Battle Royale For The Holy Grail
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Okay, a couple of reviews, but still it's enough to give me inspiration to bring out the next chapter, and this time a new story arc has started where in the Holy Grail War takes a turn as factions are formed in order to gain an advantage in taking out other Masters and Servants who are deemed the biggest threat to them, while others would do things their way...
By then Rider appeared as she sensed that Masaru is a Master, just as Jyou witnessed that a female Servant appeared before Masaru and went on the defensive as she engages Rider in combat, and as Jyou looks on, and to Masaru's surprise, this female Lancer fought Rider to a standstill until she summoned her lance and jabbed Rider on her gut before delivering a roundhouse kick that send Rider plowing down towards the trees, Then she went for Jyou, as he is backing away against a tree, and as she is about to stab Jyou, she is roused at hearing a sound.
Matsubokkori Lockseed: "MATSUBOKKORI ARMS! ICHIGEKI IN THE SHADOWS!"
Masaru initiated his transformation into Armored Fighter Kurokage and uses his lance to block the female Lancer's lance and there he told her to stop her actions as he told her that Jyou is his comrade though she reasoned that Jyou is a Master and he has to die in order to advance in the Holy Grail War, but Kurokage urged her not to harm him, which the female Lancer is somewhat disappointed but soon abides her master's wish, and slowly backed away, and there Kurokage removes his Lockseed from his Lock Driver and Masaru is back to normal, and there Jyou asked if he has a "command spell" appearing on his hand and that a caller called him about seeking a priest and learned about the Holy Grail War, which Masaru confirmed, and when Jyou showed his "command spell", Masaru appeared conflicted as he didn't want to face Jyou knowing that he wouldn't bring himself to kill a fellow human after being told by Kotomine the the Holy Grail War is a lethal version of the Invess Games, though Jyou told Masaru about something he did upon his arrival to Fuyuki City.
"That's a drag..."
"Say...I know what to do with you for the time being..."
"Huh?"
"I know someone who can give you a good lodging and food...and I happened to be staying with someone here...maybe I can convince him to accept you as an ally...just like he offered me..."
"Eh? You mean form an alliance with someone?"
"At least the person I'm allying with doesn't look down at me like Ryouma..."
"Are you sure...?"
"Yes..."
While Masaru appeared to be distrustful when told that Jyou was invited to form a partnership with Shinji, he was convinced to agree with Jyou when told that he was given free lodging and food, and that after the rest of the Masters and Servants are defeated, Shinji would be wiling to share the "ultimate prize", and there Jyou told Masaru that he would introduce him to Shinji, and the two Beat Masters agreed to team up just like they did in the Invess Games and are now leaving towards the Matou manor.
Battle Of Destiny by KOKIA
(OST from Dragon Nest)
Eniimashia kk"useiiy
Rumunas"akta
Titerna woo s"ek toor nut
Jienii s"umutiseina
Damukk"unajjia
Mikk"oohi tt"uo ss"ia
Oo ss"ehr mat
Toki wo koete mo nao tsudzuiteru
Itsu no jidai mo sukuimotome
Nageku monotachi tatakau monotachi
Subete wo kaeru tatakai nara
Eniimashia kk"useiiy
Rumunas"akta
Titerna woo s"ek toor nut
Jienii s"umutiseina
Damukk"unajjia
Mikk"oohi tt"uo ss"ia
Oo ss"ehr
Kk"aime ww"ankk"at
Kk"aiw"ar oss"anak
Ss"aknar nonak w"ou
Ch. 10: Tondemonai Dōmei part 1
At the Matou manor, Shinji is pleased to see that Jyou brought in another potential ally in the hopes of winning the Holy Grail War, while at the same time he "apologized" to Masaru and Jyou about Rider's actions, though Masaru wasn't quite willing to accept it but through Jyou's persuasion he eventually accepted and agreed to Shinji's offer of a partnership. Thus Shinji's faction is created, and he feels like he has won because he now has two Armored Fighters by his side though he is a bit sagged as he get to see only Masaru's Servant yet he is fine with it and to "reward" his allies, he told Masaru about the Holy Grail War, and about the Masters, which he showed the pictures of Shirou and Rin.
"That's them?"
"Yes, Mr. Daimon...that is them..."
"The guy looked like an amateur, Masaru-chan...but he's quite dense as he refused to summon his Servant, though the servant is quite strong..."
"You fought with this Emiya's servant, Jyou?"
"No...not yet..."
"Easy, boys...no need to rush...I know him since junior high...so he's not quite a threat yet...but that girl is..."
