Arjuna: KARNAAAAAAA!
Karna: ARJUNAAAAAAAA!
Naruto & Sasuke: *Eating popcorn* They grow up so fast…
Songs
Karna and Arjuna: Lion Turtle Theme (Avatar The Last Airbender OST)
Cairo: The Land of Ishvala (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood OST)
Advertisement & Egyptian Museum: KV5 (Assassin's Creed Origins Curse of the Pharaohs OST)
Assassination Attempt & Hayashi vs. Hassans: Lancer and Assassin (Fate/Stay Night Heaven's Feel OST)
Ancient World Servants: The Tongueless Land (Assassin's Creed Origins OST)
Vs. Nitocris and Rama: Return of the Medjay (Assassin's Creed Origins OST)
Vs. Cleopatra and Enkidu: The Battle of Krokodilopolis (Assassin's Creed Origins OST)
Vs. King Hassan: Legions of Blood (Assassin's Creed Origins OST)
Vs. Arjuna: Agni Kai (Avatar The Last Airbender OST)
Vs. Karna: Red Lotus Theme (Avatar The Legend of Korra OST)
Return of the King of Kings: The Last Medjay (Assassin's Creed Origins OST)
The Inner Circle Arrives: The Shimmering Sands (Assassin's Creed Origins OST)
Angra Possesses Hayshi and Defeat: Prepared to do Anything (Sherlock OST)
Ozymandias walked through the halls of the Heliopolis Palace, going into one of the sitting rooms to find Karna in one of the chairs and Arjuna standing at the bookshelf at the far wall, reading one of them.
"Is it time?" The Indian Demigod looked at him.
"Yes. I'm going to get your brother as well. Hayashi will be here in a few days considering the length of travel. How you attack them is up to you. Your most important assignment is to keep them away from my temple at Abu Simbel. That is where we'll be performing the ritual after all."
"Of course."
"And another thing. Most of you are Top Servants anyway, and I don't foresee Hayashi's team defeating all of you on their own. If that is the case, we will most likely be running short on mana in the pool to make all of us Grand Class. So, if the need arises, I will probably have to take your mana forcefully to make it happen."
"...I understand." Arjuna closed the book and turned to him.
"Good. Whenever you're ready."
X
Arriving in Cairo, Hayashi and his team went outside the airport, seeing the bustling streets of the city, complete with traffic, vendors, and other travelers and shops.
"It's hard to imagine that there's any threat to this city when the people are just going about their daily lives like this." Nero said sadly.
"Yeah. But this city's been through a lot since its founding over 1000 years ago, and the people simply go on again after something finishes. Let's get to our hotel."
The hotel was luxurious as always, on par with both in Kyoto and Monte Carlo. Putting their things away, Jeanne laid down on the bed, turning on the TV and going to the news, the others sitting down and watching with her, Hayashi looking out the window towards the Heliopolis Palace.
"The President has not been seen or heard from in weeks now, though officials assure us that he is safe and still working outside of the Heliopolis Palace." The news reporter said.
"Sounds like Rider has been in charge of things here longer than we thought." Jeanne looked over to Hayashi.
"Yes. He and his servants are most likely in the palace right now."
"Should we go and take them by surprise?" Nobu asked.
"No. They must have known that we're here since we landed, and going in blind in broad daylight is a bad choice. We'll wait until they make the first move and go from there."
"Hey, should we go look for the president and talk to him?" Nero asked. Hayashi shook his head.
"I don't trust Mubarak as much as I trust Akihito. He's a decent president I suppose, but Egypt has had numerous political problems and scandals for years now. I don't know that he's involved with anything, but I don't want to be watched by him, especially since he's not a mage."
"In other news, the Egyptian Museum is offering a special discount to view the mummy room, hoping to convince people to see the mummified bodies of some of our most famous and powerful past Pharaohs, in further hopes of inspiring them that the president will be okay, and that Egypt will continue to endure this political mishap, as we have done so before."
"Mummy room…? Jeanne…?"
"Yes?"
"Do you want to come with me on a short trip? I want to find something out."
"S-Sure."
The two of them went to the Egyptian Museum and paid both the fee to enter, plus the extra mummy room fee. Walking down the hall and entering into the room, the mummified bodies of the former pharaohs were presented to them in their own display cases.
"Ahmose I, Thutmose III, Amenhotep III, Seti I, and...here…" They stopped before one of them, stating that it was none other than…
"Ramesses II…" Jeanne muttered.
"So he can exist separately from his physical body after all."
"Of course, Master. All Servants are summoned separate from their body in life. I could have told you that without having to come here."
"No, I sort of figured that part. I'm wondering more if being so close to his body gives him an extra boost of any kind. Servants are at their most powerful the closer they are to their place or origin or their legend's place of origin. The city of Pi-Ramesses hasn't existed for thousands of years, so the closest he could get to his legend would be in Luxor today. Still being in Egypt gives him a massive power boost though, but what if his physical body is here, above ground?"
"I...don't know. My body burned to ash, so it does not make any difference when I'm summoned."
"...I suppose it doesn't matter much in the end, so let's just get back to the hotel for now."
X
Later that night, they were all asleep in their respective beds, save for Jeanne and Hayashi, who were lying in bed together, masking their magic power from the palace.
"Master." she whispered.
"Yeah. Pretend we're asleep."
Outside, scaling the building, was a young and agile female servant, wearing a black bodysuit that left her stomach and back exposed, and wearing a white mask over her short purple hair.
Arriving at the window of Hayashi's room, she used one of her knives to carefully cut through the glass with magic, creating a space big enough to fit through. Silently moving to the bed, she set herself down on top of Hayashi and lifted her mask up to her head.
"Zabaniya." She leaned down and kissed his forehead, waiting for him to die as she pulled back and covered her face again. But nothing happened.
"Nice try, but that won't work on me." Hayashi said, making her gasp. He activated his powers and kicked her off of him up into the air, then used his hands to propel himself off of the bed and turn towards her. She held her arms up to shield herself as he kicked her, sending her crashing out the window and towards the streets. She regained her bearings and grabbed onto a nearby building, climbing up it quickly and beginning to run across the rooftops. Hayashi grabbed his coat and jumped after her, the others instantly changing into their regular outfits and following him.
"We're going to have to pay for the window later…" Jeanne looked back and shook her head, continuing on.
"I'm not letting you get away!" Hayashi stormed after her, catching up easily.
