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Archer jumped back as Assassin threw his right scythe at him before firing a shot at his opponent's head, which was easily blocked by the flat of the left scythe's blade. "Hold still you bastard!" Assassin growled out as he gripped the chain and pulled it to the right, making the scythe change direction. However, Archer simply jumped up and planted his right foot on the blade, using it as a springboard to jump towards a branch above. The gunman grinned as he placed his weapon in his left hand and gripped the branch with his right before firing two shots at Assassin, who rolled to the right to avoid them.
"Tsubaki: Shuriken Mode!" Assassin yelled out as the Kusarigama, in a flash of light, changed to its giant Shuriken form that he then threw towards Archer, who simply lifted himself onto the branch in order to avoid being sliced in two. As soon as it passed over where he had been standing, Assassin grinned before yelling out, "Tsubaki: Smoke Bomb Mode!" The area around Archer was then covered in a dense grey smoke, making Assassin grin as he jumped towards the cloud, his right hand now crackling with energy. "Your mine! Finishing Strike: Black*Star Bi-" Assassin then blinked as his elbow and fist hit nothing but air. "The Hell?"
"Black*Star, behind you!" Tsubaki yelled out as the short sword materialized in Assassin's hand while he turned around to find Archer behind him. With that, Assassin held the edge of the sword to Archer's neck. However, Assassin could now see and feel the barrel of Archer's gun on his forehead.
"Who the Hell is this guy?" Assassin thought as some cold sweat dribbled down his neck, something that Archer mirrored. "I couldn't even sense him! Is this guy… an assassin too?"
"Kid's had some serious training." Archer summarized as he narrowed his eyes, his gun not moving an inch from Assassin's forehead, who gripped his sword even tighter in response.
"Mostly self-taught, but still…" his eyes then flickered over to Assassin's Noble Phantasm before thinking, "But I'm not just fighting one opponent. His weapon also has a consciousness. This might get a little tricky…"
Several heartbeats passed before both Assassin and Archer jumped away to separate branches, putting some distance between them. "Have to say kid, you're pretty good." Archer commented while aiming his gun at Assassin.
"Don't call me a kid you bastard! I'm the great Assassin Black*Star! Remember it!" Assassin yelled out, making Archer sigh.
"Geeze, you're noisy. How you got to be Assassin is beyond me." Archer grumbled out, making Assassin narrow his eyes at him.
"And you?" Assassin asked, making Archer blink. "No one could possibly be that fast or silent unless they had some training to be an assassin. So out with it!"
"Well, I used to be." Archer admitted before grinning at Assassin. "But I became a sweeper."
"You swept? What kind of lame job is that?" Assassin asked, making Archer's eye twitch in annoyance.
"I became a bounty hunter." Archer clarified before he loaded a mysterious red bullet into his gun. "But since I can't cash in a reward for letting you live…" Archer then fired the gun, making the mysterious red bullet speed towards Assassin.
"You think something as small as that would defeat me?" Assassin shouted as he jumped to his left to avoid the bullet. "I-" Suddenly, as the bullet hit the tree behind Assassin, a huge explosion occurred, knocking Assassin from his branch and making him race towards the ground. "GAH! Tsubaki: Kusarigama Mode!" With that, the short sword instantly changed into its chain scythe form before Assassin threw the scythe held in his left hand towards a tree trunk. As soon as it imbedded itself, Assassin pulled the chain, making him fly towards the tree instead. When his feet touched the trunk, Assassin launched himself towards Archer and kicked him in the gut. Archer's eyes widened in shock as they both fell to the ground while Assassin yelled, "Like I said before, don't you dare underestimate me you bastard!"
Elsewhere (Hamurahara Gakuren):
Sakura gasped lightly as she dropped her pencil on the floor. She could feel it. Assassin was draining her Mana away, meaning that he was in a fight. But with who? Nee-san's Archer? Kuzuki-sensei's Caster? Or perhaps it was one of the Servants from the other Masters? "I-I need to go see if he is all right…" Sakura thought to herself before raising her hand and asking, "Sensei, may I please be excused?"
