you had such apathy on humans like that!" she breathes out hearing someone that was more amusing then she'd thought it'd be.

"Alright, I'll let this slide for now. I suppose I could leave these people for now and come back to them." she decided as she gets on the dragon. "You really caught my interest than I thought you'd be. I wasn't disappointed from the first time that I looked at you. I'll see you around, Nexus. I'll be looking forward to our next encounter so that I can kill you."

"You must be getting full of yourself, aren't you?" Nexus retorts with an amusing smirk. "You know, I'm starting to think of whether of us would survive or not."

"Whether of us survive, I wonder… Well, I don't care about the others but I'm sure you would pull through eventually. Looking forward to it, Nexus." she said what she needed to say as her dragon flew away leaving the two of them. He isn't concerned about not to engage her since he has other matters to focus on. He walks away going back to the direction where Mash and the others were.

"Um, Nexus. There's something that really bothers me. About you not caring about the people's lives. Is that the truth?" Marie asked worryingly making the black-haired stop in his steps.

"It's true." he said flatly showing no hesitation and concerns. "I'm not involved with them and they're not involved with me so it has nothing to do with me to protecting them except you. Since you're the one that decided to protect the people you love. I got here owing Jeanne a favor for helping me."

"Do you hate people?"

He wasn't bothered hearing that nor that he cared about it as he wondered in thought of that. "I wouldn't say that I people. But that doesn't mean that I don't like them either. They all have their own ways of perspective when they look at someone. Those that are familiar and some that are new. But others would just refuse to what they are. They would either just look at them with dissent or pretend that they don't seem to witness their existence at all. That's just how society is. I wouldn't care how they would think of me, as long as they don't get in my way then there's no need for me to bother them." he said not looking at her as he continued his walk knowing that she's sympathizing him as she was about to say something.

"Before you say anything, I don't need your pity. You worry about your own problems while I worry about mine." Nexus said as he offered his hand to help her up. "Come on, everyone's waiting. Surely you wouldn't make such promises for friends, wouldn't they?" Marie looked at the magus for a moment at his gesture. She wonders whether he's doing this out of goodness or maybe that he never cared about it. However, he mentioned about her friends that are waiting for her. He didn't care about the people's problems but he cares for the well-being of others. For her to hear that makes the young queen smile.

"From the beginning, you've treated me like a person rather than someone out of royalty. At first, I thought you'd be nervous." she chuckled.

Nexus just shrugged nonchalantly "Meh, I was never the type to speak nobles in manners. I do pay my respects to them that I respect, but I don't tend to live amongst them. I could put up with them, but that doesn't mean I'm going to be loyal to them." he said ever since they met, he never treated her like royalty although he did referred to her as your majesty but it sounded lethargic and wasn't serious about it.

"Just hearing that makes me glad that I'm being treated as an equal. It's fun when you get to talk to someone not by their classes and standards. Thank you, Nexus. I'm happy that I get to spend more time with Jeanne and chance to hear Amadeus's music." she giggled.

Nexus scoffs from her optimism. "Well get used to it lady, cause it comes in a variety." he heals her wounds as it's restored and picks her up making the lady shriek in surprise. "Okay, let's go back and meet the company." he shifts into cyan-eyes and flies over into a burst of speed.

Back to the group, Mash and Saber Alter were on the lookout seeking their Master. It's been a while since Nexus left as the two Servants were silent for a moment. Mash had a glum look and Artoria Alter kept silent resting her hands on the pommel of her sword eyes closed. Mash fidgets anxiously concerning for her Master's return and Jeanne and Georgios had performed their baptism on curing Siegfried's curse and now they're waiting for him and Marie.

Amadeus was also concerned about Marie but didn't show it. He understand that she'd be the kind of person to act like that and would die with it. The musician expected for this to happen but for a person to go after her was surprising. At first, he didn't expect the black-haired magus would be the kind of person to save well considering that they're allies and stopping the Dragon Witch's rampage but Nexus wouldn't be the kind of person that would want to save someone in an ingenuous manner, not that he has any place to judge.

Jeanne looks over for any sign of the magus returning as it had been for 30 minutes since he left and she became more worried than usual. She clasped her hands together praying that the two would return. Suddenly, the tyrant king opened her eyes sensing something.

"He's coming." she said in a calm tone as everyone lift their heads up a little seeing the two figures flying towards them. As it gets closer, it reveals to be Nexus carrying the young queen. He lowers himself down on the ground as every Servants gathered around the two. Nexus puts Marie down.

