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Prep Work

Kiritsugu studied the map once more, thinking hard as he went over the information recovered so far. Pretty much all the Masters and Servants are keeping a low profile prior to last night's events. Even though Archer's identity has not been revealed, Rider's identity as Guan Yu has been confirmed. However, the list of Rider's abilities are still incomplete. While he guessed correctly two of Rider's Noble Phantasms, the list didn't feel complete. His train of thought halted when he heard a knock at the opening door. It was Maiya.

"The morning's transfer was without complications," she announced after closing the door. Noticing his uncertainty, she asked, "Is there any irregularity in the plan?"

"I have already came up with a few conclusions of what to do about the other Masters," he revealed, "But... I need another pair of eyes. Tell me what you see, Maiya."

She nodded and took a look at the map, pictures of both the Masters and the Servants linked to points on the map to where they were last seen and where they were based at.

"The Tohsaka Master is entrenched in, so flushing him out or demolishing the manor would be complicated," she began the analysis, "Archer herself is very effective at all ranges of combat; that in itself makes it difficult to keep her occupied. The Matou Master seems to be in poor health, but Berserker would be a problem. Although, he seems to have some sort of problem with the Tohsaka Master, either he wants to remove a strong opponent early or there was an earlier altercation that he wanted to avenge. Thus, it would be better to wait for the two to be in conflict then take out the victor."

Kiritsugu nodded, seemingly agreeing with her assessment, so she continued, "Caster and his Master are unknown, but with their own base of operations being uncovered and revealed to the local authorities, they would have shifted as well. Rider and Waver Velvet... Waver would be the easiest to remove, but if last night was any indication, it would be most likely that Rider would never leave his side under any circumstance. Assassin... and Kotomine... are harder to read. Assassin is extremely skilled in shadow manipulation and even Saber had difficulty in getting near his true body. And... Kotomne Kirei." Then, she fell silent.

"Maiya, what's wrong?" he asked.

"That man... has an unhealthy obsession with you," she told him, "Though, I do not understand why."

He sighed and said, "I do not understand either. However, that is what makes him so dangerous. I cannot read him. He is supposed to be under protection of the church, yet he is free to leave by his own volition and come after me. Why?" He took out another cigarette and lit up.

"Kotomine Kirei... just who are you..."

Kayneth was feeling quite impatient. Last night, he wasted precious time when he went to the Einzbern castle once again, only to detect not only Saber, but also the presences Archer and Rider as well. Not wanting to risk the loss of his Servant in such unfavorable odds, they went back to the hotel. Now, his familiar told him that the castle has been evacuated. Cursing his luck, he sent out more as well as Lancer to scout out the whereabouts of Saber and her Einzbern master.

"I'm back," announced Sola-Ui as she entered the room, looking a bit more cheerful than she was previously.

He turned his head to look and saw the few shopping bags. While he was somewhat pleased that she did not buy that many things, he still felt something was off. Normally, she would spend a lot more of his money on more pricier things. Nevertheless, he was glad to see that at least something good has changed about her. Having her moping around in the bedroom was quite unlike her. "Perhaps she merely had a bad day that time," he assumed as he watched her go into the bedroom. He turned back to watch the news he wasn't really paying attention to earlier; More reports of another family gone missing, and the authorities blaming a serial killer. He frowned, knowing that it was the handiwork of Caster, if what the moderator announced was true. That Servant's Master was a most irresponsible fool; if he let his Servant run wild like this, the existence of magecraft will definitely be revealed.

Then, he heard a shriek coming from the bedroom. Puzzled, he calmly got up and went to check up on her. "Sola-Ui? What happened? I am very sure the hotel is pest... free..." he trailed off as he chanced upon a rather uncomfortable sight. Well, uncomfortable does not begin to reflect the horror he was feeling. To see his soon-to-be-wife cowering down against the wall in fear, with a Servant towering over her, terror would be a better word.

"By the power of the Command Seal, I... urgh," he choked as he suddenly found himself strung against the wall by glowing chains. Roughly made chains that seem to dig into his skin.