"Sur-" Her teacher began to reply, however Sakura did not hear him finish before she bolted out of the door, passing the various rooms quickly as she headed towards the stairs. Not noticing two sets of eyes watching her leave.
Elsewhere (Fuyuki Forest):
Sparks flew as Rider parried another blow from Lancer's weapon. The two had been going on for what seemed like hours, but only Rider seemed to be getting the upper hand. Lancer herself felt irritation towards the fact that she had not been able to even so much as cut or bruise the Servant, mostly from the fact that he blocked all her bladed attacks and blocked all the hand-to-hand ones.
"Rider is almost as agile as me, if not more so." Lancer thought to herself as she ducked a sword swing from Rider. "Perhaps I must change tactics…" With that thought, she raised her left hand before the spear appeared in it once more. Lancer then stabbed it towards Rider, who simply gripped the shaft before it pierced him. As soon as he did that, Lancer gripped the spear with both hands before lifting herself like a gymnast and kicked Rider in the face with both of her feet.
"Gh!" Rider cried out in shock before letting go of the spear, making Lancer back flip in the air before swinging the spear at him. However, Rider was somehow able to block it with his Nodachi, however, his feet skidded in the dirt as the force of the blow pushed Rider to the side by several inches. "Heh, nice job Lancer." Rider stated before grinning, revealing that he looked relatively fine except for some blood leaking from his nose. "But it's going to take a lot more than that to finish me off!"
"A.T Field." Lancer said simply before the multi-colored hexagonal 'shield' pushed Rider back by several feet while Lancer rushed forward with her spear in her left and the knife in her right. As soon as she got close enough she slashed at Rider with her knife, only to leave a small slightly bleeding cut on his abdomen and tore off some of his coat. Lancer then swung her spear, the shaft hitting Rider in his side and launching him away and making him roll on the ground.
"Damn it…" Waver thought to himself in frustration as he kept on observing the battle. It was times like these where he wished he could just take out a cigar and light it up right now. Unfortunately, to do so would bring Lancer's attention back on him. And without Rider summoning Lagann, he could not assist in the battle. If they were against a Servant like Archer, he would pull out 'Bender' and be relatively safe. (Luckily, the defective Code still took in its old orders and reacted accordingly.) However, to do so against Lancer without Lagann would be suicidal. And he could not be taken out of the game this early. "Come on Rider, I know you can beat her."
Rider rolled on the ground a bit more before righting himself, his shoes skidding on the dirt before launching himself towards Lancer, who stayed perfectly still.
"A.T Field." She intoned as Rider stabbed his Nodachi towards her midsection, stopping the blade in place before she took a step forward and shot her right hand forward. However Rider caught her by the wrist before attempting to throw her over his shoulder. She twisted her body to whack her left foot in the back of his head, making Rider let go of her before turning around and planting his right fist into her stomach, making Lancer gasp in pain before falling to the ground.
"She knows how to pack a punch…" Rider thought idly while rubbing the back of his (now sore) head. Indeed, while Lancer improvised most of her moves with the spear and knife she made up for it with her speed and hand-to-hand combats techniques. She used her small frame to its supreme advantage by performing numerous gymnastic-like moves on him. While Rider himself was not too shabby when it came to a good fashioned fistfight, there was really no technique behind his moves. He just used whatever he felt would work the best and do the most damage. But in the end, if the fight kept going on like this it would never end.
A thought that was shared by his opponent.
"The progress of this battle is not good." Lancer thought to herself with a slight narrowing of her eyes. "Rider is too skilled for me to land a fatal blow, and he has not revealed a single one of his Noble Phantasms. I must end this." Lancer then frowned. "But it's too noticeable. Then again, if I were to end this quickly with that, it would be chalked up to mass hysteria." With that logic in mind, Lancer let out a small, gentle whisper. "Zeruel"
"Huh?" Rider asked in confusion before Lancer fell onto her knees and began to dry heave. This was getting weird, and something in Rider's mind told him something was wrong. In the whole 'get Gurren Lagann and drill her full of holes as quickly as possible' sense and not the 'should I call an ambulance?' sense.
He did not like the feeling.