"You're back, Senpai!" Mash said hugging him. Nexus didn't expect her to be so worried about him since he assured her that he came back.

She realized what she was doing instantly backed off. "I-I'm sorry! It was a bit of an impulse th-that I…" she tries to find an explanation as she was glad her senior has returned but embarrassed from her action.

He sighs and then pats her lilac hair stroking gently. "There's no need to worry. I did say that I'll come back, right? No need to worry about."

"But, I can't help it when you get yourself in that situation! What happens if you get yourself hurt? What if you end up in the worst case scenario? What if you starve, trip, or even get lonely!?"

"Okay, okay, calm down, just calm down there little eggplant." Nexus said nonchalantly continuing to pet her head assuring her that he's alright.

"Just how am I an eggplant!?" Mash retorted taking that as an offense.

Nexus chuckled as he look towards Marie talking to Amadeus smiling. Nexus could see their reunion as she doesn't need to worry about the chance to hear her childhood friend's piano and spending time with her new friend. He sighs in disbelief knowing what kind of opportunities she would take if she can't lift up to her promises. Nexus isn't lying about compensating since it was the truth that Jeanne attempted to support him back at Lyon. Also for the fact that Marie and Amadeus came in for support from their first encounter against the Berserker Servants.

The black-haired magus stops petting the young Shielder walking towards Saber Alter. "You came as expected, Nexus."

"I see that you're not worried about anything, huh?"

"Of course, there was no need for me to be concerned of. Because I am certain that my Master would come." she conceded into that judgement from her. Nexus wasn't surprised that she had faith in her Master since he has the strength to do so and couldn't even imagine for her to be worried about someone else.

"I'm glad that you made it back safe with Marie." Jeanne said to Nexus. "Are you hurt anywhere?"

"Well Marie did get into a pinch but I gotten to her in time from Jeanne Alter and healed her so there should be no problems at all." he assured to Jeanne.

"You met the Dragon Witch?"

"Well yeah, although she took off when I came to get Marie so she decides to leave this town for now not unless we get to her."

"I see…. I'm glad that Marie is here, but what about you?" concerned Jeanne.

Nexus didn't expect to hear that kind of question. Sure, he could understand Mash but that's a different for her to take care of her senor. He just never expect to hear someone else to be perturbed about him.

He scoffs in disbelief but doesn't neglect her question. "There's nothing to worry about, Jeanne. I'm fine. No worries." Nexus reassured her spreading his arms showing no injuries at all.

She disagrees by taking his hands and clasp them together on his own. "That's what everyone says. You could've gotten yourself hurt being there. It makes me think that I'm responsible since you're the one that's been helping me." she said downcasting her gaze for risking his life being responsible. He let's go of her hands giving her a flick to her forehead.

"Ow!"

"You being responsible for helping me? Quit your rambling. I just did that because I want to." this made the Ruler look up into him with a confused look holding her sore forehead. "Besides, just having one member of the group to lose something is an eyesore for me. They should rethink their promises of something that they're capable of thinking, instead."

"Nexus…" she was silent for a moment but dismisses herself as she takes his action in gratitude. "It's no doubt that Marie is alive because of you. She's the one who offered me to be her friend so I'm grateful to you."

Nexus waved his hands receiving it looking towards a new Servant who happens to be the other saint. "I assume that you're the saint we were looking for?"

The male saint nodded. "Yes, I am St. Georgios. I have agreed to help your friend and dispelled his curse with the help of Jeanne D' Arc. I will be looking forward to be of service, magus." Georgios offered his hand to Nexus.

"Likewise." he shakes on it with a seal of agreement now that there's one more Servant to join in.

"Um, just how long are you going to focus your attention on somebody else? I don't like it being ignored here!" Elisabeth said lacking the attention out of everyone.

"Yes, just how can you keep a lady waiting." Said Kiyohime from the other side.

"Oh, you're still here? I thought you'd be gone already? Is there a reason why you're here?" Nexus noticed that the dragon Servants are still here as he figured that they go off on their own business.

"It's fine, isn't it?"

"We're willing to assist you in combat. Although temporary, can you enter a contract with me, Master?" the mint-haired girl asked as Nexus didn't get what Master she's referring to. He looks to the right, nothing. He looks to the left, nothing. He looks around, above, under, anywhere where this "Master" whose she had called, nothing.

He slowly turns his head like a clockwork gear with his eyes being casted under the shades asking which Master she could be referring to. "Who?" he would regret asking that question in his life that would bite him back.

