Andrew and Gilgamesh walked into the Tohsaka house. "What happened to you?" Rin asked looking down the hall at the duo. "I thought it was just training."
"The Einzberns have a master." Andrew said walking past her.
"What?" Rin asked in shock as she saw Andrew walking towards the stairs. "Aren't you going to explain to me what's happening?"
"She's not really working for them. She has her own reasons for being here." Andrew said as he put his weight on the bannister and looked at the ground. He didn't realize how exhausted he still was from his fight.
"The little doll wants to kill the two of us." Gilgamesh said with a laugh.
"Why me?" Tohsaka asked glaring at the blond next to her.
"She blames your families for the way her and the other homunculi have to live." Andrew said looking up at the Tohsaka head. "I get what she was saying, the lives of her and her sisters are created with a singular purpose."
"There were dolls designed simply to protect Hercules' master." Gilgamesh said with a laugh. "They were some of the easiest kills I've ever made."
"Watch your mouth." Assassin said walking in the room.
"Oh that's right." The king of heroes said with a smirk. "She was your daughter wasn't she?" He walked closer to the white-haired servant. "I must say that you were much more interesting to me than she was. The faker actually managed to defeat me, he's one of the few people in all of creation who can say that. I suppose abandoning the little doll made things harder for her." Gilgamesh said with a grin. He knew that Kiritsugu had no chance at defeating him, servant or not.
"Everyone stop!" Shiro shouted walking into the room. "Bickering like this is only going to cause problems, it has nothing to do with figuring out why servants are being summoned." He glared at Gilgamesh. "I expect you won't mention Illya anymore."
"Mongrel." Gilgamesh said as glowing disks appeared in the room. "I won't take this."
"Trace on." Shiro said as he copied all of the swords in the room. "You can't beat me without Ea, and you've even admitted you can't."
"I'm going to bed." Andrew said as he started to head upwards. "If they start killing one another wake me up."
Gilgamesh and Shiro continued to stare at one another before the king chuckled. "I can see why Saber was so fond of you."
"What do you know about her?" The mage asked.
"She's probably the most interesting thing that has existed since I became a heroic spirit." The king said walking past the red-head. "I must admit I was disappointed to find that you hadn't summoned her."
"I tried." Shiro said with a glare. "She didn't come, instead my dad did."
"Well you got cheated." Gilgamesh said as a chalice appeared in his hand.
"Dad, Tohsaka, can we have a minute?" Shiro asked without turning to the other two in the room.
"Are you sure?" Assassin asked before walking towards a furious Rin.
"I can handle him if I need."
Gilgamesh smiled as the others left the room and Shiro sat in the chair across from him. "What do you want Faker?" The king asked turning his attention to the blood red liquid in his cup.
"What are you here to do, really?" Shiro asked leaning forward in the chair. "Andrew has enough on his plate, he doesn't need you screwing with him."
"Screwing with him?" Gilgamesh asked. "When I first got here he gave me a specific command, I am not to kill him or plan his death. Therefore his life is safe with me, if he dies I'll vanish. So him staying alive is in my best interest."
"I know about your command." Shiro said quickly. "You twisted Kirei into something else, I don't want that happening to Andrew?"
"Kirei was a rabid dog, I merely took him off his chain." Gilgamesh replied before taking a sip of his drink. "That boy however has something inside of him as well, it could very well be a rabid dog, but if I'm not mistaken you were the same way. Something was trapped inside of you, and during the war the man you've become emerged."
"So if he does become as sick as Kirei?" Shiro asked.
"Then that's who he really is." Gilgamesh said before chuckling. "He does have that dark side of his, I've seen it a few times when he fought, earlier today he could have killed me."
"What stopped him?"
"I'm me." Gilgamesh said with a chuckle.
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Andrew woke up, he was shocked that he hadn't been screaming this time, but he was drenched in sweat. "It's not even hot." He complained to himself as he got out of the bed and walked across the hall to the bathroom before he got into the shower.
After his shower he walked down the stairs and saw a glowing blue light coming from the living room. "Hello?" He asked if anyone was there.
"Oh, you're up." Shiro said looking over his shoulder as the blue light stopped. "Did I wake you?"
"No." Andrew said rubbing his eye and walking into the room. "What are you doing this late?"
Shiro looked at the weapons laid out in front of him before a sad smile crossed his face. "This is just when I like to practice." He said before he held his hand out and a white sword materialized in his hand. "What about you?"
"You know I don't sleep much." Andrew said turning to walk into the kitchen.
"You still have those dreams?"
"Every night." Andrew said as he grabbed a glass and poured the orange juice into the glass. "Thank god Rin knows how to grocery shop." He said as he put the jug back in the fridge.
Shiro ignored the insult that was aimed at him as he stood up and walked into the kitchen with the younger mage. "Do you still want to kill The Inquisitor?"
"Of course." Andrew said with a breath after he finished the glass. "And since he has a servant he's a part of all this." He added gesturing around himself.
"Have you thought about how taking his life will make you feel?" Shiro asked.
"We both know he won't be the first person that I've killed." Andrew replied as he walked over to the sink and started to rinse the glass.