"Now, now, Lord El-Melloi, I cannot possibly have you summon Lancer here, now can I?" chided Caster as he strode over to the pale looking woman on the ground. Roughly grabbing her by the head, he said, "I have found use for you."

"Leave her alone!" roared the angry lord, "How dare you do this! Did your master put you up to this!?"

"Ah, now that would be telling, now wouldn't it," the Servant answered cryptically, "But if you wish to know more, be present at the docks tonight. I shall be... putting on a play. If all is well, you can have your beloved back."

"Nooooo! Sola-Ui!" he yelled as the Servant disappeared with her in tow.

Someone was trespassing. While Zouken was old, he was not incapacitated. Quickly, he walked along on his walking stick, heading to the worm chamber. He was quite curious as to who or what would dare enter the manor and try to steal the secrets of the Matou magecraft. Though when he entered, he wondered if it was a bad decision on his part. A tall metal golem was standing in the middle of chamber with a sleeping Sakura in his arms. While he had ways to deal with an errant summon, he was clearly confused as to the condition of the worms; they were actively trying to avoid touching the golem, as if they were... afraid. The metal contraption then turned its head towards him and surprising spoke in a clear voice.

"You intrigue me, Matou Zouken," it said in a very human-like voice, "Now that I see these worms up close, they are very interesting. How ambitious and far-sighted of you to have created such a thing."

The old man didn't know whether to be pleased or suspicious by the praised heaped upon him. He just stared at the golem in silence.

"I do not suppose you would let me borrow your young apprentice," it requested candidly, "She would be very useful in my plan. It does concern your... representative, after all."

Then, everything somehow clicked into place. "So you are one of the Servants. Might I ask which one?" he asked, his interest piqued. While he was not afraid of the Servant, he was curious as to what sort of plan the Servant had in store for the child.

"I am Servant Caster of this... pathetic War, if you do not mind my bluntness," the Servant said in a matter-of-fact tone, "If you should worry for the safety of this one... she will be back in one piece. Whether she will stay sane or not though, I cannot say. But, I have stayed long enough."

Then, the Servant known as Caster disappeared with the girl. Zouken stared thoughtfully at the space that was occupied by the Servant; the worms were slowly covering the whole floor once more, the terrifying presence now gone.

Night fell on the docks. Caster stood still, surrounded by the walls of metal containers. The area was sealed and cordoned while the aftermath of the battle a few nights ago were investigated b the local police. This fact did not matter to him, as he radiated out his power, akin to shouting out a challenge. He did not normally do such things; shouting about power was the action of the followers of Khorne, while he preferred subtlety. Elation of a good plan coming together was invigorating to him. The more intricate the plan, the more resistant the victims and pawns, made such a plan even more special. And the looks on the people being caught up in his plans were priceless. Every single look of despair and horror he savored. That was his way and is the way of Chaos; taking root in secret, slowly infesting every nook and cranny until all the powers in the world could not remove it.

"CASTER!"

He let off a dark chuckle as Saber showed up with the Einzbern. He had to applaud her real master; the misdirection was excellently done. Not many could have anticipated such a thing. Except him of course.

"Very good to see you as well, Saber," he said derisively, "You are the first to arrive."

"Enough! Time for talk is over!" she replied harshly, "It is time for your defeat."

"Mmhmm, I doubt it," he told her. Then, he said, "Ah, welcome Archer. And Rider as well." True enough, the Servant of the Bow shifted out of spirit form, standing next to Saber. At the same time, Rider rode up to them, his Master yelling with fright as the horse reared up majestically when they came to a stop. They dismounted and the three Servants stood side by side, weapons drawn and ready to do battle.

"I see... an alliance," stated Caster as he looked at the unflinching trio, "Ah, more guests..." Lancer landed behind him, his red spear gleaming under the moonlit sky. Berserker jumped off the container wall, his landing making a spiderweb of cracks.

"So, all of you wish for my death? Such a pity..." he mocked, not bothering to turn around, "But first, allow me to present something to... everyone present."