"Of course, you." she smiled giving the magus shivered from that. "Just holding up your pinky is more than enough." she holds her pinky smiling innocently but Nexus knows behind that smile showing a terrifying passion that is avaricious.

"Sorry, but I'm not going to make a contract through something that could be suspicious. Also that it isn't necessary for a contract to be through a pinky promise." Nexus said.

She lowered her head from that denial with bangs shadowing under her eyes. "I see… then if you won't do it. Then, if you won't do it then I shall have no choice but to chase you down to the ends of the Earth even in death." she lifted her head back up smiling innocently saying in a threatening tone but is covered in happiness.

"This is troubling. For Nexus to be attracted to a woman this dangerous. He must gotten himself in a pinch now." Amadeus remarked.

"It seems like it. That man must have delve into a deep hole of misfortune." Georgios said not knowing what the black-haired magus had lived for since he just met him.

"Would Senpai be alright?" Mash worried.

"I'm not deaf, you know." Nexus said hearing the group talking behind his back looking at the draconic girl's gleeful smile. Clearly, he knows that she's the type to stalk on someone of their interest or probably someone who has similarities of their loved ones. He sighs in disbelief on he'd ended up in this situation. 'I've had worst on my love life being chased. I can't believe that that's happening so soon. How am I gonna deal with this?' he thought stressfully pinching the bridge of his nose shaking.

He didn't want to live like this but he sure doesn't want some twisted love story to chase him to the ends of the earth even in death. Sadly, he begrudgingly holds the pinky to hers. "You win…" as he couldn't see any easier possibilities from his eyes sighing in defeat.

Kiyohime giggled happily satisfied of the contract. "This completes the contract! Just so you know…if you ever lie, I will make you swallow a thousand needles. So please take care of me from now on."

Nexus groaned as he turns to Siegfried standing upright feeling good. He examines Siegfried and confirms that there isn't any miasma in him at all completely cured. "I see that they've already done their job, haven't they?"

The white-haired Saber nodded. "Yes, as you can see I can move and ready to fight. I apologize for all of your efforts, Nexus. As of now, I shall entrust my sword to you as my Master. This body will my Master's sword and shield for my repayment of your efforts." he declares as he kneels in front of Nexus. "My True Name is Siegfried. I have no other skill than slaying dragons, but I'd be honored to be put to use."

Nexus looked at him in a neutral face for a moment. "Good, I don't think you would get that much for a job interview. But in this case, you're hired. Now that we're all here, let's be on our way." Nexus turns towards the distance. "Onto Orleans."

"Nexus, no, Master." Jeanne restates herself giving him a new designation. "Although I am merely powerless as a Servant. But I wish to protect this world. Please, fight with me." she offered her hand of approval to the black-haired man.

"Calling me "Master" even though we're not contracted." he takes the blonde Ruler's hand and shakes on it. "Alright, then. It's what we've been doing this whole time. You don't need to ask."

She smiles brightly as her Master agrees to alongside her and to liberate her birth country. "Yes. Thank you so much, Nexus. For Saving Marie and for helping me."

He went silent for a moment from that gratitude and left off with a slight chuckle. "Don't mention it. I wouldn't be so grateful from an unfinished business."

The next day passed by, they made their preparations and head towards Orleans. Nexus can expect that both sides are prepared for this final confrontation. If his side win, France is saved, get the Holy Grail, and the Singularity restored. They win, the world will be burned and no one would exist any further but the witch's bloody flames of hatred. But he wouldn't let that happen, not when her hatred to every human is running amok leaving nothing but heavy metal atmosphere around. He so doesn't want that to happen.

As for right now they're planning on the confrontation on how to advance through Jeanne Alter's forces. "Alright, so we're going to have to get over to Jeanne Alter's forces. Her forces are abundant enough while ours could possibly bare the manageable numbers. However, we got the manpower capable to take down chunks of them." Nexus explains the battle strategy as everyone gathers around. "For this, we got two options. One is that we could perform a guerrilla warfare. Two, we could make a frontal assault. Although, given the fact that our location was given away so they know where we are, so that's a bust. Which leaves to only one option."

"A frontal assault." the two draconic Servants finished at the same time.

Nexus motions his hand at them. "Like they said. Siegfried and I will handle Fafnir. While you guys protect him from Servants and wyverns. Whether he could slay the beast or not, well, we'll just see to it."