'He's only supposed to be a Pseudo-Servant, yet he's stronger than most average level ones! Is it simply because of his enormous magical aptitude?!' Serenity panicked.
"Zabaniya!" Another, deeper voice shouted from another nearby rooftop, prompting Hayashi to look in that direction instead.
Suddenly, multiple Hassans were coming at him, burly and skinny, all wearing the same black cloaks.
"Hundred Personas…?!" Hayashi mumbled in surprise, the Hassans beginning to attack him before more piled on, restricting him.
"Get away, Serenity! Go report back to the leader!"
"Y-Yes!"
"Master!" Jeanne called out, the others closing in on the Hassan personas.
"Damn...we can't handle all of them...huh?!"
In a blast of red lightning, the Hassan personas were all sent flying in different directions and dispersed into spirit particles, Hayashi standing with one of the large ones, uninjured.
"I'll...kill...you…!" The last one said, trying to loosen Hayashi's grip, whose arms were wrapped around his neck, choking him out.
"Die." Hayashi cracked his neck, dissolving him as well, then setting his sights on the leader of the group.
"Ugh…!" She grabbed one of her knives, but he was standing back to back with her too fast for her to notice. When she did, she turned around, but he grabbed her neck and began to choke her as well.
"Where's Ramesses?" He asked in a malevolent tone.
"He's...not...here…"
"What…?"
"He's…"
"I heard what you said. I guess I'll just have to ask Serenity next. That's what you called her, right?"
Hundred Personas gasped and tried to retaliate, but Hayashi threw her against a wall with all of his strength, killing her. He then went after Serenity again, who was heading out of the city and towards the pyramids looming in the skyline.
"There." He used reinforcement and sped after her, rushing past her and kicking her away, back through another building.
"Gah…!" She coughed out as Hayashi appeared above her, kicking her onto her back and placing his foot on her chest, electrocuting his body and her in the process, making her scream and sending her back to the Throne.
"Master!" The others called out to him, arriving on the same roof.
"She was heading towards the pyramids. I imagine that's where the other servants are waiting for us. It should have been obvious, actually." he sweatdropped. They started to head towards them as fast as they could, easier now in the modern age since the city stretched almost to the pyramids now, and it was simple to tell how far they needed to go. Since Cairo was also only a quarter the size of London, where they were used to, it felt much quicker getting there.
Arriving there shortly before sunrise, they came across five servants standing at the base of the Great Pyramid.
The first one was clearly from Egypt, her long hair purple with yellow stripes, wearing a pharaoh's golden neck armor that just covered her large breasts, and a skimpy black cloth and transparent skirt that covered her lower half. She had large gold hoop earrings, a gold staff with a bird's head handle, and a headband with rabbit ears that matched her hair.
The second one was a male with long red hair, white armor and white pants, a black and red cloak, white, black and gold gauntlets, and a red, black and gold sword.
The third had long blue hair, a white dress with gold jewels adorning it, and lots of makeup on, as well as lounging on a large snake.
The fourth had long light green hair and wore a simple white robe with a thin gold and white sash over their shoulder.
The fifth and final one wore all black armor with some purple trim, as well as a black cloak draped over them, hiding their face, and with shadows coming out of their feet. He was at least a foot taller than the rest of them though.
"Your names? Then tell me where Rider is." Hayashi growled.
"Pharaoh Ozymandias is occupied at the moment, doing something more important than dealing with you." the Egyptian servant talked back to him. "I'm a Caster, Nitocris."
"Saber. You can call me Rama."
"Assassin, Cleopatra."
"Oh, we killed your soulmate a few months back."
"How dare you-!" She glared at him.
"Calm down. I'm Lancer, my name is Enkidu."
"I gave up my name long ago. You may know me as Hassan-i-Sabbah, the First Hassan, or the King of Hassans. I am an Assassin."
"Hm. Enkidu, huh? Are you aware of what happened to Gilgamesh 13 years ago?"
"Gil? Nothing more than he hasn't been on the Throne for a long time. 13 years, huh? What happened?"
"He was summoned as the Archer in the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki. He won, and thanks to Angra's power, he was granted a physical body that allowed him to live in modern times for 10 more years, separate from the contract he had formed with his Master. 3 years ago, his former master was killed during the fifth war, and he was absorbed as the new core of the Grail, giving Angra a massive power up."
"I see."
"Master, why tell them this?" Nobu asked.
"Because they're not going to remember it once we're through with them."
"You are quite the cocky one, aren't you?" Rama unsheathed his sword and rushed at him, as Nitocris prepared her staff for magic.
She tapped it on the ground, creating a portal in which small creatures with white sheets and motionless eyes. They started to circle around Musashi.
"Get them, my Medjeds!"
Musashi unsheathed her swords and placed the tips on the ground, spinning around and creating a whirlwind that sent the Medjeds flying.
Rama ran up to Nero and clashed swords with her, the two pretty evenly matched.
"Hm...not bad." He backflipped away from her and conjured multiple weapons made out of lightning and sent them towards her.
Altera stepped forward and created a force field with her shield, protecting them from the weapons.
"Let's see if you can stop this. Photon Ray!" Altera dashed at Rama, who avoided it, stepping to the side and charging his weapon with lightning once again. Going at her, he sliced her and shocked her a bit, allowing for her to grab the sword, surprising him.
She slashed upwards, dealing a large amount of damage to Rama, knocking him onto the ground.
Going for a kill shot, he somersaulted out of the way, though wounded, and stood across from them again.
"Should I use it already?" He mumbled to himself.
"Here, I'll help out!" Nitocris tapped her staff on the ground a few times, causing black portals to appear at their feet and mummies began to come out, reaching to grab their legs.
"Gyaaa!" Nero and Jeanne screamed, stabbing them with their weapons while the others dealt with them more diligently, Hayashi looking over at her after stomping his back into the ground.
"I thought that Egyptians didn't like disturbing the dead?"
"They are not real mummies, they are my familiars!" She pouted.
"Any other tricks you have in store for us? If not, I'm going to take you down right now!" He began to go after her.
She summoned some golden scarabs engulfed in blue fire that she sent towards him, making him have to dodge to get to her, but eventually standing in front, startling her.
"Not quite!" Rama dashed over to them and slashed him away, protecting her.
"Thank you…" she sighed.
"Of course. If the others are not going to interfere yet, then we should probably use our Noble Phantasms soon."
