We finally get into the chapter where Caster gets tracked down. I realize the chapter is kinda spoilery, but let's be honest, with everything the group has going up against Caster, can you really expect him to walk away from this? Disclaimer: I don't own Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, the Fate series, Lupin III, Ni No Kuni, or My Hero Academia.

Chapter 14: End of Caster

To say Chief Makoto was annoying would be an understatement. Though for once the annoyance wasn't with Zenigata, but his own men. "Can someone tell me why, up until Inspector Zenigata spoke with some of the local children, no one to thought to look IN THE SEWER SYSTEM!? Contrary to popular belief, the sewers of a city as large of Fuyuki can function as a hideout like in comic books! The pipes are rather large, especially near the drainage ditches, and there are various facilities large enough to act as a base of operations. And yet you all decided to chose the more obvious search locations ABOVE GROUND!"

Zenigata shook his head as the officers looked embarrassed. Clearly they were of the idea that no one in their right mind would operate out of a sewer, but in reality it was the perfect hiding place because of that misconception. And anyone willing to eviscerate their captives just for fun wouldn't care where they were hiding, especially if it was dark, out of the way, and quiet, where few other people bothered to go down. He was only surprised no one in the septic company was reported missing. Makoto sighed. "This is why the parents of those missing children think us incompetent. If you had thought to look in the sewers days ago, we could have easily caught this kidnapper before he ever got this far."

He turned to Zenigata. "Inspector, I'm giving you full authority on this mission. I want any possible exits covered, and all blind spots accounted for." "Count on it, Chief," Zenigata replied, glad the chief understood what needed to be done. He was going to make sure this bastard was caught. And if Lupin happened to show up, which he usually did when a scumbag like their mystery man reared his ugly head, Zenigata might get lucky and be able to catch him as well. "Everyone pay attention. This sicko is bound to strike just before curfew, when all the kids are walking home. I want everyone possible entrance to the sewer stormed at once. And I want no excuses as to why this bastard isn't a padded room by this time tomorrow!"

"You got back late," Kirei noted as Lupin returned, "If not for the continued existence of my Command Seals I'd be concerned for your life." "Sorry about that, Kirei," Lupin said as he got out a couple glasses and some Jack Daniels, "But I've had a hell of a day. First I got in touch with those same three Servants from before. We made plans to deal Caster tonight." "You have some idea where he might be?," Kirei asked. Lupin took a quick drink. "We should have some idea before evening. All Might said he was gonna tail Zenigata. Knowing Pops, he's already gotten wind of Caster's actions."

"Let's hope you get to him before Zenigata does," Kirei said, "The last thing this war needs is several dozen police officers winding up dead. There's no way Father would be able to cover that up." Lupin nodded. "I hear ya. And I'd hate to have anything happen to Pops. If it came down to it, I'd gladly bail him out of a tight spot. Have before, and I would again. And he'd do the same to me. Over time we found our jobs more exciting as the chase kept going. Oh yeah, that reminds me, I ran into some old friends earlier."

Kirei stiffened. "Did they recognize you?" "Well, yeah," Lupin admitted, "But I made sure they know nothing about the Holy Grail War, only letting them know enough to understand how I came back. They wisely chose not to ask too many questions. Although… My daughter might have been a bit more curious…" Kirei raised an eyebrow. "I didn't know you had a daughter." "Neither did I until just this morning," Lupin admitted, "Apparently she was conceived on the one night me and Fujiko finally slept together."

'That would make her right around Caren's age,' Kirei privately mused. "Well, given my disposition it's hard to know how to react to this news. I suppose a congratulations are in order, though you obviously know it's half-hearted at best." "The real rough part is knowing I wasn't there for all Riko's firsts," Lupin said sadly, "Her first steps, first word, first birthday, first day of school…" "We are similar in fatherhood in that regard," Kirei admitted, "Though I do love my daughter as a father should, I didn't spend as much time with her as I should have, due to my duties with the Church. In fact, I haven't seen her in several years. She presently lives with her grandmother, on her mother's side."