Suddenly, everyone was assailed with an odd vision. A forested area with a clearing, the area looking like the forest outside Fuyuki, near the Einzbern castle. In the center of the clearing was a tall glowing rock; a grotesque rock which seemed to be pulsating. Chained to the rock were two individuals... two recognizable individuals.

"Sola-Ui!" a voice suddenly roared, "Caster! Release her at once!"

"Ah... no..." the Servant sneered derisively, "If you wish her free... kindly do so yourself."

"Lancer! We are leaving now!" shouted Kayneth. Lancer shot a harsh glare at Caster before shifting to spirit form. At the same time, Berserker also shifted to spirit form and left as well. Caster laughed outright as he refocused on the trio before him.

"How easy it is to persuade others to act exactly the way you want them to," he said in pride, "It is almost too simple, really..."

"Enough! You may be able to be able to string them around, but not us," shouted Archer, "We do this for all the people you killed. We will bring you to justice."

"Oh, really? I believe you are all but hot air," he goaded them, "When I defeat every single one of you, all I have to do is deal with our missing attendee tonight. Then, I shall win this poor excuse of a War and sacrifice every. single. soul. to the Dark Gods... and none of you will be able to stop me."

"Not while we stand here breathing! By Heaven and Earth, you shall fall this very night!" roared Rider fiercely.

Caster chuckled and asked, "Oh? You and what army?"

Suddenly, a harsh wind started blowing around the docks, strong enough to have the nearby cranes start shaking. Rider started glowing and from him, an all-encompassing white globe grew and spread out to cover everyone present.

Suffice to say, the Masters present were extremely taken aback, for when they opened their eyes once more, they found themselves in a valley surrounded by rolling green hills. The small group ended up on one side of the valley with a large mountain looming overhead while Caster was at the other.

"This is... a Reality Marble?" gasped Irisviel, "A mental image materialized into the real world?" Waver just stared speechlessly at Rider.

"Brother!"

Everyone, minus Caster, turned round and saw a fierce looking man with a scraggly beard and his hair pulled into a topknot riding up to them. He was carrying a spear with a serpentine blade. He quickly dismounted and ran at Rider, giving him a great hug.

"Ha ha, its good to see you again, Yide," said Rider with a grin.

"Wha... that must be Zhang Fei, Rider's younger oath brother," whispered Irisviel to Saber.

The other man laughed boisterously and said, "What? You called us! We had to respond, right? I am here right now and the others will be here as well."

Rider laughed in reply and then started, "Here Yide, this is my Master of this War."

The man glanced over the young magus and the first thing he said was, "Is he going to wish to be taller?"

"Wh-wh-what? I'm not going to waste my wish on something that frivolous!" stuttered the young man in protest.

"So brother, where is this enemy that you had to call the rest of us out?" asked Zhang Fei, turning back to the elder man.

"Over there," Rider stated as he pointed to the other side. His brother took one look at the Servant and started laughing.

"Brother! Surely this is a joke! How could one single person trouble you so much! I believe you are over-reacting!" he said as he laughed.

Rider shook his head and said seriously, "Careful brother, he is uses very powerful magic."

"Bah, then I should have gotten some of the men to bring along some dogs and pigs blood to throw on him if he should be casting anything," he announced with mirth.

"Others?" muttered out Archer.

"Aye! I could hear them now," said the youngest oath brother proudly.

True enough, they could hear the sound of marching men. The Masters and the two other Servants were actually quite surprised when the army came into view. They were not spirits of men, but looked like constructs made of green stone.

"Five divisions were told off," said Zhang Fei proudly, "One for each General."

"Good, good, we may need all the help we could get," approved Rider as the army came to a halt in front of them, led by a tall, handsome man on a white horse with a rather grand looking spear.

"Greetings, Guan Yu," said the man as he dismounted, "Huang Zhong has taken three companies into the hills and Ma Chao has taken another three to circle around the enemy for a sudden attack." Then, looking around, he asked, "Although, I don't see the enemy army. Did you mistakenly call us out, General?"

"No, Zhao Yun, I did indeed call you out. It is because..." but before Rider could finish, everyone could hear Caster laughing.