"Then I'll use mine now. Save yours for when the right time comes."
"Understood." Rama summoned a giant blunt weapon made of lightning and jumped into the air, slamming it towards the grounds where the others were standing.
All jumping away from his hit, he summoned the other weapons in his arsenal to chase after them.
"Vishnu Bhuja!"
Nobu summoned multiple rifles, attempting to shoot the weapons away, but the bullets went right through them, as they were not physical attacks.
"Damn!"
"Do you have any runes on you?!" Hayashi called out to Scathach.
"Yes, leave it to me! Freeze!" She summoned one of her primordial runes and imbued it with magic power, making it light up light blue and spin around, releasing a freezing cold blast that froze all of the weapons before shattering them, allowing the team to land without consequences.
'I can simply summon them again. But they don't need to know that.' Rama thought, looking at the rune that she used before turning his attention back to Nitocris.
"Use it."
She nodded at him, and turned back to the others, holding her staff sideways.
"Mirror of corpses. Mirror of darkness. Become a door, for fear is here...Anpu Neb Ta Djeser!" The area became surrounded in moving darkness, and a dark red magic circle manifested under Nitocris. Behind her, a large blue portal appeared, and floating from it out behind her was a large black and gold statue of Anubis that looked strangely lifelike. From its head, several rainbow objects that looked like huge flower petals formed into a semicircle, and above its head, a smaller gold portal appeared, and from there, multiple long blue hideous ghosts appeared and flew towards Hayashi's team.
"I'm starting to think we should just use Gate of Skye." Hayashi sighed, thinking of what to do.
"For the time being, I'll do this. Luminosite Eternelle!" Jeanne stepped forward and created a barrier that the ghosts could not cross, but they continued to circle around them.
"Master, since Jeanne has protected us, I might use my Noble Phantasm now to stop them." Scathach looked at him for approval.
"Do that, then."
"Very well. Gate of Skye!" She summoned the gates and opened them, a giant whirlwind sucking the ghosts in, and trying to pull Nitocris along with them.
"I'll make you stop. Witness my power! The Immortal Blade that even the Rakshasa King succumbs to, take form!" He pointed his blade up to the sky and supercharged it with lightning, making it float into the air and begin to spin around violently, faster and faster, before changing form and becoming a huge disc of energy, lightning sparking from it and raining down from the few clouds in the sky.
"Take this! Brahmastra!" His hand motioned to Jeanne's barrier, causing the disc to fly at it and break it apart, acting like a chainsaw. Her barrier was shattered, and they started to be picked up to go into the Gate.
Scathach immediately closed it and sent it away, bringing them back to square one.
"We can't let them use those again."
"In that case, I will take care of the Saber." Altera stepped forward, preparing her sword for her first Noble Phantasm.
"Photon Ray!" She dashed straight at him like a drill, and though he held his sword out and blocked it, she continued pressuring him, flying back against a cliff and piercing through him, finally sending him back to the Throne.
"Allow me to do the next attack." Musashi focused her gaze on Nitocris and summoned her oni, preparing her own Noble Phantasm.
"Nioh Kurikara, Shotenshou!" The oni's four blades attacked her in succession, defeating any spells that she tried to defend herself with.
"Let's go, Master's blade draw! Ishana Daitenshou!" She unsheathed her own sword, a pillar of purple light shooting up from the blade, then unleashing it at Nitocris, who was engulfed by it and sent back to the Throne.
"You two are next?" Hayashi looked over at Cleopatra and Enkidu, who were walking over to them. Some of his servants were already a bit tired from the first fight. Ancient World servants were way different than the others they had fought so far.
X
"Nitocris and Rama have both been added to the pool." Solomon took notice as their spirit particles went into the already filled to bursting pool of blue energy. So much magic power had been gathered from their enormous operation. The power of the strongest heroes in history, and ironically, they needed every one of the servants they summoned to be defeated, except for the five of them, the strongest available of a shared goal.
"Angra. If we want to time this right so that we can perform the ritual for all of us, then we should get started now."
"Yes, I understand. I shall go first then, since I am the one who requires the most additional energy."
"Very well. Step inside the circle, in the center." Around the magic pool was a large and intricate ritual circle, with the pool being the center of it. Solomon created a floor panel over the magic, allowing someone to stand on it, even though it still danced upwards into the sky.
The others gathered around as Angra stepped into the center of the circle, looking at the particles of magic swirling around him, lighting up slightly by his presence, as if wanting to interact with him.
"What do I do now?" he asked seriously.
"Not a thing. Just leave it to me." Solomon controlled the magic so that it began to be absorbed by Angra, surprising him but then making him grin as he felt his power skyrocket, reaching similar levels to those of average servants, then stronger ones, then the same level as a Top Servant, before his body disappeared in a flash of light.
"What just happened?!" Edmond asked angrily. "Did it not work?!"
"No, it worked. Calm down. The ritual is still active. This is simply the next part of it. The test of if he's worthy or not."
Angra now found himself in a strange space, an infinite space of nothing but black and blue with some shrouds of mist around the area.
"Welcome, Servant, to the inside of the Holy Grail. Follow the path to continue your trial." A seemingly omnipotent voice called out to him. As he looked to where it came from, numerous different people, all dressed in regal robes from various different eras, were lined up on two sides, making a path for him to walk through. He began doing so, looking at the people curiously. They were chanting a prayer of sorts, and took notice of him, but did not break concentration.
"The Great King, King of Persia, King of Anshan, King of Media, King of Babylon, King of Sumer and Akkad, King of the Four Corners of the World. Praise be to thee, o' great one, he who is kind, intelligent, and fair."
Was what they seemed to be saying over and over again in a sort of Gregorian chant.
Angra looked at some of the people as he walked by. They must all be kings of Persia in some way, shape or form. As he continued walking, he noticed that the scenery began to change. The black and blue space around them transformed into an ancient Persian paradise, seemingly a royal garden complete with temples and, in front of him, a massive lavish palace, which his path led him to.
As he neared the steps, he took note of the monarchs again, now much more recognizable than the previous: Semiramis, the mythical Queen of Assyria, and at the steps of the palace, the final two, Darius I the Great, and Xerxes I the Great.
"Up the steps. He awaits you." Xerxes nodded at him. Angra began walking up and looked back at all of the others, who had stopped chanting and were now disappearing until none remained. He continued going up the steps, reaching the top, and heading inside, where the throne room was.