"She looks tomboyish..."
"Though her Servant is quite dangerous, Masaru-chan..."
"Really...?"
By then Sakura came home and saw that Shinji has two guests, so she bowed and greeted them, which Masaru greeted as well, taken aback to see her so kind and innocent, while Jyou glanced at her, seeing her made him remind about his own girls, Team Invitto, but then Shinji excused himself and went to the hall area where he began to verbally abuse Sakura, where Jyou and Masaru peeked, and there they saw what Shinji is doing, which for once, both Masaru and Jyou feel sympathy for her while feeling disgust at seeing him which they were reminded of how Ryouma treated them that led to breaking up with Team Baron's alliance, yet Jyou told Masaru that they'll have to keep up with Shinji for now if they are to survive the Holy Grail War.
Later Masaru and Jyou are given lodging by staying in the guest room, and there they decided to rest as they look forward to tomorrow as they have a lot to talk about.
-x-
The scene shifts to the Ryuudouji Temple, where you can see Ryouma Mogami standing at the entrance of the stairs, which minutes ago he decided to stroll the streets to see if he could find any Masters or Servants in the hopes of defeating them in order to "advance" in the Holy Grail War, and while passing by, Mordred contacted him telepathically and told him that aside from sensing an influx of mana, she can sense a strong Servant there and this give Ryouma a reason to investigate, even though Mordred asked if this is okay.
"Are you sure about this, Master?"
"Yes...I will not back down..."
"But...I sensed that the Servant here may be strong, judging from the mana I can sense..."
"Then it's your job to test this servant out...if this servant is worth noticing...I will see if that servant is within or beneath my standards..."
"You sure looked confident enough..."
"I fear no one...the weak must disappear and only the strong survives...if that servant is strong as you claim...then I will become stronger and make that servant submit to me..."
"Then let us go, Master..."
"Good. Remain in spirit form until I tell you to attack."
Mordred is a bit surprised when told to stay in spiritual form despite warnings that the Servant there at the temple might sense him, and yet he said it is okay, so Ryouma walked the stairs and he appeared to be calm and collected, walking the steps upward and as he is halfway towards the top of the stairs that leads to the temple's entrance, a Servant appeared before him, who resembled a samurai and immediately drew his sword, though this Servant is slightly surprised to see Ryouma standing there and not assume a defensive pose.
"I'm afraid I cannot let you pass beyond this point..."
"Are you a Servant?"
"Aye."
"Hmph. You looked like an ordinary one...you're not worth my notice."
"And I can tell you're a Master...though you sure sound confident that you did not summon your Servant. Are you that desperate to die?"
"I will go through...I will not waste my time on weaklings like you."
"Quite insulting coming from you...But I will tell you one last time...leave now or die."
"Hmph."
The Servant, who introduces himself as Assassin, warns Ryouma to turn back or else he would meet an "elegant end", though Ryouma scoffed at the threat and insulted that Assassin is no threat to him, which causes the Servant to raise an eyebrow and decided to test him out as he assumes an attack pose, but then he became curious as Ryouma brought out three Lockseeds and unlocked them, which Assassin did not notice that three Invess Digimons - Taka-Mon, Tora-Mon, and Batta-Mon - appeared from the sky and immediately pins down the Servant, including his arms and legs, and thus Assassin is unable to get up due to the weight of the three Invess Digimons as Ryouma passes by them which he proceeds to head for the entrance, while Mordred smirked to see how sly yet effective her Master is.
Minutes later Ryouma is inside the temple grounds and looked around, just as Mordred appeared physically and confirms that there is another Servant in their midst, which Ryouma became suspicious as he decided to attract and coax that Servant to come out by having Mordred assume her armor and start to cause a ruckus, but then Caster appeared and confronted the two, which led to a stand-off as Red Saber began to do a frontal attack which Caster responded by forming a barrier to hold her attacks.
However, Ryouma sneaked from behind and placed a hand on her shoulder which surprises the masked, female Servant, but is even more surprised when Ryouma did not attempt to attack her, instead he just stared at her before he made his statement while telling Red Saber to stand down, which the Saber-class Servant reluctantly abides, and there things took to a silent turn as the two exchange words.
"Hmm...very intriguing...you had the chance to take me down...but you didn't..."
"I want to have a word with you."
"Alright...I'm listening..."
"It was you, isn't it?"
"Excuse me..."
"I remember that voice...it was you who called me...told me about seeking out this priest named Kotomine...in order to vie for the Holy Grail...if that's so...I will see if you are worth my notice...I will win this tournament...and I will take the power to make myself go forward...for the strong!"