"…Understood." Mash responds. "I'm inexperienced, but I'll fight with everything I have."

"Hey, Puppy, there's someone I must fight." Elisabeth said giving Nexus attention. At first when he heard her call him a "Puppy" he threatened her that he would bite her as she shuddered. He admit to be a joke and didn't mind calling him that. It did scare Elisabeth a little as that sadistic look he was giving was unnerving.

"It's Carmilla, isn't it?" he guessed seeing the young dragon nod as he shows no regards to it. "Knock yourself out."

"Oh? Thanks. If I can do that then I'll be satisfied. I'll lend you a hand if I have spare time." Elisabeth said of complacent to herself. He just shrugged not going to argue with it and let her have her moment of confidence.

"I, without a doubt, will be facing the "Dragon Witch" in battle." Jeanne declares herself.

"You sure you're up to that?" Nexus asked to her once more.

She was silent for a moment but she made her mind as she needs to confront her counterpart if she intends on protecting the people she loves. "Yes, I shall be victorious. Even if she turns out to be the real Jeanne d'Arc, I will still prevail in battle."

"We'll be sure to get the wyverns' attention, right Amadeus?" Marie volunteered and bringing the composer to join in.

"In that case… I shall be at our Master's side and breathe fire as needed." Kiyohime suggests. "Like they say, like moths to the flame, and scoundrels of dubious origin who stand in the way of romance."

"Okay… whatever you say…." Nexus sweatdropped at her simile to put it in such an odd way.

"I'll be in charge of scouting." Dr. Roman said. "I've got lots of energy drinks and buckets ready!"

"I don't think that you should use energy drinks and puke out in the bucket alternatively."

"What are you talking about? I'm going to pour all of these energy drinks into the bucket and dunk my face in it. Just leave everything to me!" Roman said like it's no problem at all.

"Yeah just leave everything to your stomachache." Nexus mumbled sarcastically turning to everyone. "So does anyone have anymore questions before we start? Do ask as you will regret it later on." nobody asked as they're already prepared for their upcoming battle.

"No, no problems here, Master. Please issue your orders." Siegfried said to Nexus giving a nod of affirmation.

He looks towards the castle. "Alright, it's time to end this. Onto Orleans" he advances towards the distance as others began to follow through leading towards their decisive battle that upholds the grail and fix the contorted time itself.

Upon their arrival in the middle of Orleans, they were met with swarm of wyverns in front of them. "Guess they would want to put the cavalry out front rather than the back, huh? Well, I'm not surprised for them to be here anyway."

"But we can't afford any delays." Roman said. "Everyone, take care of them as fast as you can."

"Well you heard the doctor." Nexus said to the Servants before speaking into a cold voice narrowing his eyes into his targets. "Waste them." he dashes at them.

"YES!" Everyone gave their response as everyone charges into the swarm of wyverns flying towards them.

Once they were in range, the black-haired magus's eyes lit in electrical blue. He forms his hand constructing a shape of an electrical battle axe crackling of violent voltage swinging down at the area on the ground. The swing brings an electrical shockwave from his axe at the chosen area shocking the other wyverns around him signaling the start of the battle.

Everybody advances towards the wyverns where most of them are on the front killing them and others at the back supporting. Amadeus was supporting behind bringing out musical magic notes giving the Servants a boost and Marie riding on her glass horse Guillotine Breaker: Glory to the Crown of Lillies (Anti-Army)shooting lavender projectiles as covering fire.

Mash uses her shield bashing at the wyvern and swings the other way at her side. Artoria Alter thrusting and slashing the wyverns at Mash's side doing offense and defense alternatively. Siegfried has no problems at all slaying the wyverns now that his curse is gone and has the Dragon Slayer skill which he can easily kills them as they're derived from dragons. Jeanne d' Arc handling using her banner swinging her banner and thrusting into them. One wyvern use its claw at the Ruler as she blocks it and St. Georgios jumps using his sword pinning down at the beast as it dies.

"I'm grateful of your assistance Georgios." Jeanne thanked the brown long-haired Servant.

"No no, it's honorable to fight alongside a famous saint." Georgios said gratefully.

She laughed half-heartedly. "I don't know if I'm good enough to be a saint." as she dispatches another wyvern coming at her slaying them left and right along Georgios.

Kiyohime uses her fan waving at them blowing at them into a fiery gust burning them into cinders. Elisabeth uses her lance impaling at the enemies and hits several of them with the swing of her tail.