An elaborate room with colorful columns everywhere and a gorgeous view of the ancient city from all sides, at the back was a few small steps leading up to a golden throne ordained with precious jewels, gleaming as bright as the sun. Sitting in the throne was the king of this vast land, wearing ancient persian regal armor with a sapphire sash tied over one of his shoulders. He had a shortsword sheathed at his side and a large lance in a leather holder on his back. He had wavy dark brown hair and was reasonably tall and well composed. Standing up, he addressed him.
"Avenger, Angra Mainyu. How interesting." Angra instantly recognized this man as the one who had called out to him. He spoke with both authority and care in his voice.
"To consider an extra class for a Grand Servant...it has never been done before. And you, no less, one of the weaker servants on the Throne."
"We used an artificial method."
"Ah, I see. Fascinating. I take it that's why you are so much stronger than usual."
"Yes. It took me months to reach this point, and years longer to develop my plan to pan out like this."
"Hm. Well, congratulations. Now then, are you aware of how becoming a Grand Servant works?"
"No, I'm afraid not. Would you mind explaining to me?"
"Of course. When a Heroic Spirit is sent to the Throne and created as a Servant, they are placed into a class. As I'm sure you already know, the title of Grand Servant is bestowed to the strongest Servant within their class of the main 7 classes. As of right now, the Grand Servant candidates are Altera, Karna, Arjuna, Ozymandias, Solomon, King Hassan, and Hijikata Toshizou. If a Grand Servant relinquishes their position, or something unexpected happens to them, the title is passed on to the next strongest in the class, such is the case with Archer now, as Gilgamesh is still the Grail's core, and therefore Arjuna, as the next strongest Archer, is given the possibility of being summoned as Grand instead. Within a class, a Top Servant is allowed to compete for the title whenever they wish, and is transported into a representation of their culture's lasting impact and influence on the world. They will face the most influential and powerful leader in their land of origin's history. So, for example, if Achilles, a top Rider, wanted to challenge the Grail for the title of Grand, he would be transported to Athens and need to battle against Pericles to win, since Alexander the Great is a much more commonly summoned Servant. This is the same for if you have found a loophole in the system and are trying to acquire the title outside of the Throne, such as what you are doing now."
"So then I have to fight you to win."
"Yes. Should you defeat me, you will be taken back to your world as a newly promoted Grand Servant, much stronger than any mere Top Servant."
"I see. Then let us get right to it, Ancient King of Persia."
"I am Ruler class, Cyrus II, Great King and founder of the Persian Empire. Let's begin your trial!" He took his spear out and the two rushed at each other.
X
Cleopatra and Kato were exchanging blows, as physical combatants, while Enkidu was using their chains to fight the others and keep them at bay.
As Divine Constructs, you cannot break through these unless you have some form of Divinity." Enkidu restrained most of them, though Altera and Scathach could break through and set their sights on Enkidu.
"Gae Bolg Alternative!"
"Photon Ray!" The two dashed at him/her, trying to pierce through his/her skin, but they dodged out of the way and shot lightning from their fingertips, creating more chains that they avoided.
"Mechanical Illusionary Art- Bull Swallowing!" Kato used her first Noble Phantasm, creating a whirlwind that tried to destroy Cleopatra, but she countered with her own Noble Phantasm.
"This is the snake of time, the omen of Egypt's downfall. I command you as the final pharaoh. Uraeus Astrape!" Her serpent lit up blue and gold then became engulfed in flames, flying around the area in an attempt to destroy everything. Kato was forced to stop her Noble Phantasm, and the others had to avoid all of its attacks as it soared around.
"Florence!" Hayashi called out.
"Yes, of course! Nightingale Pledge!" Her giant nurse representation appeared, and with a swing of her sword, the serpent ceased to exist.
"What?! No!" Cleopatra cried out.
"I'm afraid so. Black Arts Decapitation Method- Moonflower." Kato sped past her with her assassination Noble Phantasm, slicing through her and sending her back to the Throne, then assisting the others with Enkidu.
"The evocation is the breath of the planet. I will walk together with the humans. Enuma Elish!" Enkidu's body began to glow golden as lightning rained around him/her, then shot up into the air as a chain of light, along with numerous other chains, preparing to rain down on them.
"Gate of Skye!" Scathach used her Noble Phantasm to absorb all of the attacks and kill Enkidu at the same time, sending them to the pool as well.
X
"Cleopatra and Enkidu have been defeated and added to the pool." Solomon noted as he watched the particles fly in and go into the pool.
"So...the last Pharaoh falls. It appears I am the only egyptian Servant left." Ozy stared at her particles intently.
Just then, a blue portal opened up from within the circle, and Angra walked out slowly, in a new form. His markings were no longer dark red, now a vibrant turquoise, the same as his hair, now without a bandana tied around it. His red waistcloth was now worn out black, and his foot and hand wraps were the same.
"You are...as strong as I am now…" Ozymandias looked at him in awe.
"Yes. I did it after all. Since I began so weak, I'm afraid that even as a Grand Servant, I can only be as strong as a Top Servant. You will all still be much more powerful than I when you complete your own trials."
"Trials? What do we have to do?" Hijikata asked.
"That is not for me to say. That is their responsibility."
"'Their?'"
"Once you undergo the ritual, you'll understand. As it turns out, you are going next."
"...Hmph." Hijikata stepped into the circle's center, and Solomon prepared the ritual again, making Hijikata absorb the magic. His power quickly exceeded Angra's, and he too, disappeared, undergoing his own trial.
When he reappeared, he was in a similar place to Angra, within the grail.
"Follow the path to complete your trial, Berserker." A voice called out to him. In front of him, all of the former rulers of Japan lined up, providing a path for him. As he walked through the line, he took notice of the chant that they were all reciting in unison.
"Before him came Old Japan. After him came New Japan. Warrior, Politician, Revolutionary, The Last Divine Emperor."
As Hijikata continued on, the leaders became more and more recognizable and significant to the country's history, passing by leaders such as Empress Genmei and Prince Shotoku. The location also changed, taking him to the Kiyomizu Dera temple in Kyoto, with the past leaders leading him up the path to the top of the temple.
Coming up to the end, where the stairs to the top of the temple were, he looked to his sides, seeing the legendary Emperor Jimmu and Tokugawa Ieyasu.
"He awaits you. Good luck, samurai." Jimmu spoke to him. Hijikata focused his gaze back on the temple and walked up the stairs, the previous leaders all disappearing.