Just then there was knock on the door. Kirei went on guard but Lupin waved him down. "It's just Jojo," he assured his Master. He opened the door, and sure enough Jonathan was there. "All Might stopped by the manor earlier," Jonathan explained, "Zenigata stumbled across a lucky break. One of the local kids heard about a monster living in the sewers." "It has to be Caster," Kirei realized, "The sewer system would be a perfect hiding place, even from Magi." "Yes, but if we're going to act it needs to be immediately," Jonathan noted, "Zenigata is likely organizing a police raid on the sewer system as we speak." Lupin nodded. "Alright. Kirei, wait here. Right now Zenigata doesn't know about you, and I'd like to keep it that way for as long as possible." Kirei nodded as the two Servants left.

Jonathan and Lupin played pool at the bar while waiting for Evan and All Might, they showed up soon enough. "It's as we suspected," Evan said, "The Fuyuki Police are organizing as we speak. They'll strike at the sewers once the curfew starts. Zenigata intends to have all exits covered." "Probably realizes I'd never let a psychopath like Caster or his Master get away with their vile acts," Lupin realized, "He's trying to organize it so that he can catch us both." "As it happens I spotted someone on the way here with several children," All Might noted, "They were following him willingly, but the huge amount of mana coming off his bracelet told me it wasn't as willing as it looked."

"Hypnotism," Jonathan realized, "Well two can play that game. There happens to be a potent technique in Hamon that can hypnotize a target, planting suggestions in their head. My adopted sister Twilight has used it before, along with my daughter-in-law Elizabeth. I've never personally used it, but I know how it works and I can pull it off if necessary. For example, I can give Caster a vision of what he wants most." Lupin smirked. "Like making him think his beloved Jeanne is reprimanding him. Clever." He paid for the group's drinks, and they hurried off in the direction All Might saw the Master.

They soon wound up in front of the drainage ditch All Might and Zenigata had run into Shiro. "This is the spot," All Might noted, "And I'm guessing Caster provided him with some charms to keep his clothes dry. It's nearly impossible not to get your feet wet in this place." "I can definitely feel Caster's prana coming from inside," Evan noted, "And something more foul in the air. Hopefully he hasn't claimed too many more victims." Jonathan closed his eyes. "We may have spotted him just in time. He's clearly been gathering materials to summon something terrible."

He got out a flashlight, Lupin and All Might had one too. Evan simply conjured a fireball in his hand. They carefully navigated the maze of pipes. "The stone structure reminds me of Ding Dong Well," Evan mused, "And this would certainly be similar to the time I had to destroy a Tainted Monster that had the potential to pollute the entire water supply in the kingdom." The group realized they were getting close when they spotted the body of a little girl, slouched against the wall with her insides missing and her ribs strewn about in front of her, her blood having been used to paint two bird wings on the wall behind her.

Evan increased the size of the flame, making it big enough to incinerate the corpse. "This bastard thinks all this is art," Evan noted, "He believes it all a fun game." "Then I think it's time we give him a dose of reality," Lupin replied. Just up ahead, they heard Caster's voice. "Ah, Ryuunosuke, do you not hear their screams?" "Ryuunosuke must be the name of his Master," All Might whispered to the others. They peeked inside the room. Caster and Ryuunosuke were standing in front of two cages, thee girls in the right and four boys in the left. "Look at them, begging for their Lord to come and save them! But he will not appear, for they are destined to die this day!"

Lupin quickly took out his Walther P38 and aimed for the scalpel in Ryuunosuke's hand, then fired. Ryuunosuke cried out in shock at the scalpel was shot out of his hand. "Two things," Lupin said as he and the others walked into the room, "Most Japanese kids are either Shinto or Buddhist followers. They have no real belief in the same God you know. And from the looks of things, either destiny screwed up, or the 'cruel God' you are so fond of decrying doesn't exist. Because we're here to put an end to this malarkey!" All Might buffed himself up using One For All as Evan and Jonathan drew their swords.