Everybody was holding their own ground handling the wyverns. Nexus sidekicks the winged-beast's head sending it flying along with the others. He sensed the other three coming behind as he inflames his other leg with a back-spinning kick projecting a curve-shaped flame cutting off their heads falling down leaving off of their singing necks dissipating.

"More of them just keeps on coming!" Wolfgang shouted as another wave of wyverns starts coming along with skeletons.

"Fine by me!" Nexus said as he makes a motion projecting a spike from the ground impaling the wyvern upward through to its head. "Makes more room for my demonstration." several more wyverns surround him throwing wind gusts at him. Nexus changes its course circling them around changing its form to his liking forming into arrows as he shoots it back to their chests of precision.

"I see a Servant. And they're coming straight for you!" Dr. Roman warned the others. Nexus could detect several Servants that are coming hot. The first one was a female with an appearance of a cat who happens to be Berserker Archer which is quite unconventional since Archer's would usually be in the back for firing range.

"…I'll kill you… I'll kill you all! Every last one of you, shatter before my bow!" the beastkin shouted as she launches a volley of arrows at the group as they deflected them.

"Archer… she's been forced under Mad Enhancement as well!" Jeanne said.

"She must be the Servant who'd never serve the Dragon Witch." Georgios said feeling remorse of the enemy Servant that was summoned and forced to follow the ways that she can't condone to killing.

"Can't be helped now." Nexus said. "She's an enemy. An enemy that needs to be dealt with. Come on!" he calls out to his Servants.

"Yes!" all of the Servants responded speeding to Nexus's side keeping up with his speed towards the Archer. She fires a couple of shots at them to narrow the odds. But the magus dodges it at ease knowing where her shots at whizzing through the plains and others deflecting destroying any enemies that were standing in their way. He shifts his vision analyzing at the enemy Archer to who they're up against.

True Name: Atalanta

Class: Berserker Archer

Stats:

Strength: D

Endurance: E

Agility: A

Mana: B

Luck: C

NP: C

Noble Phantasm: Rank B Phoebus Catastrophe: Complaint Message on the Arrow (Anti-Army)

"Atalanta, the Hunter of Chastity, huh…" Nexus mused looking at the True Name, stats, and Noble Phantasm. "I'm guessing that I'm not surprised of her agility considering of her distinctive trait. And another Anti-Army Noble Phantasm." he said to himself and warns out to the others beside him. "Everyone! She has something that can level the entire army so watch yourself." he sensed a sudden magical energy spiking.

"With my bow and arrows, I respectfully ask for the divine protection of the sun god Apollo and the moon goddess Artemis. Now all of you will die for the offer of two gods! Phoebus Catastrophe!" she released two shots of arrow piercing into the sky. Thousands of lights glitters as it turns out to be thousands of arrows raining down at them.

Nexus makes a quick decision by calling Mash set up her shield creating a barrier around them to prevent the raining arrows coming towards them. All of the arrows were bombarded along with the enemies of friendly fires at their side with dusts covering the field.

Berserker Archer lowers her bow with a light sigh of lament. 'How long am I going to keep this up?' thought Atalanta.

"Aren't you a bit too soon to call for an end?" a voice called as she lifts her head in realization that the enemy is still alive but was instantly stopped when a spear hand was pierced through her heart which reveals to be Nexus. "You may want to check it out once the smoke clears out." he advised as blood coughs out from her mouth. Those that were behind Nexus were safe from Mash's barrier and Nexus creates the opportunity to strike with her guard down. He slowly pulls his arm out. Her tensions were now softening and her limbs becomes numb slowly dropping to her knees as Nexus follows carefully gently putting her down.

"…It's fine. This is fine. Really, what a troublesome and unrewarding job." she complained softly as her Madness Enhancement slowly dissipates now that she's dying losing all of those aggressions. "Go, kill that dragon. Yes, for the next time, for sure…" she said her words before closing her eyes and dissipates into a golden light. Nexus gets up with an emotionless face seeing the stained blood on his arm slowly clenching it.

"It's done." he said flatly looking ahead. "We're at the stepping stone to the finish line, let's go."

They reached to the rocky plains in Orleans where everybody finally meets Jeanne Alter and her Berserker Servants.

"Hello, little reject of mine." she greeted to the original Jeanne and turns to Nexus. "And also hello to you, Nexus. I'm sure that you're looking forward to be burnt."

Nexus scoffs. "Well lady, I'm not that easy to burn. At least not enough to burn down the whole country while you're at it."