As he arrived at the top, he opened the doors to see a man shorter than himself, knelt down in front of his personal rapier, with regal decorations. He wore a western military general's outfit from the 1800s, with various badges and sashes on it, had thin facial hair, short black hair, and was quite handsome, but stern.
"It must not be coincidental that you are the second one challenging for the title today. I assume you will not be the last either. You are...Berserker, Hijikata Toshizou. You already have the title."
"I wasn't summoned in a Grand form. I need to go through the transformation method instead."
"I see." He stood up and sheathed his rapier into his belt. "I suppose we are destined to fight each other even in the afterlife?" He locked eyes with him.
"I only lost because I had to fight so many opponents. This time it's one-on-one. And as an Emperor, there's no possible way that you are as strong as your army's combined strength."
"Heh. You are not the only one trained as a samurai. In our time, it was practically a requirement. And now, as a Servant, I have many more abilities that I didn't hold in life. I can still take you comfortably. But let's see what you have for old time's sake, shall we?" He unsheathed his rapier and held it in front of him, while Hijikata took out his own katana, and squared off against him, already feeling his rage flare up from within his heart.
"I am Ruler class, Meiji the Great, the Emperor who revolutionized Japan. I shall be your opponent for this trial. Let's begin!" The two rushed at each other, clanging blades.
X
"Are you all holding up alright?" Hayashi asked his servants, panting.
"Yes." They responded, though also slightly fatigued.
"It appears that I am next." King Hassan teleported near them.
"I think the word you're looking for is last. You are it, right?"
"No, I am afraid that you are mistaken. While I do work for Pharaoh Ramesses, I serve his two generals under him first."
"Two generals? Where are they? Who are they?"
"They are mentally preparing themselves in the pyramids behind us. They will emerge when the time is right."
"Tell them to come out now!" Altera slashed her sword against King Hassan's armor, but it bounced off, startling her.
"Your weapon is supposed to be a Divine Construct, and that's the best you could do?" he mocked, summoning his own sword, a simple large black blade with a spiked hilt, and slashed upwards, sending her flying back.
Throwing his cloak off of himself, he now stood in plain view with his jet black armor, and summoned a shield as well.
"Try everything you can against him." Hayashi ordered.
"Very well! Fax Caelestis!" Nero ignited her sword and dashed at him, but her attack didn't make a dent in his armor or faze him in the slightest.
"Mechanical Illusory Art- Bull Swallowing!" Kato went next, but he teleported near them in a pillar of blue flames and slashed outwards, creating a shockwave that blew all of them away, preventing her from using her Noble Phantasm.
Hayashi activated his powers and ran up to him, jumping up and kicking his head, but King Hassan didn't flinch, grabbed his leg, and slammed him into the ground.
"Fine then...let's see how you handle this! Teardrop Photon Ray!" Altera's second Noble Phantasm dropped a beam of energy on Assassin, and this time, he was damaged, with part of his armor missing, just a skeleton underneath.
"Listen. The evening bell has tolled thy name." He said angrily. "The feathers foreshadow your death, and behead- Azrael!" He walked towards her, disappearing into nothingness as he did, before reappearing in front of her and slashing once, placing his sword into the ground. Though she was heavily damaged, she did not die.
"Hm. The full effect did not work this time. A shame." He looked at her as she tried to regain her strength. Scathach attacked him and made some distance between them, so Florence could run up and heal Altera.
"I'll take him down now. Scathach, get away!" She called out. The Lancer listened and jumped away as King Hassan tried to slash her.
"As a promise to my Master. Dance through the night sky and annihilate any trace left of my enemy. I am the one who commands you, and you are the one who obeys! Star Photon Ray!" She swung her sword in a circle, and several enormous orbs of light of different colors appeared and flew at King Hassan, creating a massive rainbow explosion on impact, decimating him and sending him back to the Throne.
"At last...Master, I will be out of Magic Power soon...we must finish this…" Altera breathed, going over to him and collapsing into his arms.
"I know…"
X
"Even King Hassan was defeated. They are better than we give them credit for." Solomon watched his magic enter the pool and increase it significantly.
"Where was that strength when they were fighting me?" Hijikata asked as he walked out of the portal, finishing his trial. He now wore an open black hakama and black coat over it.
"I believe they are motivated to fight me. They have helped us a great deal after all, and are nearing the end now." Ozy chuckled.
"Edmond. In you go." Solomon told him. He nodded and stood in the center, more magic power being poured into him as his body disappeared in a flash of light, and he too was inside the grail.
"Follow them to take part in your trial, challenger." A confident voice spoke out to him. Looking out to the front, all of the past rulers of France lined up, forming a path for him. He began to walk past them, realizing that the early ones were minor and lesser known monarchs. They were all reciting a chant.
"King of the Sun, the only king of France worthy of the name."
As he went on, they became more recognizable, and the area changed, bringing him to the main streets of Versailles, heading towards the Palace of Versailles. Nearing the entrance, the kings became much more notable to him. Louis XVI, Henry IV, Hugh Capet, Louis IX, and at the end, Napoleon Bonaparte and Charlemagne.
"It's good to see you again." The Emperors spoke to him.
"So this is your job now? Royal guides?" he mocked.
"We have no choice in this matter. All servants are the same in their country of origin when a trial is started. Since you are French, we must guide you to your challenge, as past rulers of our home."
"Heh. Even the mighty Napoleon and Charlemagne are not important enough to be my opponent? I think I already know who it is though. It's not hard to figure out. There was only one king more powerful and influential than the two of you. Wish me luck." He waved, heading into the palace.
"Maybe...I should have asked how to get to the Throne Room." he sighed, finding his way through the palace.
"No, the other way. Yes, now take a left. Go right. There. Straight." The voice spoke to him, exasperated.
Arriving at the throne room, the man awaiting him was handsome, of average height, with long, curly black hair, wearing fancy black armor, a blue sash over his shoulder, and a fancy blue, gold, and white cape attached, going down to his legs. In his hand was a golden scepter adorned with precious rubies, and at his hip was a familiar precious national treasure, made of pure gold, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and other gems and metals.
"The Holy Sword Joyeuse...heh…" Edmond took note of it.
"You are familiar with it after all. Yes, other than Charlemagne, I am the only other Servant permitted to use it. How interesting that a fictional character is taking this challenge, and an Avenger no less. Though you are still French at your core, aren't you?"
