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Arc 5 - Chapter 1: Uh...

(The Gate)

"So, how should we do this? You open a path to another world or should I? I'll have you know, my way is a bit... painful." The Truth grin had a hint of edge near the end.

"Uh, huh." I said dryly. "How about I just leave and come back later when you're no longer on the job." I give The Truth one more look before building up a bit of [Dream Elemental Force] to use the [Dream-Traversing Technique].

"Wait! Wait!" The Truth waves its hands in a panic. "Don't you want me to tag along?! Wasn't that the whole point of you coming here?!"

'Yeah, if you were a female that's above 18 years old. Appearance I won't mind since cultivation always makes everyone look great later on.' I thought to myself, "No, it's fine. You're busy and I must have caused you to miss lots of assignments while I was here. I'll see you later." I quickly use the [Dream-Traversing Technique] as soon as possible before The Truth or the gods could do anything. I even made sure to use [Spell Formation] on the [Dream-Traversing Technique] to make sure none of them can track me down nor bring me back here.

Also, making sure no parallel worlds of the Fullmetal Alchemist would be in the next few jumps. Not wanting to deal with another version of The Truth. Since the one I met is a bit okay, but I have no idea how the other versions would react to my appearance, better safe than sorry.

'Whoever is listening, please send me to a world, where I can find a girl to be with and take with me on my journey throughout the multiverse! She can be weak for all I care, I can protect her! As long she doesn't have any weird fetish and doesn't have any annoying personality nor she underage!' I pray for whoever can hear me and hopefully someone would listen.


A few minutes later*

(Unknown)

I begin to dread what world I'm about to enter, to the point where I had the urge to unsheathe my black saber from its scabbard, but held myself due to the risk of accidentally popping the rainbow bubble. Something I rather not have happens during the travel from one world to another.

Pop!*

I sighed in relief, that I finally enter another world and quickly use the [Zero Presence] right away before unwanted attention focuses on me.

Quickly looking at my surroundings, hoping my prays have been answered, if not. 'Well, I'll gladly work on the [Dao of Chaos] a bit more instead of randomly working on it.'

I frown as I felt a small pitch at the back of my right hand, where I bring it up to see what bit me and discovered that I now have a red tattoo. But, that's just it. As a bit of [Fate Energy] was drained from my [Spring of Life] and brief bright light, causing me to close my eyes for a few seconds until the light dies out.

The moment it did, I open my eyes and to see something shocking, then into despair.

"Servant Assassin, Scathach. I have arrived." Scathach introduces herself, then noticed her current outfit. "Ah, this is a summer outfit. Or is it a beach outfit? Well, it doesn't change me from being me." Scathach nods to herself, then look at the one that summoned her. "I'm looking forward to working with you, Master."

Before me, stand Scathach in a purple swimsuit and also from the Nasuverse. If that wasn't enough, the Scathach, or at least the Nasuverse version, desire to die and mostly have no intention of having any relationship with me, even if I try my best to get her to fall for me.

"Give me a moment, please." I said to Assassin, then tilt my head to the sky with my right fist, shaking at the sky as if I was shaking it at the unknown beings that heard my prays, which I am. "FUCK YOU! THIS IS NOT WHAT I MEANT! I WILL FIND WHOEVER HEARD MY PRAY AND END YOU WITH MY OWN TWO BARE HANDS!"

Scathach was taken back by her Master's sudden shouts, but she decides to wait for her Master to be done since it looks like he needs this.


A few minutes*

I finished shouting to the sky and only due to my [Zero Presence], no one but Scathach could hear me. Scathach, I just guess due to her forming a connection with my [Spring of Life]. I guess she somewhat immune to the [Zero Presence]'s effects.