"You have no shame in your words, haven't you?" she chuckled in amusement not even insulted by the magus's remark on her. "You really are the cold-blooded person."

"You're wrong, Dragon Witch." Jeanne retorted deciding to step in. "Nexus is not cold-blooded as you think you are. He doesn't kill anybody he sees through thoughtlessly. Most importantly, I'm not you Dragon Witch."

'So that's how you see me as, huh…' he thought to himself not saying anything to her. 'What the hell? We just met for a while and now you're making sound like that I'm not a killer.'

"What are you talking about? You're me, what's the difference?"

"The difference is that I can no longer reach you no matter what I say. Once this is over, I'm going to give you a lecture!"

"Persistent, aren't you?" Jeanne Alter growled annoyingly. "You wouldn't be giving me any not until you witness these horde of dragons!" she raised her hand as several dragons had shown up and the one leading to be Fafnir.

"We have turned this nation into a nest of dragons! It will devour everything instead, and nothing will ever live in France again!" Jeanne Alter declared as a group of dragons starts landing one by one. "Then this world will be complete. Although this country would be different than being burnt to the ground as you say. But I'm certain that this world will be destroyed. Dragons fight another for eternity. Endless war. Endless devouring. This will be a Hundred Years War of Evil Dragons!"

"Guess they're not interested having a diet plan, huh. And also, adding the "Evil Dragons" at the end? Can't you be a little more creative rather than adding something that sounds redundant? Why not call it the Hundred Years' of the Dragons or the Hungry-Hungry Dragons Century Marathon, or maybe the Century of Dragon Gluttony." Nexus remarked as cannons were shot behind them aiming at one of the dragons. He didn't need to look as he could clearly see a group of French soldiers advancing with their cannons and one man leading it to be Gilles.

"What?"

"Gilles!"

"Fire!" he commanded to the soldiers. "We fight for the survival of France! Do not fear! Do not falter! There is nothing to fear! Why? Because for we have ourselves the Saint on our side!" everyone roared in triumph believing that they truly have a Saint on their side.

"Gilles!" she said happily for someone that had faith in her.

Jeanne Alter clicked her tongue of irritation. "Such stubborn belief. Makes me sick. Fafnir!" she called to her dragon with a roar. "Incinerate that Saint, the army, this nation! Burn everything to the ground!" before Fafnir could do anything of that, a familiar figure walks in front of it.

"Hah. I never thought I'd get to see you the third time." Siegfried smirked in front to the dragon. "Perhaps, in another time or world, we could've been connected in some way." he grips his sword together.

"Siegfried!" Jeanne Alter exclaimed.

"I am here wicked dragon!" the Dragon Slayer called out to bring its attention. "I, Siegfried, am right here! Once again, you shall taste the twilight. I swear by my righteousness, and my beliefs!"

Siegfried turns to his Master. "Thank you, Nexus, Mash for bringing me to the front. Confronting like this, I must confess. I don't know how I won the first time." he meekly said.

"Hey! Don't say stuff like that now!" Mash said not wanting to hear his apologies again.

"But there's one thing inscribed in my memory. My victory wasn't a certain one. It was a single, tiny silver of chance, surrounded by millions of defeats. Plan carefully, move boldly, keep a broad perspective, and focus deeply upon a single point. Be like the sea, the sky, the darkness, the light. Contradict thyself. Unless you do that, there is no way you can defeat Fafnir." Siegfried tells them what to do.

"I see." Nexus responded getting the message clearly. "Then…" he walks towards the dragon. "…If you didn't know anything about your first victory then I guess you'll just have to do it again. I'll have to make it certain that this fight you're going to feel every fiber in your bones." he looks toward the remaining Berserker Servants moving forward and the French army handling the wyverns. There was Vlad III, Chevalier d'Eon, Carmilla, and the Shadow Servant that represents Charles-Henri Sanson. Nexus knew that he was defeated as he went to Marie sensing that his presence was no more. He still has some grudge against Amadeus. Probably that they hate each other or maybe it was a lover's quarrel.

"Alright, here's the plan. Marie will handle Chevalier, Amadeus for Charles for obvious reasons considering he has a grudge on you, Elisabeth can have Carmilla, while Mash, Jeanne, and Artoria Alter will handle Vlad. Once you've dealt with them, we'll regroup and then advance towards Jeanne Alter. Everybody clear?"

"Understood... but…Senpai….I want to ask….what exactly are you doing?" Mash asked Nexus as he was holding Siegfried like a sword like there's nothing wrong with it.