"Not as much as you might think. If you knew of my past, then you would know that both Marseille and Paris wronged me in many ways. I lost my French identity after that. At this point, I really don't need to be from anywhere, save for my novel." He summoned his own copy from black flames to show him.
"You wouldn't sympathize with me though, you are a king before my time and thus don't care about how your country turned out after your rule, do you?"
"I'm insulted. Any king of their nation wants to know how their country fared after their passing. And as a patron of the arts, I assure you I would have read your novel had it been published while I was alive."
"Oh, I see. And I take it that you pride yourself on being the representative servant of France in the Grand Class trial, and to be remembered as the most powerful and famous king in both French and European history?"
"Buttering me up, are you? Though flattery can work sometimes." he smirked.
"Why don't we get right down to it? Hopefully you'll be more of a challenge for me than Hayashi's team was. It should be an honor to fight against one such as you" he channeled lightning on his palms.
"I assure you, I will be, even if you have the class advantage." He unsheathed Joyeuse, the light gleaming from it, as he pointed it as him.
"Though you are already aware of my identity, I am obligated by the Holy Grail to state it to officially start the trial. So, Ruler, Sun King Louis XIV The Great, will be in charge of your examination! Let us begin!"
X
"If those two generals he talked about aren't really coming out, then we should get out of here and try to find the Inner Circle as quickly as we can." Hayashi stood up, the others slowly getting up along with him.
"They're not in the city." Jeanne said. "They were in the palace yesterday, but none of them are here now."
"Try to sense where they are."
"That won't be necessary." A voice called out to them. When they turned around, a figure stood at the entrance to the Great Pyramid, firing an arrow from their bow towards them. They all jumped away, and the arrow exploded, sending sand everywhere.
"Perfect." Arjuna created another arrow and added Clairvoyance to it, turning it into a homing arrow. He fired it once again, the arrow having a ferocity equivalent to a missile. Going through the sand, it pierced through Scathach, going through her shoulder and making her cry out, falling over.
"Scathach!" Hayashi called out.
"As a Lancer, she's the most troublesome for me." He readied another arrow and fired it, hitting Kato this time, just as the dust settled.
"And now I don't have to deal with that decapitation Noble Phantasm." He looked at them, stepping down from the pyramid.
"I take it you are one of the two servants who works on behalf of Ozymandias?" Hayashi called out.
"Indeed. I am Arjuna, an Archer."
"A mythological Indian Prince...that isn't good…" Hayashi mumbled.
"Agni Gandiva!" Arjuna's bow transformed into a larger version, made completely out of gold. Lightning sparked at his feet while flames surrounded his bow and arrows he summoned.
"Next should be you, the strongest Saber." He created a handful of arrows out of energy, and fired them upwards in an arc, all falling towards Altera. Nobu quickly summoned rifles and shot at them, but her bullets were disintegrated.
"You really think that modern weapons can destroy the divine arrows of Agni?"
Musashi jumped up and took the attacks, falling to the ground, the same as the others.
"Damn it…wait...divine arrows…?" Nobu thought.
She began to run towards Arjuna, preparing to use her reality marble to wipe them out.
"You are planning to defeat me based upon my divinity, no?" he asked, startling her. He used that split second of hesitation to fire an arrow straight into her, sending her flying back and stopping her from using it.
"I am aware of all of your abilities. Solomon told me all about everything you can do. Now, let me think… only two of you have divinity, and it's not very high. And the ones who don't are either anti-heroes or too pure. So then I will simply have to use my Noble Phantasm as a giant explosion.
"What?!" Hayashi yelled.
"Don't die. Holy ground expansion, Space Fixation, Divine Punishment Enforcement Period Establishment...all clear. By Shiva's wrath, your life ends here...Pashupata!"
Gathering a large amount of blue energy into his hand, it stabilized and became a small blue orb. He tossed it into the sky, and it disappeared, but in a few seconds, a giant blast of blue energy appeared, and expanded outward, a large explosion engulfing them.
When it faded away, Altera stood, burned, in front of the remaining members, Nero, Jeanne, Nightingale and Hayashi.
"What did you do?" Arjuna asked, slightly surprised as the others looked on in horror.
"I...went to the core...and absorbed it all...onto myself...with Divinity...it turned its focus onto me…" she choked out before collapsing.
"Master, we must do something!" Nero and Jeanne looked at him for orders.
"Verg-!"
"Brahmastra!" A piercing beam of red light went through Hayashi's heart, coming from behind him. Falling over, Karna stood nearby, looking down at him.
"Apologies…I cannot allow you to kill us just yet."
X
Edmond's portal reopened, and he stepped out, now wearing purple suit pants and black boots, a Napoleonic purple suit with a white cravat and pink gem pinned onto it, a purple overcoat matching the suit with purple cuffs and gold trim on the shoulders with a few amethysts attached, white gloves, and his hair was now longer and tied into a long flowing ponytail held together by a purple ribbon.
"Heh...all of the power I had in life has returned to me. He wasn't kidding though, I really had to fight to get it. Damn you, Sun King…" he chuckled.
"Solomon, you go next." Ozy looked at him.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. As the strongest amongst us normally, and the one requiring the least amount of magic power, I should go last."
"Understood." Solomon walked into the circle, and absorbed the magic power, his body disappearing, and being sent inside the grail for his own trial.
"Welcome, Israeli king. Please follow the path we have laid out for you." A calm voice called to him.
He began to walk forward, finding many different leaders and monarchs of Israel lined up, many of them from after his time. However, once he got further, the area changed and brought them to Jerusalem, on a path leading to King Herod's former palace. Like before, they all recited a chant.
"He who leads us back home, back to the Holy Land. He who saves us from exile, he who connects with God, he who teaches us, he who stands up for us, he who is the greatest prophet, he who will be forever eternal to the people of Israel."
The faces he passed became more recognizable to him as well. He saw King Herod, the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Noah, and even Jesus of Nazareth. As he got to the steps of the temple, Kings Saul and David greeted him.
"Father…"
"Hello again, Solomon. You are here to undergo the trial of becoming Grand Caster?"
"Yes."
"Then he is awaiting you." Saul spoke this time.
"Good luck." The two kings nodded at him as they and the rest of the previous figures disappeared. Stepping inside of the palace, he saw a young man of average height awaiting him, standing in front of the throne. He had short gray hair and wore black sandals, black pants, a gray vest, white sash, red cloak, and carried a staff.