"The Hell is happening?" Waver muttered before his eyes widened as Lancer began to barf out a red-colored liquid from her mouth. His nose crinkled at the smell before thinking, "Is that… blood?" And it did not end there, for the blood-like liquid began to flow out from Lancer's eyes, nose, and ears until a small puddle formed under her. Then Lancer herself seemed to dissolve into the liquid, confusing both Master and Servant.
"…Was that supposed to happen?" Rider asked in an unsure tone, while Waver just shook his head.
"…I'm not sure…" Waver replied before he noticed something new to the whole scene.
"…What's happening with the spear?" Indeed, now the spear was now floating in the air above Lancer's 'puddle' emitting a blood-red glow. The spear then got brighter as the liquid began to rise, grow, and even form before Waver and Rider's eyes. What was formerly a small puddle now transformed into a huge pillar of blood-red liquid. It then began to form into a slightly humanoid (although humongous) shape before solidifying. What Waver and Rider saw now shocked them.
It looked like a grotesque naked female, and yet it did not. Its 'feet' were simply stubs. Its skin was completely gray save for a few darker grey patches on its legs and chest. On its chest, right between its pert 'breasts' was a hole with several bone-like 'ribs' jutting out, a red orb shining in the center of it. Right above its spider-like long arms and shoulders was a mess of grey paper-like appendages, some flowing in the wind. And to the siders of its head were huge orange-colored 'eyes'. Its face however, shocked them the most. It was bone white, and looked like a bird's skull.
"Ah crap…" Both Waver and Rider thought at the same time before a low, mournful wail echoed throughout Fuyuki.
The Angel of Might has arrived.
Elsewhere:
Sakura carefully passed by the trees of the forest nearby the school with a worried expression on her face. Even though she knew it was a bit suicidal to try and find her Servant while he is in the middle of a battle with another Servant, she had to make sure he was okay. Despite his arrogant and loud personality, Assassin had grown on her. And she would not be able to live with herself if she hid in school like a coward while he was fighting for her sake.
She was not a heartless monster.
She ignored the screams of her classmates, and shrugged of the feeling of dread that the loud wail instilled on her. At least now no one would question her disappearance. "Maybe I should have asked Sempai or Luvia-san to come with me just in case?" Sakura suddenly thought to herself, and promptly mentally kicked herself for not thinking of that sooner. She should head back now and…
"Where do you think you're going Matou?"
Sakura froze at the voice, and slowly turned around before seeing Rin looking at her coldly with a Gandr aimed at her. "Nee-san…"
"I was hoping that Archer would eliminate Assassin sooner, but it seems like your Servant is a bit more skilled than he makes himself out to be." Rin mentioned, not taking her eyes off of Sakura. "Now, surrender your Command Seals and you will get out of this unharmed."
"Why are you doing this?" Sakura asked in a hurt and frustrated tone. "There's no point in getting the Holy Grail! It's corrupted! Any wish you make on it will just bring more suffering!"
"Figures you would buy that." Rin muttered to herself before saying, "Like I'd fall for the Edelfelt's tricks. I'm not as naïve as you are. Now I'll ask you again, surrender your Command Seals. And you better hurry up, two Servants are battling in broad daylight and I can simply call up Archer to help me speed up the process."
Sakura gulped before grabbing her left hand with her right, covering the Command Seals. She didn't want to fight her sister. It would make Kariya-Ojisan sad in the afterlife, and despite all that had happened, she was still her sister. But what else could she do?
"I-I…"
A gunshot then echoed through the air, and Rin's eyes widened in shock as she felt a small amount of blood trickle down her cheek.
"Step away from Sakura, Tohsaka."
Elsewhere (Ryuudoji Temple):
Caster's eyes narrowed as she looked at the humongous creature out in the distance. It was another Servant probably using their Noble Phantasm. In broad daylight no less! "This will cause complications…"
If she had a more reliable Prana source, she would have gone over there and put an end to the fighting before the Servant made things worse. However, her only Prana sources came from the Leyline and… Caster shook her head. Even though it was necessary to gain more Prana to better fight in the war, it did not stop the feeling of betrayal that ate away at her heart. Would he look at her the same way ever again after she made her wish? She could not say, and she was also hurt on how her Master felt about the whole affair.