Ryuunosuke gulped. "I'm guessing these are the Servants you were talking about earlier?" Caster was similarly freaked. "How…? How on earth did find our hideout!?" Jonathan waved his finger. "The very children you sought to control have wisdom that stumps even the sagest of adults. While you were able to dodge the police, who were looking in more obvious hiding places, the children had an urban legend about you. And as an archaeologist, I'm aware of the old saying that legends tend to have a basis in fact." He charged his sword with Hamon before slicing through several of Caster's monsters.

All Might leapt at another one, his arms crossed. "Carolina Smash!" He brought his hands down on the creature, slicing through it. Lupin tossed a bottle filled with a chemical that could ignite on contact with anything organic, while Evan launched several fire spells. "Focus on Berserker first!," Caster commanded, "Take out their greatest source of strength!" All Might just grinned a little wider as the monsters started to close in. "You think it's that easy? I haven't even shown all I'm capable of!" He brought his arms back. "Orlando Smash!" He brought his hands together in a massive thunderclap, creating a shockwave that tore through the air and the monsters.

He then saw Jonathan getting blocked by more creatures, trying to keep him away from Caster. All Might punched the air in such a way that he got propelled backward. "New Hampshire Smash!" He collided with the creatures, clearing the way for Jonathan to approach. A wall-crawling creature tried to attack the group from behind, but Evan had already spotted him. He charged Mornstar with pure light. "Dazzelslash!" The pure light energy cut right through the creature. Meanwhile, Jonathan had managed to reach Caster. His hand crackled with Hamon. "I believe Jeanne would like a word with you."

Before Caster could move, Jonathan had applied his fingertips to Caster's head, his eyes rolling backward as he saw an illusion. Inside the illusion, he saw Jeanne standing at a church alter. To his sadness, she had a look of disappointment on her face. "Gilles… What have you done?" Caster fell to his knees. "I… I was just trying to help you… They wouldn't give you the love and honor you deserved…" "The same could be said for Jesus of Nazareth," Jeanne reminded him, "At least, at the moment of his death. Yet what happened years afterward?"

Caster gasped, and sank to his hands and knees. "What have I been doing…?" Of course, he had only done so in the illusion. In real life, he was still mostly standing, just enough for Jonathan to retrieve his sword and impale Caster, snapping him out of it. Caster looked shocked. "You… You use her memory… To deceive me…" "You had to understand," Jonathan pointed out, "May God show you mercy for your crimes." He flooded Caster's body with Hamon, channeled through the sword, stopping his heart and causing him to collapse and begin to vanish.

Meanwhile outside Zenigata was busy organizing the police force at each entrance of the sewer. "We've confirmed that all entrances and exist have been accounted for, Inspector," Akimi said, "At least two officers at each entrance. More for the larger ones. We're ready to move in on your signal." Zenigata noticed a snuffed out cigarette at the entrance. It was a Gitanes brand. "This is Lupin's preferred cigarette," he noted, "So he is here." He got on the radio. "All right! I want everyone storm the sewer at once! Your priority is the kidnapper, but if you come across Lupin do not hesitate to arrest him!"

Ryuunosuke freaked as the remaining monsters burst into puddles of blood without their creator to sustain them. 'Oh man… This is so not cool…' He tried to sneak his way out, only for Lupin to spot him. "Not so fast, there. You do realize that by now the police are onto you." Ryuunosuke chuckled nervously. "Hey come on, don't you think they'll prioritize a more well-know like you? I mean, your Lupin the Third, right?" "If you think that, you don't know Zenigata," Lupin said, smirking, "Sure I'm always his top priority, but he won't say no to arresting a worse criminal if they're right in front of them."

He aimed his finger at Ryuunosuke, before somehow conjuring flames from his fingers and scaring him off. "Where did you learn magic?," Evan asked. "I didn't," Lupin clarified. He rolled up his sleeve to reveal a tube filled with flammable liquid. "A little trick I picked up from a fake magician in my early years. Anyway, we need to find a way out of here. Guaranteed Pops has every exit covered." Evan smirked. "Well, not exactly all of them. There are certain… Other ways of getting out of here." He brought out his wand and cast his Return spell, sending the group all the way to Fuyuki Grand Hotel. By the time SWAT showed up, there was no trace of any of them.