Nexus focused on the dragon not looking away. "Exactly what I'm doing. Going to make him feel every fiber of his bones to make sure he remembers this fight as clear as day."

"Yeah, I get that but….Why are you holding Siegfried like he's some sort of weapon." Jeanne asked to Nexus holding him like a weapon like it's no problem to him at all.

"What I just said."

"That's not how you treat some in a humane way!" Mash retorted like Nexus doesn't have any sense of common sense at all to what he's doing.

"What? He said he'll be my sword, so I'm going to use him as my sword."

"Wait, you don't mean…are you…?" Dr. Roman shuddered knowing what his answer would be.

"That's right, you said you'll be my sword, right? You said I could use you whatever I like, right? Now's your chance to be one." Nexus looks at Siegfried. He doesn't need to worry about him limping considering that he has a stiff physique.

Regardless, Siegfried didn't complain as he just follow whatever his Master's orders are. "Yes, you're right. I am your sword and shall aid your battle to victory. Let's go, Master!" he said with a voice with seriousness that it kills to the position that he was in right now.

"Alright!" Nexus speeds up to the dragon jumping up. Everyone from both sides were just shocked in awe at to what they are seeing how a magus would use a Servant of something that would be so absurd as a weapon, literally. "I'll make sure that you and Fafnir will feel this. And I'll make sure that it's ingrained to in your mind but also every ounces in your body!" the dragon didn't know what to expect at this absurd assault.

"UUUUUOOOOOHHHHHH!" he let out a battle cry swinging Siegfried with his strength as the silver-haired man's head meets in contact with the dragon's head projects a powerful force of impact. Nexus switches hand to the other side aiming for its torso launching to the other side. While the Master was in the air he dashes to it.

"FAFNIR! I'LL MAKE SURE THAT SIEGFRIED TO HIT YOU HARD AND GOOD ALL OVER SO THAT HE WILL NEVER FORGET THE DAY THAT HE FEELS TO SLAY THE DRAGON!" Nexus declares raising his "Saber" over his head and strikes down at the dragon causing a tremor crashing to the ground.

"ISN'T THAT QUOTE A BIT MISLEADING TO YOU!?" Jeanne exclaimed in a comical manner hearing such a language that might go against the prayers of god while fighting the vampire.

"ISN'T THAT A BIT OVERBOARD TO USE A SERVANT LIKE THAT!?" Dr. Roman shouted.

"All right you dark, big, violent, cool-looking dragon. Today is day where you will be slain by the man who slew you that you were slayed by but will get to feel every pain and sensation is when the time you will be finally be slayed for the second time!" Nexus declares to the dragon from using alliteration from the words of "slay." he raises his "sword" right to the dragon's head looking horrified at this man's intimidation that is probably more scarier than the Dragon Slayer.

"Sleep." he gives out a cold word of command swinging Siegfried down at his face. Another tremor of impact spreads out quaking throughout field as everyone struggles to regain their balance.

Everything went silent leaving Fafnir laying on the crater. Nexus gets out from the crater hanging his "sword" over his shoulder. "Dragon subjugation….complete." he let out those last words walking away as it slowly disperses into purple mist.

"Remember anything now, Siegfried?" Nexus asked behind him holding the Saber all bruised and bloody but was instantly healed.

"Yeah…..more than enough I can remember….Master….even though my wounds are healed, I could still feel the pain from your strength, Master. Sorry…." he apologized painfully.

"Well at least I didn't use your back side cause that would be a problem." Nexus said not worrying about the treatment he gave to Saber but wasn't regretting it.

Siegfried chuckled a bit knowing about his curse. "You may be right….it would've been much worse if you happened to use my back. But even if you did, I don't I would ever hate you for that."

Nexus looked back over his shoulder having the knight showing no contempt to him at all despite holding him as a weapon. "Shouldn't you be showing hatred towards me. I mean clearly I used you as an actual sword."

"That's true, but I have no protest to go against my Master's orders. I did say that I'd be your sword as you said. I put my faith in you and my trust to you."

"My, aren't you a fool…" Nexus responded sarcastically. He sees the other Servants returned as the remaining Berserker Servants are all defeated.

"We've lost. Now my curse will be broken. My apologies, your majesty. It seems that I've been a failure to you of a knight." Berserk Saber muttered defeatingly.