"Sorry, for the wait. So, just to get this out of the way. What is your wish for the [Holy Grail]?" I ask Scathach while thinking about, that it would be better to be single forever. 'Since it looks like even if I have three [Command Seals] to use on Scathach. It will just be forced love and it will turn into hatred right away due to it being forced.' I decide I may as well focus on cultivating after all, then seek out a partner to be with. Well, after I finish this [Holy Grail War] before leaving since this world is very strict on what can and can't do about certain things. Who knows what would happen if I were to leave right away after being chosen as one of the Masters for the [Holy Grail War].

"My wish is to summon someone who can kill me if none of the enemy Servants manage to kill me. But, don't worry, Master. I'll make sure to drag the enemy with me to death before I allow anyone else to come near you." Scathach give me a smile of confidence. Then, she eyed my black saber. "And I see my Master isn't someone who relies on others to fight all the time." Scathach nods in approval.

"Right." I give Scathach a dull look, not even bother to tell her that I'm someone who could technically kill her if I were to use the [Ninth Demon Sealing Hex: Seal-Unseal Hex] on her as I did accidentally with Zero. "Well, come on. We need to find a place to say and something I need to inform you." I rather not have Scathach find out my past through the link between us as Master and Servant, where we would see each other pasts via dreams.

"I understand, Master." Scathach follow her Master while checking the surroundings for anything hostile.


30 minutes later*

(Motel: Room: 108)

I let out a sigh, where if it wasn't for [Zero Presence]. People would start pointing at Scathach due to her wearing a swimsuit when we're not even heading to the beach at all. Nor towards a water park or somewhere for people to swim in. Plus, it's night time at that.

"Is there something the matter, Master?" Scathach asks with concern while she sits in one of the two beds in the room.

"It's nothing, but anyway. It's time for me to explain something to you about me." I stretch my muscles before sitting up on my bed, then begin by giving a brief summary of my past before I gain the ability to cultivate in the [Dream Master Cultivation System], then traveling from one world to another.

I had to pause in my explanation a few times due to Scathach asking me questions in some part, which I gladly answer before resuming about my history. By the time I finished, it's night time now and Scathach is in deep thought.

"Then, what is your wish, Master. Since you were picked as Master for the [Holy Grail War]." Scathach asks me with a look, that says depending on my answers would change the way she treats me.

"My wish? Uh, it's not really a wish, but more of a small hope." I didn't even bother to hide, that I was just hoping to find a decent girl to take with me on my journey throughout the multiverse, without any bad personality nor hidden dark fetish. Furthermore, I even mention how I literally just lost my last girlfriend near an hour ago and pretty sure she died. After that, I inform her about the Fate series as best I can or at least the one I have decent knowledge over.

Scathach furrow her eyebrows, "If that's the case, then it should be almost impossible for you to be chosen as a Master for the [Holy Grail] and now, that I realize it. You somehow summon me too, but a different version of myself; however, even then. You shouldn't be able to summon me in the first place as I haven't died at all. I'm still alive."

"Wait, really?" I look at Scathach in surprise, "Because all Servants should be dead people; well, Artoria is technically alive as well, but she was still summoned as a Servant. Huh, now that I think about it. Maybe it's possible to summon you, Scathach." I recall about the Servant Saber, that both Kiritsugu Emiya and his adoptive son, Shirou, summon Artoria in two separate [Holy Grail War].

"There is another living Servant?" Scathach asks with a hint of interest, since now there no point of trying to win this [Holy Grail] due to its corruption, making it the greatest and most dangerous wishing monkey paw.

"Should be, since I've already detected the Servant Saber aka Artoria, the King of Knight was just summon right now." I said to Scathach, as I'm watching the Servant Saber and Lancer fighting each other right now. Thanks to [Spiritual Sense], something I don't think I could stop using any time soon.

"Wait, you mean we're not in the Fate/Zero time period?" Scathach got up from her bed, with eyes filled with curiosity while she was told that maybe they were in the Fate/Zero timeline due to the standard of technology right now.