Or more accurately, the lack of feeling anything about it.
The night before seemed… empty. Despite it being necessary, she expected her Master to feel something about the situation. But no, she had felt nothing. He simply went through the motions, nothing more.
And that frightened Caster a bit.
"No, I cannot think about that right now." Caster thought to herself while shaking her head. "I must remain here and be ready to guard our stronghold. This temple is too great of a location to simply let go."
With that, Caster waited and hoped this war wasn't completely ruined already.
Elsewhere (Bazette's Apartment):
"Zeruel is here? What the fuck?" Avenger thought to himself with wide and surprised eyes as he looked outside of the window to see the massive Angel towering over Fuyuki City. "And it's the Rebuild version too. Which means that it belongs to…" "Shit."
This was not good. The Rebuild version of Zeruel was much more powerful than its original self in every way. Not even and Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm could make it flinch if the being knew it was coming.
And if his hunch was right, it was Lancer's Noble Phantasm.
That put her up several notches on his 'priority' list.
"Avenger, come on!" Bazette shouted in a frustrated tone as she put on her brown jacket and opened the door. "They are evacuating the building, and will search for me if I'm not on roll call."
"Shouldn't you be more concerned about the Holy Grail War being discovered Master?" Avenger asked, only for Bazette to shake her head.
"After the Fourth Holy Grail War, a contingency plan was invented for an event like this. Who knows? It may now be in the next Neo movie." Bazette responded, making Avenger sigh before dissipating from view.
Why couldn't this war have just stuck to regular heroes? Hell, he would rather face 'True' Avenger again than having to deal with this crap.
Elsewhere (Einzbern Manor):
"Mein Gott…" Illyasviel muttered in her native tongue as she looked towards where the monstrous form was rising. She had gotten dressed and went out to the garden to see what Berserker was doing (And tell him to hurry up with her breakfast!) when that sad wail echoed out, followed by the appearance of the… the… "…Monster."
She didn't know why, but that thing instilled some deep-rooted fear in her. It made her want to run away from Fuyuki City as quickly as possible just to put some distance between her and it. Even with Berserker standing not even a few feet from her, ready to defend her with all his might.
"Master, what should we do?" Berserker asked, making her jump slightly in surprise.
"W-we retreat for now." Illyasviel said shakily while looking at her Servant. "W-we're going to gather information from a distance!"
"…Alright." Berserker responded before picking up Illyasviel and jumping away from their location. "That thing, it scares her…"
Elsewhere (Rooftops of Fuyuki):
Saber scowled as she jumped from rooftop to rooftop, unnoticed by the panicking crowds. She had wanted to go with Shirou to school earlier, but trusted that he would be safe with Lancer and Assassin's Masters, considering the fact that the two Servants could hide in Spirit Form unlike her.
Now, she regretted not raising this point.
At least now, she could head over to where Shirou was without causing a scene. But she should assist Assassin against his opponent. It would make the Servant and its Master retreat before things escalate even more than they already had.
"Still, what is that creature?" Saber thought to herself while looking back. "And why does it… feel familiar?"
Never mind that, she would deal with such questions later. Right now the safety of her Master was top priority.
Elsewhere (Ahnenerbe Café):
"N-No! This can't be happening!" Shinji thought to himself as he breathed in and out, which could almost be mistaken for gasping, and sweat rolled off of his face. "Why? Why is an Angel here!?"
Those creatures… they helped end his world. They helped to bring him even more pain to his life! His father used them as tools to make him suffer and complete his sick plan! They killed Rei! They made Asuka go into a coma! They made Kaworu turn from caring friend into foe!
He had to do something.
He would not let his sick past repeat itself!
Elsewhere (Fuyuki Church):
"It's about freaking time that TIM got to the Lancer/Rider fight!" Deadpool cheered on the roof of the church while munching on some popcorn. "I mean, think of how anxious these fans were while he was spending two weeks playing Assassin's Creed 3 and watching Cowboy Bebop!"
"Do not dis Cowboy Bebop." Kirei warned, only for Wade to simply giggle.
"I know, I know. Still, good to know that he was able to get off his ass to write this chapter and not spend his time on a computer drooling over Evangelion 3.0!"
