"Wait, wait, wait, wait" Rin said in rapid succession "The missing Saber class Servant was serving us tea and snacks this whole time and you never picked up on it?" she said to her servant
"I didn't even know she was there" Archer shrugged
"Rider, did you?" Sakura asked
"Negative, she must have done a really good job of hiding her presence from us" Rider said
"Anyway, I have unfinished business with you Gil"
"THAT'S GILGAMESH" the newly revealed Gilgamesh said as he picked up a sword from the ground. "You think you're so clever"
"Thank you" Saber bowed.
"But that won't stop you for when I win you'll be my beautiful bride.
"Been there done the whole marriage thing, didn't work out very well" Saber taunted.
Daredevil and Illya were still dazed. Sakura saw this and ran over to them quickly preparing a healing spell.
"Shiro" Illya whispered, "Over there Gligamesh's master" she pointed to where Shinji was hiding
"I got it, look after Illya for me Sakura" Daredevil said getting up wincing
"Okay, but first here" Sakura said giving off a blue light healing Daredevil's shoulder
"Thanks, now let's see who's pulling Gilgamesh's string?" he asked using his acrobatic ability to travel over the sword fight. Saber and Gilgamesh were going at it hard, that's when an image of his flashback dream came to him
'Those two fought in the last Grail War, but how are they still here. Wait wasn't dad and that priest there as well. Now I know who to visit for giving Gilgamesh to some idiot' he though landing on the balcony above, flipping underneath to sense the master in front of him
"Hey pal" he said walking over to the master who was revealed to be "Shinji Matou, this is a surprise"
"Oh crap Daredevil!" Shinji said panicking as he scrambled back.
"You little shit" Daredevil growled picking up the snivelling coward "So you went and got another servant; I'm guessing from Kirei Kotomine, the steward of the war. He's own servant and gave him to you" Daredevil snarled.
"Um...parley?" Shinji asked
"Do I look like a pirate?" Daredevil responded
Saber and Gilgamesh were trading sword blows, the sound of steel colliding against each other filled the hall. Gilgamesh was driving Saber back towards a wall, each strike carefully to force the sword master servant back.
"It's such a shame I have to kill you" he said, Saber just smiled and span around twirling her wind sword around as she did, while moving away from the wall, she next started to put Gilgamesh on the defensive with expertly time strikes and parries. She twirled around striking at him from behind. Gilgamesh quickly pulled out a dagger and used it to deflect the blade of Saber, before attempting to stab her. Saber dodged this by flipping over Gilgamesh swinging her sword once she landed to try and trick him into opening himself up to a heavy blow.
"Nice try" Gligamesh said grabbing Saber's hair. Sakura and Rin were about to charge in there, when they were stopped by Gilgamesh forcing a kiss on Saber. Archer quickly drew his bow and an arrow, he aimed down the shaft of the arrow.
"Don't miss" Rin said
"I won't" Archer said releasing the bowstring forcing Gilgamesh to catch letting go of Saber, who shoved the end of her hilt into Gilgamesh's stomach winding him. Snarling the blonde archer started to attack heavier on Saber; forcing into an endless cycle of blocking making so she couldn't attack.
"Rider get in there" Sakura order
"You too Archer" Rin said. The two servants joined the fray, with Rider stabbing a spike of her chain into one of Gilgamesh's legs and throwing the chain around the nearest pillar. Archer grabbed the other end of the chain and pulled immobilising Gilgamesh leaving him opened to Saber's attack.
"You know what battling both you and that stupid giant has seemed to tired me out, so I'll take my leave" Gilgamesh said disappearing just as Saber's sword as about to hit him.
"Come back here ye cowardly snake in the grass" Saber shouted.
"He's long gone by now" Rin said as Saber collapsed onto the steps next to Illya who she wrapped an arm around and hugged her.
"That was pretty badass" Sakura said handing Saber her jacket back.
"I agree, but where's Daredevil?" Rin asked.
"Come on Shinji I'm going to hurt you MUCH!" Daredevil slamming his billy club near Shinji. "Just hold for an hour" he taunted as he grabbed the shirt of the coward and pulled him close to the wall and head-butted him, adding some damage thanks to his horns. Next he pulled back and grabbed Shinji's head and smashed it into the wall then throwing him into the opposite wall. Shinji tried to run before Daredevil grabbed onto him and threw him back.
"You know who I am?"
"Shinji Matou, the cowardly grandson of the Dark Man, a horrible piece of slime that doesn't even deserve to be called human" Daredevil said hauling him. "Shall I continue?" Daredevil asked throwing him into another wall. "Well?"
"ARCHER!" Shinji said as Gilgamesh appeared.
"Since when does a noble hero defend mongrels?" Daredevil asked
"I don't but I need him" Gilgamesh said disappearing with him.
"I Have a bad feeling, but I did rough him up a bit" Daredevil said. "But I'll end this next time we meet" he said hearing the girls coming.
He quickly ducked out the window 'looked' around
"Trace off" he said switching back to normal grabbing his cane and glasses he raced to the front door, he looked around
"Rin, Sakura Illya?" he shouted
"Shiro" Illya jumping him
"Are you guys okay?" Shiro asked, Rin was about to answer when Saber coughed "Daphne?"
"Knock it off Shiro, half of us know you were already here. Heck I knew that you were Daredevil"
"WAIT! He's Daredevil, my goodness I kissed the Mukomizu!" Rin shouted
"Er, yeah. But more importantly Daphne you're a servant?"