Marie shook her head in refusal. "No, you're not a failure at all. You've always been at my side and protecting me. Even though you're in Madness Enhancement, you'll always be my beloved and a friend. If we get summoned for the same side, let's enjoy ourselves together alright Chevalier?" she said with a smile

He closed his eyes and smiled back. "Yes, as you wish, my queen." as he disappears into golden light.

"I see… it seems that my dreams, my ambitions will be erased once again." Vlad said grimly. "Hmph, to think that a Master like him would use such a method for the "Dragon Slayer" to defeat that beast." he laughed. "How diverting! How amusing! Tell your Master that I will accept him wholeheartedly and summon me. I shall be looking forward to what his dramatic act should come next." and the Romanian king disappears.

"So I'm going down to you?" Sanson said begrudingly defeated by his opponent that lacks no combat experience at all but managed to hold out on his own. "It seems justice is on your side." he then disappears.

"It seems that….justice….hadn't….given me….the time….to take me to cardio…" Amadeus said panting trying to catch his breath. "…Geez, you still believe in justice to the end, huh. This is why you need to get rid of a job where you do nothing but kill all day. Next time I see you, I'll play my Requiem until you're sick of it." Amadeus said his farewells to his begruding enemy knowing that he will see him soon.

"Future deosn't reject past but rather past rejects future, huh?" Carmilla remarked to be defeated by her younger self and huffs. "Such drivel of such things. It's annoying you're so dazzling. Whether I live or die. I'll always be alone…" she said her remorse and disperses.

"Farewell, my future. Farewell, myself I had to separate." Elisabeth said melancholically as she defied her own self of fate. "This will not erase my sins, nor the fear of others towards me. I will deny my future as many times and sing as many times I must." she declared walking away.

Everybody returns to the group and Nexus puts Siegfried down going back to the human treatment giving him a pat on the back. "You did good." everyone sweatdropped from the compliment Siegfried was given as they thought to themselves what kind of effort did he do good. Being a human sword?

"I don't believe it…" Roman uttered in shock confirming the dragon has now been defeated. "You defeated the evil dragon Fafnir….I don't believe it….it's a bit anti-climatic for a Dragon Slayer to slay a dragon but ends up becoming one to slay the dragon."

All of the wyverns were now in disarray and they were easily taken down one by one from the French army. "Now that their leader is gone, they got no chain of commands to follow through." Nexus looks back to Jeanne Alter retreating to the castle. "Regrouping, huh…Well there's no time like the tommorrow. Or something that relates to that. Let's go." he said walking towards the castle.

"Let me come with you, Nexus. I need to settle the score with the "Dragon Witch."" Jeanne asked.

"Suit yourself."

"I shall accompany you as my contracted Master." the Black Saber intended going with him.

"Me too, Senpai. It's better if we leave this place to the Servants."

"You're right, let me handle this." Siegfried agreed.

"You sure? I have been hitting you a lot of times with that dragon." Nexus said.

"No need. I have barely gotten any action at all so I might as well just stay here for the moment. Take Kiyohime and Elisabeth with you."

Nexus remained silent for a moment from that offer. "…You just want them to get rid of them didn't you?" all of the male Servants dashed at Nexus.

"Shhh…don't say that in front of them." Amadeus whispered. "You have no idea what they could do to us. Don't you see that?"

"Her Noble Phantasm hurts my ears and Kiyohime breathes fire on anyone, friend or foe…" Siegfried muttured back from when he was being a sword as he could hear the sound of Elisabeth's wave and the impact of him getting hit by Fafnir simultaneously not to hear anything to what is happening.

"Both of their Noble Phantasms would either singe me or break my ears. It's most likely to say that they're both at the levels of collateral damage." Georgios added.

"Elisabeth's is the worst Noble Phantasm in the world, it's not even close to be a decent music of sort."

"Gee, so what you're giving me is to bitch on me and carry all of your troubles, huh…" Nexus said as they apologized from what they said to him. He sighs looking at the two with confused looks wondering what they're talking about as they don't have any sense of awareness for what they've done. Well, it's plausible that they would ever have self-awareness at all. "Fine. Come one, you two." Nexus motions them to follow him and returns to the guys.

"Next time, you complain something like this, I'll be giving you physical moderation if it hurts so bad for you." they shivered by Nexus's threatening tone as they don't need to ask what "physical moderation" would be and walks away.

Nexus begins to stand in front with Jeanne, Mash, and Artoria Alter next to him looking at the castle advancing to his next objective. "Alright, time to clean up the host of this mess."