"Welcome, wise king of Israel."
"So I must fight my country's greatest leader to complete the trial?"
"Yes. You are a sharp one."
"Three of my friends have already done the same."
"And it is truly remarkable for you since you are the one who thought of and created this method around the usual way."
"It was a necessary step in our plans. Now, why don't we get started, great ancestor? We don't have that much time left to go through this, I'm afraid."
"Understood. I am Caster, Moses. I will be in charge of your trial. Let us begin!"
X
"Master! Master, please get up!" Jeanne cried. His wound healed slowly, and life came back into his face.
"Ugh...damn it…another one…" He sat up, getting a better look at the two of them.
Arjuna was a dark skinned young man, wearing white shoes, white pants, three black belts holding two metal quivers, a purple tank top, a white cloak with an intricate pattern sewn into the bottom, and a white and blue cape attached to a shoulder clasp, with two silver chains hanging from the clasps.
Karna wore golden spiked armor, with two floating circular attachments on his shoulders and a pink cloak as part of them. He wielded a golden lance resembling a sun, with more of the pink cloak's material attached to the end of it.
"My name is Karna. I am a Lancer. Apologies for using my Brahmastra like that. But as I said, we still have responsibilities to handle."
"Nero...I hate to ask this, but since both Altera and Musashi are out, you're going to have to take him.
"I'll do my best…" She upgraded her sword to its silver form and walked forward, facing off against Karna.
"Olympia Plaudere! Raise the stage of the festival! The theatre rises from within the sea-Extravagant! Magnificent! And elegant! Gaze upon it! This is the Illustrius, Praised in Song! That is, my Golden Theatre! Lauda Lentum Domus Illustrius!"
Her strongest Noble Phantasm transported Karna to the sea, and she fired all of her organ cannons from atop her theatre, heading towards him.
"Kavacha. Kundala." His circular attachments moved to his front and opened, protecting him from the onslaught without so much as a scratch.
"No way…" Nero gasped.
"My armor prevents almost any damage to me. Now for your theatre. Brahmastra Kundala!" His lance became engulfed in flames, and he launched at it at her, blowing up her theatre instantly and setting fire to the sea, breaking her Reality Marble.
Once again in Egypt, Nero lay defeated in the sand, leaving just three left.
'I know of nothing else that could work...forgive me, Master…' Jeanne looked at him with tears in her eyes, hesitantly reaching for her sword.
Hayashi noticed and grabbed her hand, stopping her.
"I won't let you do it."
"But Master!"
"NO! We'll make it out of here. Just trust me."
"...Okay...I trust you…"
"Master...why won't you let me heal them?" Nightingale asked.
"They'll get you too if you try anything. We just have to stay still."
Arjuna and Karna walked towards them before stopping and looking up above them. Floating above, now casting a shadow, was Mesektet.
"It appears our time has run out." Arjuna closed his eyes, and both of them became engulfed by light shot down from Mesektet, both being incinerated and sent back to the Throne. The ship then disappeared.
"...That was Rider's ship…" Jeanne mumbled.
"I don't think he was helping us...I have a bad feeling…"
X
"There. There's more than enough for you now." Solomon channeled the brothers' magic power into the ritual, preparing it for Ozymandias. Solomon completed his trial rather quickly, already the most powerful Caster within his class by a wide margin, even with how many powerful spells Moses could cast. He decided not to tell the Pharaoh about his fight with his former brother. His outfit hadn't changed due to him already being the Grand Caster candidate.
"You need to do this as quickly as possible. With Arjuna and Karna now defeated, there's nothing to distract Hayashi's team from sensing our new Magic Power, even from the other side of the country."
"I understand. Though they hold no advantage over us anymore." He walked into the center of the circle, Solomon channeling the energy into him, his body disappearing into the Grail.
He appeared at the usual space, this time all of the Pharaohs of Egypt lined up.
"Follow them, King of Kings." A powerful voice called out to him. He scoffed and walked through, looking at all of the previous kings as he walked by.
"Warrior King, Undefeated Military Genius, drive our enemies away and bring our power to new heights."
The chant caught Ozy's attention and he smiled to himself, already aware of who he was about to face. The scene changed to Thebes in Ancient Egypt, the path leading to the main palace in the city. As he neared closer, he saw more famous Pharaohs, including Nitocris, Cleopatra, Akhenaten, and at the front, Tutankhamun and Amenhotep III, who addressed him as he reached the stairs.
"King of Kings, the last great Pharaoh of Egypt. Welcome."
"Amenhotep The Magnificent. He is awaiting me, yes?"
"You already know then."
"Of course. There is no one else it could be. I owe all of my success to him."
"I see. We wish you luck then." They all bowed to him and disappeared, as he continued walking up the steps, arriving in the throne room.
Sitting in the throne was a buff man of dark skin, around the same height as himself, wearing adorned golden armor and the pharaoh's headdress, blue and gold. Next to him was a fancy jeweled spear and a shield.
"How interesting this predicament is."
"What do you mean?"
"You are normally supposed to be in charge of the trials for Egyptian servants. But you have already been summoned. And taking the challenge yourself, the Grail made me stand in for you, though I'm sure it won't take much effort for you to win."
"Don't sell yourself short. I owe everything to you, the great empire builder. You were the model Pharaoh to look up to in my time."
"You made more of an impact though. 67 years, you reigned. People thought the world would end when you died. Ironic that you are the most powerful Pharaoh in history, and yet not even of royal birth."
"Oh, so you know my family's secret. With Akhenaten's unsuccessful reign and Tutankhamun's deformities and early death, the royal line officially ended. And so my grandfather, the founder of the 19th Dynasty, was chosen since his father was a general in Tutankhamun's Royal Army. But the people must believe that their Pharaoh is invincible so that they feel protected under him. Which is why we hid the secret of our ascension and why I bragged about winning Kadesh that first time, even though we nearly lost. I am no commander compared to you."
"Perhaps not. But you are stronger by yourself now thanks to the Grail."
"Yes. But I would still like to measure up against you. Let's find out who really deserves the titles of King of Kings and King of Construction."
"Very well." He stood up and picked up his weapons, facing off against his successor.
"I am Lancer, Thutmose III, Warrior King and Empire Builder of Egypt. I will be your opponent for this trial. Let's begin!"
X
Florence finished healing all of the others, bringing everyone back to full health.
"What happened?" Scathach asked.