"Yes I am, but I'll explain back home" she said walking away
"Damn" Shiro muttered.
Once the team as back at home nestle around the table with tea and snacks Saber took in a deep breath. The group looked to her with questions; even Rider and Archer had questions as to how the servant was here.
"Where should I start?" Saber asked
"How are you here, I didn't detect a summoning of your class" Rin said
"I wasn't summoned, I was already here" Saber said
"What?" they all ask.
"I was a servant in the last war just like Gilgamesh. In fact the last battle was fought between us sparking the great Fuyuki fire. The same one that blinded Shiro" Saber said
"Go on Saber" Shiro said.
"When the Grail was destroyed any servant that didn't return to it was stranded on this side until the next grail wars, which came a little too quickly for my liking, any way my master and I retreated back here with Shiro. When we discussed what was to happen, Kiritsugu suggested I acted as a housekeeper and help him with Shiro" Saber said
"Okay, but who is your master?" Sakura asked
"I don't have one yet, you see my last master used his last command seal on me to destroy the grail. Once the fire died down I was left stranded, but when I spotted Kiritsugu, I knew what I had to do" Saber explained.
"Could you get a new master?" Shiro asked
"Yes, and I already did get one" Saber said "You"
"Wait ME! How and when did I become your master?"
"I don't know, but I feel our link, the master-servant bond is strong" Saber said as she held out her hand, when Shiro took her hand a blue light surrounded them and a red crest formed on Shiro's hand.
"Incredible" Rin gasped before the command seals faded from sight.
"You said that you couldn't go back after the fire right?" Shiro said
"Yeah why?" Saber asked.
"Awhile ago, I had a dream containing a series of flashbacks. In one of them, it was the Great Fire, long story short my powers came from the same place that took my sight" Shiro said thinking about something
"So you think that Saber became your servant some time after the Great Fire?" Sakura asked
"I do" Shiro said before pausing "Where's Illya?"
"She was still tired after the fight so I put her to bed. I think we should head back to the castle to get a few more of her things tomorrow" Sakura said
"Good idea" Saber said "Now I'll start dinner since we're home so late."
"We skipped most of school...again" Rin sighed.
"Fuji-nee is going to be pissed with us" Shiro said 'looking' out the window; running his hand over his command seals.
"I'll go help Saber" Sakura said, Shiro got up and left, making Rin concerned for him.
Shiro soon found himself under the hot water of the shower with his eyes closed to think about what he discovered. He was a master in the grail wars while being a blind superhero. He now had to defend his city and his sister from the last unknown master before those he teamed up with turned on him and each other. Rin and Sakura had been reunited but he figured out once every other master was gone it would be a three way brawl. But he also had to deal with the Dark Man, a former master thanks to his killing to his servant Assassin. He figured that soon he would have to stop being the hero he always dreamed of and turn into the villain. This situation was quickly turning into a nightmare. Suddenly he felt a pair of soft arms wrapping around his waist
"What are you thinking of?" Rin asked after joining him
"The Future" Shiro said
"Don't just think of the now" Rin whispered. Shiro turned around and lifted her head making it easier for him to kiss her.
"I love you" the said to each other before continue to heatedly kiss each other.
"Teenagers" Saber shook her head. "Don't you agree Archer"
"No I don't she could do better" Archer growled.
"Like you?" Archer asked
"Silence" Archer growled. He didn't like how Rin and Shiro was getting closer to each other
"Tell me why don't you like him?" Saber asked.
"He's different" Archer said "He feels off, something about him doesn't sit well with me"
"Give it time and he will feel normal. It's his powers" Saber said
"Still" Archer said "I'm going to guard the perimeter with Rider"
"Very well" Saber said.
That night Shiro sat down on the deck with Rin leaning on him as fireflies buzzed around illuminating the garden.
"Its peaceful" Rin said
"For now" Shiro said
"Hey, don't think like that; we'll get through this" Rin whispered.
"But I've got too many questions like how did I form a contract with Saber, and for that matter why I didn't realise before now. And Kotomine gave Shinji a new servant more dangerous than Rider, plus we still don't know where this Caster is" Shiro said
"Stop thinking, enjoy this beautiful moment before we get knee deep in blood and darkness" Rin scolded Shiro gently before returning to her position
"I guess, but how many more peaceful days will we get?" Shiro asked
"Until it isn't peaceful. War may change this but once they end it will all go back to normal" Rin said
"I guess" Shiro said. "But was history shows peace never lasts" Shiro said gaining a serious look on his face.
Meanwhile somewhere hiding in shadows a cloaked woman smiled while looking at a crystal ball. She had been spying on the group for awhile now, she had finally found all of the pieces for her final plan.
"Soon I will win, and nothing will be able to stop me, nothing short of a miracle. So tell me you stupid masters. How can you beat the unbeatable?" she laughed.
So the series first is coming to a close so the next few chapter will feature a battle between the team (leave a comment for a temporary name, since I have a future title but that would spoil things) and Zouken Matou aka the Dark Man, which should be similar to Daredevil v Kingpin in the Daredevil stories.
also I forgot to mention this but back in Chapter 8 the costume Shiro wore was the Yellow Daredevil costume first worn for the first five-six issues of Daredevil back in the 60s. So until next time I'll catch you on the flipside