"Honestly, to be Shinji in any incarnation of Evangelion is suffering." Kirei chuckled out before sighing. "But now we have to get back to the fight…"
"Aw man, this is going to be awesome~!" Wade sung out before eating another mouthful of popcorn.
Back To Waver and Rider:
"Lagann!" Rider shouted before the small mecha burst from the ground and Rider jumped into the cockpit. Within the span of five seconds he grabbed the controls and sped towards Waver. "Get in!"
"R-right!" Waver shouted before jumping on Lagann. Rider then turned Lagann to Zeruel, only to see it not moving.
"What the Hell is she planning?" Rider muttered to himself before a shrill whistling sound echoed in his ears.
Waver looked up before shouting, "Close the canopy!" Rider looked up to see multiple layers of the same shields Lancer used, now hovering above Lagann's location. It then crashed down, spreading smoke everywhere and leaving a huge crater where they previously were. A second later Lagann came out of the ground, a huge drill sticking out of its forehead and an annoyed 'expression' on its 'face'.
Inside the mecha, Waver and Rider were learning the purpose of 'personal space'.
"Get your hand off of my face!"
"I'm trying! Just wait a min-"
"GAHHH! Don't step there!"
"Sorry!"
"Damn it! Where the Hell is that button!?"
With that, the canopy opened to reveal a slightly haggard looking Rider and Waver. "Well, looks like we're going to need a bigger drill." Rider commented with a grin while looking at Lancer's monstrous Noble Phantasm. He then took off his necklace and shouted, "My Drill Is My Soul!" before twisting the small drill like a key. A green portal then appeared in front of them, revealing Gurren in all its glory. However, it was only a bit different from what Waver remembered it as. Now, it seemed to have two black wings with yellow tips on its back and some sort of thruster engine. "Alright, time to combine!" With that, Lagann launched into the air, the canopy closing once more, before its arms and legs retracted and a huge drill appeared on the bottom of the tiny mecha. It then crashed on top of Gurren, before a hole appeared on Lagann's floor.
"What the…?" Waver muttered before Rider pushed him down the hole. "GAH!" He then tumbled down the hole and was 'spat out' by the drill into Gurren's pilot seat. Waver looked around and thought to himself, "T-this was Kamina's seat…" Waver stayed quiet for a minute, remembering his former Servant piloting bravely in the very seat he was sitting on. Never showing fear towards either Lancer or Berserker while he was on Lagann.
"Hey, you okay?" Rider's voice asked as his picture appeared on screen.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Waver responded before gripping the controls. "Let's do it!" Green bars then encompassed both their screens as Gurren and Lagann transformed. Gurren's legs and arms grew bigger and more human-like, a mechanical neck now attached Lagann to Gurren, and the samurai-like helmet placed itself on top of Lagann.
Gurren Lagann was back in business.
Without wasting a second, Rider made the mecha rush forward while transforming its right arm into a massive drill. "GHHHAAAAA!" Rider shouted his battle cry as they got closer before thrusting the drill forward, only to meet the same multiple-layered shield. "LIKE THAT WILL STOP US!" Rider shouted before making the drill spin even faster. The shields were now breaking from the force and speed, however, it still looked like there were several more to go. Suddenly Zeruel's arms transformed into four of its black cloth-like appendages before changing into the shape of drills.
"Look out!" Waver shouted before making Gurren Lagann jump to the side as the 'drills' passed by where it was originally in breathtaking speeds.
"Thanks!" Rider shouted before glaring at Zeruel. "I think I have an idea on how to take this thing out." With that, the thruster on Gurren Lagann's back came to life and launched the mecha into the air. "Eat this!" With that, Gurren Lagann shot numerous spiral drill missiles at Zeruel, only for it to deflect each with its A.T Field. As soon as they landed on the ground in an almost circular-like pattern, they began to spin before numerous cracks appeared on the ground below Zeruel. The ground caved in, but Zeruel did not fall. Instead a halo made of light appeared above Zeruel's 'head' before it floated towards Gurren Lagann.
"It can fly too?" Waver asked in shock while Rider just grinned.