"You sound confident..."
"I am."
"Very well..."
Caster became somewhat interested after hearing Ryouma's words and decided to try and see if she can make use of the youth, and told him that it was her who called him and claimed that someone else used a spell that made him a Master and claimed that someone used a forbidden spell that went awry resulting in Ryouma gaining a Servant, in which she was lying as she can't tell him the truth because Red Saber is there and that she can make use of the two and entices them to form an alliance stating that she is devising a method to summon the Holy Grail in a "shortcut" way, as well as using means so they can share the Grail, which grabbed Ryouma and Red Saber's attentions.
By then Assassin arrived at the scene, followed by Souichiro Kuzuki, which a brief flashback scene shows that the bespectacled man arrived at the temple stairs and saw Assassin being pinned down by the three Invess Digimons and used his skills to knock the Invess Digimons aside, freeing Assassin and the Servant regained his composure and took down the monsters before the two head for the temple. Caster smiled and assured to them that everything is under control, which Kuzuki and Assassin lowered their defensive stances.
Ryouma then asked if Caster is serious in her willingness to share the Holy Grail's power with him and Mordred and she nodded while Kuzuki asked if Caster knows what she is doing, which she nodded and Kuzuki stated that if that is Caster's decision he will abide by it, and Ryouma noticed that Caster called Kuzuki "Master" which he noticed that the eyeglasses-wearing man has no "command spells" on his hand yet Caster reiterated that he has formed a pact with her, and after a few more minutes of talking, Ryouma finally accepted her invitation for an alliance and said he is willing to take out the other rival Masters and Servants for her provided that she keeps her word, which Caster agreed and accepted.
-x-
At the Tohsaka house, Rin is tending to Shirou's wounds,and she is surprised to see that most of his injuries are "patching up" by itself and she contributed it to Shirou's "mana" and there she and Shirou talked about the events that happened earlier, as well as she reminded Shirou not to get careless about not bring Saber with him since the Holy Grail War is ongoing, but then they changed topic by Shirou telling Rin how he got a "magic circuit" and about sensing a "bad feeling" upon entering school earlier in the morning, which she confirms it by stating that there is another Master at school and is putting up a "barrier" which intends to suck out the students' soul to replenish the Master's Servant, which Shirou is shocked and made it known that he doesn't want that to happen, and Rin smiled as she came up with an idea on not attacking Shirou at the moment.
"No way...you can't be serious!"
"I am."
"I won't let that happen!"
"Then here is my proposal..."
"Huh?"
"Let's have a truce...we work together for now...and once all obstacles are removed...then we will resume our fight."
"You sure?"
"Yes."
A surprised Shiroiu is told that Rin has proposed that she and Shirou form an alliance for now so that they can deal with the Master and Servant intending to cause harm at the school, as well as to exchange info on what they gathered and to deal with bigger threats such as Berserker and IIya which Shirou agreed and the agreement is made and an alliance is forged, which Rin summoned Archer and told him that Shirou is their ally for now and ordered him to escort him to the streets, which Archer abides, and the two left.
At the streets, As Shirou is leaving for home, Archer chides him for his ideals which Shirou verbally lashed back though Archer ignores it and tells the boy that he would be nothing but a burden to Rin as well as seeing him losing the War due to his unwillingness to kill other Masters and left, leaving Shirou pissed yet he decided to go home as he knows that Saber is waiting for him at his house.
To Be Continued…
Okay...looks like things took a different turn as rival Masters and Servants formed an alliance, which Shinji's faction is formed as Guridon and Kurokage accepted Shinji's offer and now they are going to form a strategy to take on other threats, setting their sights on Shirou and Rin. Although similar to what they did to Baron, there is a possibility that the leaders of Team Invitto and Raid Wild would turn against him depending on how Shinji treats them or if they plan to get the Holy Grail for themselves.
Ryouma has found an ally as well, in the form of Caster and Assassin, though this appeared to be questionable after he was back-stabbed before by Kurokage and Guridon, but with Mordred by his side, he seemed to know what he is getting himself into.
Rin and Shirou also formed an alliance, and for now they'll team up in dealing the threat to their school and to deal with the likes of Berserker and Ilya, though they are unaware that they are to deal with the other "new" Masters and Servants.
Preview:
The Unholy Alliance arc continues as Rin and Shirou tries to check on the "elements" placed in their school while Archer comes face to face with Ryugen and White Lancer, and Shirou meets up with Shinji only to discover his identity as a Master.