Ryuunosuke was still running through the sewers. The day had started out so well, but no with Caster dead he was feeling it was time to lay low. He still had his apartment to fall back on. "Think I'd better lay low for a few days… No, make that a few weeks." But he never got that far, as the sound of guns clacking caused him to stop in his tracks. Zenigata chuckled. "Well well. Sometimes the universe just hands you a freebie." Ryuunosuke realized he was still wearing his blood soaked shirt and jacket from his last art project. Gulping, he raised his hands in surrender. Clearly there was no taking his way out of this. "This is so uncool…"

Akimi cuffed the young man and read him his rights as several SWAT officers emerged from the sewers. "We found the suspect's hideout," one of them said, "And I see said suspect tried to flee. There were seven kids inside, scared but still alive. Lots of blood, however, all over the place." He handed Zenigata the spellbook and a list of names of the surviving kids. Zenigata breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the names of Shiro's friends. 'Kid'll be glad to see his friends in school again.' "Any sign of the other missing kids?" "What's left of them," the officer said solemnly, "We accounted for all the bodies, including one that was incinerated."

"They burned up my art project!?," Ryuunosuke said in shock, "So not cool…" "Save the explanations for the your lawyer," Zenigata replied curtly, "We have a lot of questions for you. But those will wait until we reach the station. Take him away, officers!" Ryuunosuke hung his head as he was lead inside a patrol car. "Inspector," one of the remaining officers said, "You should know there were signs of a struggle in the lair, and evidence that the suspect had a collaborator. But other then the seven children and the child corpses, there was no sign of anyone." "We'll get answers later," Zenigata assured him, "For now we can reunite a few families, and give several more closure."

Lupin was enjoying a victory cigarette, while Jonathan had prepared a pipe for himself. They were back in the bar, though Evan and All Might didn't join them. Evan was worn out, and All Might wanted to check in on Kariya. "I haven't really smoked a pipe since I was a schoolboy," Jonathan noted. Lupin was surprised at first, until he remembered Jonathan was a boy back in the early 1880s, back when the dangers of tobacco weren't known. "All Might mentioned something," Jonathan said as the two engaged in another pool game, "He thinks Zenigata might be catching on to the secrets of the Holy Grail War." "Well, if he gets too close, I'm sure the Church will alter his memories a little," Lupin assured him, "But if things get hairy, I'll be sure to bail him out."

Jonathan chuckled. "I assume you'll be targeting Lancer next? If you hope to make use of his Noble Phantasm, that is." "I do have plans for that spear," Lupin admitted, "And you're right. The family lineage that acts as my Noble Phantasm may let me steal other Noble Phantasms, but I can't use them unless the original owner is dead. Hence the reason I sold off Archer's treasure rather than try to use them for myself." "Speaking of Archer," Jonathan said, "If you feel you require some assistance in dealing with him, feel free to ask my help again. I happen to be quite familiar with the legend of Gilgamesh."

"And probably Iskandar and Diarmuid as well," Lupin noted, "The benefits of being an archaeologist." That's when All Might entered the bar, Kariya right behind him. "Kariya wanted to speak you in person," All Might explained. "Glad to finally meet you, Lupin," Kariya said, "There's something I was hoping you could help me with. I know quite a bit about your reputation and history. And if the rumors are true, then in addition to being a master thief, you could conceivably rescue anyone from anywhere, correct?" Lupin raised an eyebrow in interest. "Who did you have in mind?"

A few things to note. Evan's sudden warping of the group is due to a trip door. Now of course those only exist in the Ni No Kuni world, but the explanation for that is that Evan is using the one found in Evermore, which is anchored via his Noble Phantasm to the Fuyuki Hotel. As for All Might's portion of things, I wanted him to have some new attacks. The idea of a thunderclap attack appealed to me, so I looked up what states have the most thunderstorms. Florida was the top pick. Hence the creation of the Orlando Smash. I may decide to add more new Smashes in the future, after all this isn't All Might's last fight. Read and review.