"You won't feel any better if you kill him." Shiro said quickly.
"How would you know?" Andrew asked with his back turned to the mage. "Ever since we met you've been trying to talk me out of this, and now that he's here, in Fuyuki you're telling me again, that I have to stop. He killed my mother right in front of me."
"What if he has his reasons?" Shiro asked quickly.
"I don't care." Andrew said without emotion. "I'm going to kill him Shiro." He said as he turned around. "And then I will finally know that my parents were avenged." Shiro said nothing as he looked away and Andrew put his coat on. "I'm going out." The young mage said as he left the kitchen. "Going to check for any other heroic spirits." He stopped at the doorway looking over his shoulder at his teacher. "I appreciate everything you and Rin have done for me, but this is something I need to do on my own." He walked out the door without another word being exchanged between the two of them.
Andrew silently walked through the city until he reached his destination. It was a church that had been built to replace the one that was burned down in the last war. The magus sat in one of the pews and looked up at the wooden crucifix hanging behind the alter. "What do I do?" He whispered to himself as Gilgamesh materialized beside him in his golden armor. "What is it?"
"Mongrel." Gilgamesh groaned. "I detected another servant, and they're coming this way."
"Good." Andrew said standing up. "I need to blow off some steam." He said leaving the chapel leaving a grinning Gilgamesh.
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Andrew stood at an intersection, he knew that this is where the master and servant were but he didn't see them. "Come out!" He shouted to the air.
"You hear that Caster?" Came the shout of an old man. "He knows we're here, let's kill him." Andrew's face remained neutral as a hooded figure appeared in front of him with a hunch backed man. He had wispy white hairs on his head that seemed to fall in random directions. It was clear that the hooded person was the servant, and this man probably summoned her from his own dark thoughts. "Can I do it this time?"
"Be calm my darling." Came the seductive voice of a woman as a green hand reached out and lovingly rubbed his cheek. "First we must ask them what they want."
"Another witch?" Gilgamesh asked appearing beside his summoner. "I was hoping it would be something interesting this time." He kept his eyes on the servant, "I take it you won't let this one live."
"Don't plan on it." Andrew said looking closely at the man in front of him. There was something clearly wrong with the man, but he couldn't quite place it. "I don't know who she is though."
"Neither do I." Gilgamesh groaned, "And I don't care, if she's too cowardly to show her face then I have nothing to worry about."
"Good." Andrew said as a golden gate appeared beside him and he looked to see the green handle from earlier. "Alright." He said as he pulled the sword free. "I'll leave you to it." He said as he walked towards the master and servant. "Caster, you and my Archer can settle your fight, but I'm going to take him on." He said pointing at the sniveling little man.
"Sorry, but my master is not a strong man. He won't be leaving my side." She said before removing her hood and revealing her beautiful face. Even with its green tint it was clear that she was a gorgeous woman with long black hair that reached just past her shoulders. "Now sleep." She said holding her hand out as Andrew scowled at her. "A mage?" She asked in shock. "I was not expecting to face another magic user."
Andrew said nothing as he held the sword out to the side of his body, he wasn't versed in its use so he would use it however he could. "It's no matter." The woman said shaking her head before looking around. She bent down to whisper something to her master who's crazed grin only grew. "We will face the two of you again another time."
"No." Gilgamesh said walking forward. "You're going to die here." He said as other golden disks appeared around his head. "Beg for your lives mongrels." He said with a grin as the weapons were launched. They all blew past Andrew who looked ahead still showing no emotion.
Caster raised her hand and a barrier stopped all of the blades. "My pet, handle the mage." She said before a caw was heard earning Andrew's attention.
The mage turned his head as a blood red eye was seen in the shadows before a massive wolf jumped from the shadows. He looked closer and visibly reacted when he realized that the wolf had the right body, but it also had a gigantic black beak. It tilted its head upwards releasing a mixture of a howl and caw that caused the hairs on his arms to stand straight up. "What the hell is that?" He asked in shock.
"Just one of my noble phantasms." Caster replied with a laugh. "Kill him Diablo!" She shouted before the monster lunged at Andrew.
The mage took a breath. "Times two." He said before the beast in front of him slowed down, he ducked under the attack and stabbed the sword upwards. Somehow though the beast moved away from the blade and vanished. "Archer, keep her busy!" Andrew shouted as he looked around for the monster.
"Don't tell me what to do mongrel." Gilgamesh sneered. "I have no qualms about being known by my true name." Disks again appeared by him as he held his hands in the air. "I am the King of Heroes, Gilgamesh!" He shouted as blades launched towards Caster who only grinned as each blade slammed into her barrier.
"King of Heroes?" The woman asked before she started to laugh. "None can carry that title. You're merely another heroic spirit, an old and powerful one, but a servant none the less." She said with a grin. "However, I am the Mistress of all Evil!" She shouted as green flames erupted around her body. "A title that I shall prove by killing your pathetic master." She said as she revealed a wooden staff with a green orb as a handle.
"I see." Gilgamesh said with a grin. "So that's who you are." His grin only shifted to a laugh quickly before he narrowed his eyes at Caster. "I don't want to defeat 'the mistress of evil' without her using her true power."