"Shut up, you foul thing! How dare you laugh at the armies of Shu when you don't have a single follower to back you up!" roared Zhang Fei in anger.

"Me? Without anyone to back me up? Hardly," stated Caster as a enormous reddish pink portal suddenly swirled into existence behind him. Crackling electrical currents were seen running through it as a huge beast stepped out of it. Looking like a large dog only in size, its skin was colored red, with green scaly frill around its neck completed with a spiked, barbed tail. Then, many more came out, numbering several packs. More crackling of electricity and multiple bronze colored circles appeared on the ground, gateways to materialize something demonic. Horned human-like beings with hunched, crested backs and wiry limbs, only armed with a single blade. All the summoned beings currently number at around two divisions.

Caster chuckled at the various reactions portrayed by the others; Rider and Saber were repulsed by what they saw, Archer looked scared, while Waver and Irisviel were terrified. On the other hand, Zhang Fei seemed quite excited at the prospect of another battle.

"Now, who was it that said I had no army?" said Caster patronizingly, "The forces of Chaos are always at my call... and this army... this particular army, while simple and stupid, make very good sacrifices... because you see, they only respond to one order."

"Kill them all..."

A cacophony of inhuman shrieks and roars resounded through the valley as the demonic army charged head first at the other side.

Commentary:-

Hello! Merry Christmas. And a Happy Boxing Day too. Well, things are now picking up with Caster's plan in motion. Originally, I had wanted to put this up on the 21st... well, with Caster taking the spotlight here, it seemed suitable. But no... I took too long to finish it... all my fault. As such, I had to move this to today. And now... the final list of statistics for the last Servant... Caster... Tremble and despair!

Servant - Caster

Identity - Sindri Myr

Game - Dawn of War, the first in the series, or as they call it, Vanilla Dow.

Strength - B
Endurance - B
Agility - B
Mana - A
Luck - C
Noble Phantasm - A++

Skills

Territory Creation - B
One thing of note, Sindri has no need for a workshop, even if he has the ability to create it. The real reason why this skill is not sealed is that this is the rating used for Chains of Torment and Corruption powers.

Item Construction - B

Independent Action - A(E)
Even though he is under command of Lord Bale, this guy pretty much did his own thing behind the commander's back.

Charisma - B(E)
Good enough to 'persuade' a certain Librarian to go astray and succumb to Chaos.

Demonic Beast - E(B)
He is Chaos touched after all. He has some degree of it.

Expert of Many Specializations - A
He is a Chaos Sorcerer, a Space Marine Librarian who willingly chose to follow Chaos . He knows many things and many ways to gain knowledge. From cursed tomes to eating part of his enemy's brain... I kid you not.

Noble Phantasm

All Power Demands Sacrifice, Chosen of Tzeentch - D~A
While he normally follows Chaos Undivided, he received extra gifts of sorcery, psychic ability and warp manipulation from the Chaos God of Change in recognition of his service on Tartarus. How powerful the gifts become will be dependent on how many Marks he gives out.

The Gift That Keeps on Giving, Mark of Chaos - B
Able to physically imprint a hidden tattoo of Chaos Undivided onto any human, living or dead. The more subjects he marks, the stronger his power and gifts. Can also be used to consume the soul of the marked for an instant but temporary power boost.

Let Loose Hounds of War - B~A, Anti-Army Type
Creates a very sizable portal behind him, allowing the entry of demons into the material world. While he has many things at his disposal for his plans, there are times where a brute force can serve as a useful distraction or as cannon fodder. To him, Khornates make very good cannon fodder indeed.

Witness The Path of My Ascension - A++, Anti-Unit Type, Self
Sindri transforms into a Daemon Prince at the cost of sacrificing all power gathered through the Marks. Boosts Demonic Beast greatly through the sacrifice of ranks in Charisma and Independent Action.

And thus, the stats of all the replacement Servants are revealed... what should I do now? While I'm pondering what I'm pondering, please everyone, read and review. Make it so! Chaos demands it!