"We were besieged by Arjuna and Karna, the princes of the Mahabharata. But Rider's ship showed up and defeated them." Hayashi explained.
"The only reason they would do that is so that there would be more magic in the pool. Which means that they're about to undergo the ritual. We must hurry and stop them. Jeanne, can you sense where they are?"
"...It's clouded, but I can feel some faint magic power coming from the far south."
"The far south…? Thebes and the Valley of the Kings is down there, but that doesn't make any sense to perform it there." Hayashi pondered. "Where was your base before he took over the city?"
"Queen Nefertari's tomb."
"He must be there, then. Let's get moving."
"Master, it will take forever to cross the desert." Nero whined.
"Not necessarily. You all go in spirit form, and I'll fly there with wind magic. It shouldn't take us more than an hour."
They nodded, and began to go before Jeanne cried out and they stopped.
"What is it?" Hayashi asked before the air became thick with magic power, making it hard to breathe.
"That...they must have had some sort of barrier up that was making it hard to sense...but I can feel it now, they all have become much, much stronger, far stronger than any of us! They must have become Grand Class already!"
"Damn it! Forget going after them, we should retreat to the city. They wouldn't risk hunting us down where people are around, hopefully." They started to go back to where they came from.
X
The final portal opened, and out of it stepped a foot clad in golden and jeweled armor. As the rest of him came out, he was now adorned in full golden armor with precious jewels, gold and blue cape, a larger and shinier staff, a golden crown with the snake of Egypt upon it holding a ruby in its mouth, and gold and blue makeup around his eyes. His hair was now spiked up, and he no longer had the confident air around him that his gaze used to carry, instead seeming more subdued.
"How do you feel?" Angra asked, smirking.
He dispersed his staff into particles and summoned a large Pharaoh's headdress, blue and gold striped, that he placed upon his head. Glancing over at Angra for a moment then heading towards the exit of the temple, he held his hand out and fired a blast of light from it, the same one that Mesektet uses. Hitting the sand, a huge explosion came forth, shooting a geyser of sand into the sky.
"How nostalgic. My true power has returned to me. It's almost as if I'm about to go after him again. Let's not stand around here any longer. There is a task at hand." The five of them turned to spirit form and headed towards Giza.
X
Hayashi's team couldn't get very far before they already showed up with their newfound speed.
Turning back into their physical forms, they blocked their path back into cairo, standing in their new forms.
"Damn it...they already have us…" Hayashi gritted through his teeth.
"Hello again." Edmond smiled at them.
"You know Hayashi, this is our first time actually meeting in person in three years. How fun." Angra chuckled.
"You've gathered quite the group since we began this little excursion. Three servants to seven, including one of our own former summons." Solomon observed.
"Have you given up yet? Surely you can sense our power?" Hijikata looked at them.
"Not in the slightest. We'll find a way somehow, no matter how long it takes. We can't let you all be in charge of global affairs." He growled.
"Do you not remember what we told you?" Edmond asked, stepping forward. In an instant, his body flashed in place, and all of them were attacked by his lightning, electrocuted and falling to the sand, unable to move due to the sheer power of his new form.
"Think of how much trouble every country has had, with so much happening between war, disease, corruptness, and collapse. Think of how Japan was forced to be open to the world. It is now subservient to the United States, a shadow of its former glory." Hijikata stated.
"The Empire of Japan should not be revived!"
"Of course not. But even so, my country is nothing compared to what it used to be. We need to be independent enough to compete with the world powers again."
"France as well. There have been too many times that France has been on the receiving end. Even after overthrowing the monarchy and establishing the monarchy, I was wrongfully accused of my crimes. Today, there are not enough corrupt people truly prosecuted to the fullest extent that they should be. As a living example, I will be judge, jury, and executioner." Edmond explained his philosophy.
"I am sure you aware of the war between Israel and Palestine? It seemed that the only time that my land was peaceful was when it was a united kingdom, when magic and mystery were commonplace." Solomon looked down at them.
"Egypt has been through many changes and revolutions of its identity, but today is barely what it used to be. I am called the last great pharaoh for a reason. The country has never been as powerful as when I ruled." Ramesses stated, staring at the pyramids.
"This world needs to evolve. Think of what it could be with magic implemented into society again. The ways in which we could progress." Angra stepped forward.
"I can't do it alone, though. Even with all of my strength, I still require your body and powers to carry out my vision." He channeled blue lightning and magic power around himself and turned to spirit form, flying into Hayashi's body.
"N-No-!" He protested before growling and tossing around, trying to fight it.
"Master!" All of his servants cried, but Ramesses stepped forward and summoned his king sphinx, blasting them all away with its antimatter beam, injuring them more and knocking out all but Jeanne, who couldn't move.
"GRRAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Hayashi screamed, his body emitting an enormous amount of lightning and energy, before things calmed down. Standing still, he looked over to Jeanne slowly before smiling at her.
"Master-!" She smiled back, though injured.
His smile then turned into a grin as his eyes sparked with blue lightning, walking over to her and standing above her.
"No...Angra Mainyu...what did you do?!" she screamed, beginning to cry.
"Your master and I have fused once again. He is now restrained in my subconscious. The amount of power I gained from him is truly exceptional as well. I am as strong as Edmond now, a true Avenger." He sparked blue lightning from his fingertips.
"Why are they still here if you have eliminated him?" Hijikata asked.
"It is not something that I can change. Hayashi is not gone, he still exists, he just has no control over his own mind and body anymore. As such, his Servants cannot disappear as they are still contracted with him, even if he's not physically here. I cannot sever their contracts myself either, or use his command spells. I am not a Master."
"Can we not just kill them here and now?" He asked as a follow up.
Jeanne gasped.
"We could...but I think that it's much sweeter to let them live and see how the world will be redeemed in our images. To prove them wrong. After all, there is nothing they can do to stop us. No matter how hard they try, regular servants cannot match Grand Servants whatsoever. We are on a different level of power. And hey, maybe they won't even make it that far. Perhaps they'll simply be swallowed up by the desert by nightfall." He kicked her face, making her fall against the sand, fading in and out of consciousness.
"Let's be off. We have a world to conquer." Angra turned around and began walking off with the others, leaving Jeanne's sight as she opened and closed her eyes.
"Hayashi…" she breathed, losing consciousness along with the others.
End.
I couldn't use Arjuna and Karna at full power because the world would blow up, in either their regular or supercharged forms.