"Alright you bastard, if that's how you want to play it, that's fine with me!" Rider shouted before a humongous drill replaced the right arm once more, but now it was even bigger than before. Gurren Lagann then sped forward, to which Zeruel put up several more layers of its A.T Field to block it. However this time the drill was going through them like paper. The black paper-like appendages then sped forward with the full intent of slicing the mecha to pieces. However, ports then appeared on Gurren Lagann's body before several drill missiles launched themselves to intercept the appendages. They broke of course, but not before diverting them from their original target. In a few seconds, the drill broke through the final layer only for Zeruel's arms to transform into its black appendages and slice the right arm off. Instead of stopping, Gurren Lagann tackled Zeruel back into the ground, creating a huge tremor throughout the city that set off several car alarms.
"We have to keep this up! We can't give Lancer an opportunity to fight back!" Waver shouted as he looked worryingly towards the mini-screen that showed Gurren Lagann missing a right arm. Their ability to fight might be cut in half, but they can't give Lancer an opportunity to mount up another defense.
Suddenly, Zeruel's eyes lit up before Gurren Lagann was launched away from the Angel. "Damn, she recovers fast!" Rider yelled out, watching Zeruel get back on its feet. However, another monstrous yell then echoed throughout the air before a purple blur tackled Zeruel and knocked it to the ground. "What the…?"
"La-Shinji?!" Waver thought in surprise as Unit-01 straddled Zeruel and began to punch on its core.
"GAAAAAHHHH!" Shinji yelled within Unit-01 pounded on the Angel's core. He knew this Angel. Like the third, it was the one that gave him numerous nightmares. It's the one that he had barely defeated, and after doing so everything just went to Hell. He had to kill it! He didn't know why it was here, but he was damn sure going to make sure it did not remain! As its 'ribs' closed up the core, Shinji made Unit-01's hands begin to pry them apart while shouting, "JUST FUCKING DIE!"
"Pilot Ikari! STOP!"
"Huh? Rei?" Shinji asked in a bewildered voice as his eyes widened. "Rei, I-is that you?"
"Yes, it is me Pilot Ikari. This is my Noble Phantasm." Lancer's voice answered in his mind, making Shinji's eyes widen even more. He had just hurt Rei. He would have even killed her if she hadn't said anything! "I apologize for not informing you earlier."
"Okay, just what the Hell is going on here? Who are you?" Rider called out from Gurren Lagann, making Shinji look at them with narrowed eyes.
"That's the Lancer from the previous war. He survived due to certain circumstances that I'm not even sure about." Waver informed Rider, before squinting his eyes towards the sky. "We need to make ourselves scarce. I see the military has noticed us."
"Damn. We'll just have to finish this some other time then." Rider said with a sigh before the cockpits of both Gurren and Lagann opened and both Master and Servant got out. As they left, with Rider keeping a wary eye on Shinji, Gurren Lagann disappeared from view. And at the same time, Unit-01 disappeared from view while Shinji floated onto the ground. Zeruel simply turned into its previous blood-red liquid form before shrinking and forming into a very naked Lancer, who simply stared at Shinji who blushed before taking off his white button-up shirt, leaving him in his white sleeveless undershirt before handing it to Lancer.
"H-here Rei, y-you need to cover yourself up." Shinji stammered out while Lancer slowly took the shirt and put it on, barely covering up her... dignity. "R-rei… I'm…"
"There is no need to apologize Pilot Ikari." Lancer suddenly said before beginning to trot down the mountain. "Come, we must leave before the military investigates."
With that, Shinji only dumbly nodded before following her. "Please God, if you are out there… do not let Taiga-chan find out about this…"
Back With Assassin and Archer:
"You know what, I've had enough of you." Assassin said, suddenly in a dead-serious tone that surprised Archer. "Tsubaki, you ready?"
"Yes. Let's do it Black*Star." Tsubaki replied in his mind, making Assassin grin.