"Yeah?" I look confused before remembering, that the Lancer in Fate Stay Night time period is Scathach's student, Cu Chulainn. "Oh yeah, I guess this would be a good chance to reunite with your student, Cu Chulainn." I nod my head at Scathach.

"Come on, we got something to do and the night still young." Scathach got up from her seat, eager to face her student once more and maybe he'll be stronger than the last time she saw him.

"Yeah, I don't mind. But, I just remember something I wanted to ask you." I stop Scathach from leaving the room, where she gives me her undivided attention. "Are you planning to meet your student while wearing a swimsuit?"

Upon being mentioned about her outfit, Scathach looks down and realizes she still wearing a beach outfit she was summoned with. Then, with a flick of her right hand, drawing multiple [Runes] in midair and her outfit changes into her full-body purple outfit that highlights her curvaceous body, with metallic shoulder pads. Wearing a black veil over her head and short cloak over her shoulders, connected by the shoulder pads.

"Okay, so you can do that." I said in disbelief, that she changed her appearance so easily and going by her appearance alone. I would say this is her current appearance, lacking the two [Gae Bolg] she supposes to hold, is the third Ascension.

"Why wouldn't I be able to do this?" Scathach asks with interest, curious if there something wrong with her battle outfit. "Is it because I'm not wearing my swimsuit to fight?" Scathach begin to wonder if her wearing her swimsuit caught her Master's interests.

"No." I said dryly, 'Not that I won't mind...' I shake my head. "What I meant is that, you're wearing the same outfit as your Servant Lancer-class version of yourself if you were in the game Fate Grand Order." I explain to Scathach about her counterparts in the mobile video game.

"What that has anything to do with me? I mean, I'm here in this [Holy Grail War] not in this Fate Grand Order." Scathach raises an eyebrow at her Master, wondering what's the problem.

"Because..." I raise a finger, then notice something, where this Scathach is a bit more adapted to the environment due to her being the Servant Assassin once I remember that one line in her biography: It is fine to act like this sometimes. All under the guise of adapting to the environment and whatnot. "Nevermind." I let out a tired sigh, giving up explaining how differently Scathach is compared to other Servants. For one thing, they don't equip their other Class version's outfits at all from what I could understand. Not even the Fater anime series.

"Right, let's go. I should be able to track down my former student in no time." Scathach open the door to the outside and begin leading her Master to her former favorite student's current location.


An hour later*

(Fuyuki Church)

"Thanks for the extra [Command Seals]." I said to the dead corpse before my feet as I rub the back of my left hand, where the new set of [Command Seals] are. Where these are tied to the Servant Lancer. As for [Fourth Holy Grail War]'s Servant Archer: Gilgamesh. Well, he is being fought by both Scathach and Cu Chulainn right now, with the sound of explosions happening outside. Luckily, I gain insight into the [Dao of Order] and use it on Lancer to follow my order, even though I don't possess his [Command Seals] at the time.

Bringing up my status window, to see any changes.


Name: Yume Chūmon
Essence: 5760 + (75%) x 3 = 30240
Will: 1960 x 3 = 5880
Physical: 412 + (75%) x 3 = 2163
Profession: Dream Sovereign, Unknown Cultivator
Cultivation: [Dao Essence - Second Essence: 10%], [Fate Palace Four Symbols Awakening - Soul Fire Stage: 99%)]
Technique: Demon Sealing Hexes [Ninth Demon Sealing Hex (100%)], Card Magic [8th Magical Card (0%)], Dream-Traversing, [Life Wheel Merit Law: Refinement (Xiantian: 34%)], [Fate Palace Merit Law: Refinement (Xiantian: 33%)], [Physique Merit Law: Refinement (Xiantian: 26%)], [Die Ewigkeit Merit Law: Briah (2%)], [Saber of the Demon Sealers], [Eight Hexes, Combine], [Heavenly Abode]
Skill: [Book Collector Lv.2], [Cartomancy Lv.3], and [Enhanced Mental Focus Lv.2], [Spell Formation Lv.2], [Dao Heart Lv.2], [Soaring Saber Art Lv.1], [Saber Aura Lv.1]


'Nothing changes.' I frown, that even with a new set of [Command Seals] didn't do anything much other than taking a bit of my [Fate Energy] even more now, that I have to support two Servants instead of one.

Then, I walk out of the building and head over to where the battle is happening.


(Fuyuki Church: Front Entrance)

To my surprise, I find myself seeing three people. Very familiar people, with the two being Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka, with the Servant Saber next to them. Aka Artoria Pendragon, the legendary King Arthur. Who is currently wearing a raincoat to hide her appearance, not it would do her much since I already know who she is.

"Master! Careful, this person is dangerous." Artoria stood in front of Shirou, who is baffled at this while Rin tense up as she got what Saber meant.

"Well, now. This is a surprise." I grin at the three, causing Artoria to bring out her sword while being hidden under [Invisible Air]'s effects. Making it invisible and for others having a bit hard time facing her due to not knowing the length of her sword. "How about we have a fight just between us. Your sword, against my saber." I draw out my black saber, causing the other party to be confused, especially for both Rin and Artoria.

BOOM!*

"Nevermind, it looks like I got some business to take care of." I grunt out as the sound of the battle going on behind the church. "See ya. Oh yeah, good luck on getting your wish, Artoria." I mock her, causing the other two to be surprised by finding out who Artoria is, with Artoria being the most shock out of them all.

"Wait!"

I disappear with a snap of my fingers.


(Fuyuki Church: Backyard)

"MONGRELS! YOU DARE FACE THIS KING?!" Gilgamesh roar with absolute rage as he forced to run away. Him! The King of Hero, running away like a low dog just because of this low-life woman continues to attack him in a way, that forced him to move or else he would die. Then, that other mongrel came into this, making it twice harder on him.

"Ha! I have been dying to fight you, King of Hero!" Lancer roar with excitement. As he leaps at Gilgamesh with a spear thrust to the neck, which is countered by the previous war Servant Archer firing off another [Noble Phantasm] at Lancer, causing him to have to move out of the way.

"Remember, Cu Chulainn, it's better to fight in silent than continue to talk while fighting unless you're given the ability to." Scathach scold her former student, who just grins with bloodlust as he continues to attack with multiple spear thrusts at the enemy. "It seems like I need to resume my duty as your former teacher, to stop this bad habit of yours after this." Scathach shook her head she uses the opening her former student made for her and attack by throwing one of her two spears.

Successfully, piercing through the King of Hero's stomach and out from the back with enough force to drag Gilgamesh into the ground. Forcibly anchor him to the ground due the spear stabbed into the ground and making Gilgamesh's body lean back at an angle, that makes him have a hard time standing.

"Hello and goodbye." I appear right next to Gilgamesh, who has a shocked look on his face at my sudden appearance and that facial expression stays on his face even when he has been decapitated by my black saber.

"Damn! That was our kill!" Lancer roar in rage at the sight of someone delivering the finishing blow on the enemy when it should have been either himself or his former teacher.

"For shame, Master. I would have not minded if you have fought along with me and my former student, but the entire time you didn't and now you just came here, to steal our earned kill." Scathach shook her head as she gives me a disappointing look.

"Hey, you guys were taking too long really." I shrug my shoulders as I put back my black saber into its scabbard, then glance down just in time to see Gilgamesh's body turn into dust and the dust fade from existence a second afterward. "So, with that guy out of the way along with that dreadful false priest. I think this has been a good night. If I say so myself."

Lancer snort, "Says you. I did not expect to see my former teacher at all nor did I expect to be ordered around like I was under the effect of a [Command Seal]." Lancer is a bit pissed about that part. If the order was used by a [Command Seal]. He wouldn't be much annoyed.

Scathach didn't say anything, but she agrees with her former student.