"Let's go! Soul Resonance: Uncanny Sword!" Assassin shouted before Tsubaki transformed into its familiar black blade form with white stripes on the hilt. As black markings began to spread on Assassin's face, he then whispered, "Shadow*Star: First Form- Chain of Blackness." The sword then shifted into a long, black, sickle-like blade with white ornate markings on it. The handle was accentuated with three points, and a long black chain was attached to it and led to…
"It's coming from his shadow?" Archer thought in surprise before Assassin threw the blade at him, making Archer jump to the side, only for the blade to immediately turn right, making Archer's eyes widen. "He can change its trajectory at will as well?"
Archer kept jumping from branch to branch, and even ran up a tree trunk once. But no matter what he did, the blade kept following him. He looked back at Assassin, who had not even moved an inch since he threw the blade. "I see, he needs to focus if he uses this for long range purposes." Archer then jumped as the blade lopped off the branch he was standing on. "All I need to do is break that focus." With that, Archer fired his gun and made the bullet ricochet off numerous trees before heading towards Assassin's head. However, the chain surrounding Assassin suddenly lurched upwards, deflecting the bullet just before it hit him. "Damn…"
"You get it yet, Archer? You're years too early to try and take on a big guy like me." Assassin said confidently while looking at Archer directly in the eyes. "If you keep trying to pull this crap on me, I'll just knock you back down where you belong!"
"Guess I'll have to use it." Archer thought with a sigh before pointing his gun at Assassin again. This time however, electricity seemed to be dancing on the barrel of his gun before he shouted out, "Railgun!"
"Rail-wha…?" Assassin asked before Archer fired. However, as opposed to his previous shots, this one glowed with energy and traveled in astonishing speeds. Before Assassin knew it, and before he could even think of blocking it, the bullet impacted with his right shoulder. "GGGAAAAAHHHH!"
"Black*Star!" Tsubaki shouted in shock as she reverted into her human form and watched as electricity seemed to flow on Assassin as he screamed in pain. After a second, it was done. And Assassin gasped in pain as his body was covered in burn marks and blood seeped from his gunshot wound.
"That's my Noble Phantasm. I can fire three a day." Archer informed Assassin before aiming his gun at him again. "Let's see you survive the second one."
"GAH!" A cry rang out, making Archer raise his gun to block the sword strike from Saber. Archer grit his teeth as Saber easily pushed him away with her strength before jumping down and standing in front of Assassin and Tsubaki. "Tend to Assassin's wounds. I shall deal with Archer."
"D-don't t-think so." Assassin mumbled as he stood straight up and glared at Archer. "That bastard's mine!"
Archer clicked his tongue in annoyance as he looked at both Saber and Assassin. He could take both on, but it looked like Assassin still had enough life in him to fight and Saber was at full strength. It would take time to actually take them both out. Archer then turned and ran, making Saber scowl.
"Come on, he may be trying to find Sakura and that Shirou kid." Assassin spoke up, making Saber nod before beginning to follow the direction Archer left at while he ran with Tsubaki beside him.
Back With Rin and Sakura:
"Emiya-kun." Rin stated simply as she looked to see Shirou aiming his handgun at her. She then scowled at his 'guest', who currently held a fist full of Mana-infused jewels. "Edelfelt."
"I'm warning you again Tohsaka, get away from Sakura right now or else me and Luvia will make you regret it." Shirou warned again, while Luvia simply nodded in confirmation.
"Figures a novice Magus like you would fall for Edelfelt's ploy." Rin said while turning to them, now making the Gandr aim at them. Really, she was hoping to take Sakura out of the war with the least amount of effort possible. Now the situation was spiraling out of control. "And to use guns of all things."
"If I remember correctly, someone murdered Magi for a living using modern weaponry." Luvia mentioned, making Rin frown and look at her with anger. "Now, now. Don't try anything unseemly Tohsaka. I would hate to accidentally throw these things at you because you continued to act like an uncivilized brute."
"You bitch…" Rin muttered in disdain while shifting her eyes from Shirou to Luvia. She could tell each of those jewels had enough energy to make them into makeshift grenades, and if she attacked Shirou first Luvia would launch them to her. Meanwhile if she attacked Luvia first, Shirou would fire on her.
It was a lose-lose situation either way.
Suddenly, an arm wrapped around her. She turned around to see Archer with fairly serious eyes. "Situation is not good. We're getting out of here." With that, Archer jumped away with her in tow.