"Anyway, if you two still want a fight. There are other Servants not too far away from us. The Servant Saber just met the Servant Berserker as we speak." I inform my two Servants about this.

"Seriously?" Lancer looks at me with surprise before grinning, "Lead the way, Master!" Lancer is completely fine with the whole change of Master, twice now and this time, the new one is better than the previous one.

"Uphill." I point in the direction where the fight about to happen while I extend the [Spiritual Sense]'s range to find Lancer's former Master to see if she was still alive or not.

"Got it!" Lancer leaps away, but Scathach stayed behind, something I notice right away.

"Not going off to fight?" I glance at Scathach while I was surprised to find Lancer's former Master: Bazett Fraga McRemitz that's barely alive. Just barely and she on her last breath really. 'Eh, she can replace Kirei I guess or something.' I knew that helping Bazett is just tossing another stone into the water, causing more ripples. Something that's fine for me since I need all the ripples to gain more insights into the [Dao of Chaos].

Scathach snort, "Why would I want to fight with Servants that are weaker than the ones I have faced in the Land of Shadow?" Scathach frowns as she recalls memories of her time in the Land of Shadow, where she been fighting for a long, tiring, battle with no end until she finally reaches the end, but the price of becoming that's not human. Honestly, she can only recall a few selected people would be able to defeat her, but nowhere close to killing her. Even now, she would be close to impossible to be killed.

"I see." I didn't comment on what did she face that's stronger than the son of the Greek God Zeus and the King of Knight, with the legendary powerful [Holy Sword: Excalibur]. "Well, come on, we will leave Lancer to the fight while I return these [Command Seals] back to his original Master."

Scathach raises an eyebrow at this, but didn't say anything as she will get her answer soon.


10 minutes later*

(Abandoned Building)

Before my eyes is a woman, wearing a black, two-piece business suit with a red-violet necktie. She has short, magenta hair and a mole just below her left eyes. Also, she is missing her left arm, which I easily restore by using the [Magical Card: Healing], backing up with the [Dao of Creation] to speed up the process to give instant results. As well as healing all internal and eternal damages on Bazett.

Afterward, I transfer Lancer's [Command Seals] over to Bazett, then everything is done. It didn't take that long to do everything after finding her.

"So, she is my former student's original Master?" Scathach raises an eyebrow and finds herself a little disappointed, but she will reserve her full opinion later on. Once she sees this person in action during the war.

"That's right. Anyway, mind carrying her yourself? I would, but then I will find myself in a situation where she thinks I took advantage or whatever, and I really don't feel like dealing with that nonsense at all." I said to Scathach, who grins at me but did as I asked her to. "Now, let's go catch up with Lancer. I'm pretty sure he sensed his [Command Seals] has once again been transfer ownership again. Ironically enough, out of all the Servants in this war. He the only one that has multiple Masters." I find this a bit amusing.

"Don't even think about transferring my [Command Seals] to anyone else, if you dare. I'll do my best to kill the person you trying to give the [Command Seals] to." Scathach warn her Master, for she can sense a strong presence from her Master the moment she laid her eyes on him and she has this instinct feeling, that she will miss out greatly if she doesn't stick around with him long enough during the war. And her instinct almost never fails on her, so she will make sure her [Command Seals] stay on her Master at all times until she the last Servant. If that wasn't enough, she is filled with so much [Energy], that she is shocked that she can use her [Noble Phantasm] many times in a row without tiring out.

"Yeah. Yeah." I wave off Scathach's warning, then head over to where Lancer and the others are.


10 minutes later*

(Fuyuki Church: Front Entrance)

"Hey, Lancer, guess who we found." I said to Lancer, who look very pissed and covered in blood.

"I have-" Lancer's words caught in his throat when he discovered who the person his former teacher was carrying.

"So, where my thanks for, giving you back your original Master?" I smirk at the speechless Cu Chulainn.