"Damn…" Luvia muttered as she watched Rin and her Servant retreat. In all honesty, she was hoping that the Tohsaka would try something. At least then she would have an excuse to take her out.
"Sakura!" Shirou shouted as he put away his gun and ran towards the girl. "Are you okay?"
"Y-yes Sempai…" Sakura muttered while looking away, her cheeks slightly reddening at his concern. "I'm fine…"
"That's good to hear." Shirou said with a sigh of relief. He had seen her rush out of class, followed by Rin. He got worried, so he informed Luvia during class before asking if they could be excused. For some reason, a bunch of guys chuckled while the girls giggled.
Suddenly, Saber ran from the woods followed by a severely injured Assassin and Tsubaki. "Shirou, are you…"
"No, Archer left with Rin. He didn't try to hurt any of us." Shirou answered for her, to which Saber gave a sigh of relief.
"I can't believe that bastard ran out on our fight! When I get my hands o-GAH! Damn, my shoulder hurts!" Assassin wailed out while clutching his bullet wound.
"Stand still Black*Star so I can take it out! You'll just make it worse if you move around too much!" Tsubaki fretted, making Shirou snicker, Saber smirk, and Sakura giggle a bit.
Luvia then blinked before asking, "Say, where's Lancer?"
To Be Continued…
Omake- It's A Real Thing! Taiga Dojo Preview!
"WHHHHAAAAATTTT!?" Taiga shouted while pointing to the computer screen of her laptop. "HOW CAN YOU BE ATTRACTED TO HER?!"
"What's wrong Sensei?" Illyasviel asked, only for Taiga to begin sobbing.
"My Shinji-kun is being driven away from me by that albino piece of jail bait! And just because she shows more fanservice than me!" Taiga sobbed out while Illyasviel looked at her weirdly.
"You weren't too broken up about it last chapter Sensei." Illyasviel mentioned, making Taiga sob even harder before she dropped the laptop and began to open her shirt.
"I can show fanservice too! Look at me my fans! Shinji-kun!" Taiga sobbed out while Illyasviel just sighed.
"Stay tuned for the next chapter 'Jamming In Fuyuki'!" Illyasviel shouted before looking back at Taiga. "Sensei, cover yourself!"
"CHECK IT OUT!" Taiga wailed as she began to take off her bra before the 'screen' turned black.
Omake- Different Servants: Rider
Waver Velvet blinked as he saw the Servant in the center of the array who was definetly not the Rider that was his friend. Rather than the confident blue-haired loudmouth man he knew as a friend, in front of him was a man with fluffy green hair and reddish-brown eyes with one appearing to be lighter than the other. He wore a blue leisure suit with a yellow shirt and fairly big blue shoes.
"Yo, I'm the Servant Rider. You my Master?" The man asked in a slightly bored and tired tone, making Waver blink.
"Y-yeah, I am…" Waver responded, trying to hide the disappointment in his tone.
"You were trying to get someone else weren't you?" 'Rider' asked with a raised eyebrow while Waver simply nodded. Rider sighed at this before reaching into his pocket and taking out a beat-up looking cigarette box and popping a slightly bent cigarette into his mouth. He then took out his lighter before lighting his cigarette, and as he put it away he took a deep breath of the smoke before letting it out from the corner of his mouth. "Say, you know someplace where we can get some meat? I'm starving."
Waver looked at the Servant before smiling and nodding. Perhaps this wasn't such a bad thing after all…
As Rider followed Waver and his wife, he looked to the stars with a slight smirk on his face before saying, "Whatever happens, happens…
And thus began the partnership between Rider, once known through life as the 'cowboy' Spike Spiegel, and Waver Velvet.
See you around Space Cowboy…
Note- Oh man! It's been two weeks since this bad boy got updated! I hope you guys think the wait was worth it! Anyway, I know you guys have heard about Evangelion 3.0 which was released on Saturday, and I only have three words to describe what I've heard about it.
WHAT…. THE… FUCK!?
I won't get into any details so that you guys aren't spoiled, but let's just say even Rebuild isn't pulling any punches when it comes to Shinji's mental state.
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