Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! Here we'll be seeing the aftermath of Naruto's fight against Mordred, as well as revealing some of the other Masters. So, without further ado.
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'That's right, the King if selfless. He only takes what is needed, nothing unnecessary remains. He has no dreams, nor does he need them.' Mordred though, looking up at Arthur standing up on a tower, having just returned from a battle to deal with some traitors.
The Knight having never understood why anyone would want to turn their backs on a perfect King, or who would be dissatisfied with the way the King of Knights ruled.
"Mordred! Tell me, just how long do you intend to play Knight?" Demanded Morgan as she appeared behind her son, getting Mordred's attention.
"M-Mother?" Mordred said, surprised at her mother's appearance and what she meant, given she's the one who wanted her to rise and become a Knight of the Round Table.
"You are heir to the throne, so stop living in his shadow! You are his child, his living essence!" Morgan revealed, having thought her son would have tried rising above her sister, instead she's settled for simply being another one of Artoria's lap dogs.
While Mordred looked at her mother in shock as her words fully registered in her mind, and what it meant.
"You're saying…that King Arthur…is my father?!" Mordred said, smiling as she looked at the King in amazement and happiness, to learn that she's the heir to the King of Knights.
The scene then changed to Mordred standing across from the King.
"You won't acknowledge me as your son?! Is that your answer King of Knights?!" Demanded Mordred, looking at her father, having just revealed herself to them, expecting to be welcomed and made heir to the throne.
Only for the King to reject her, refusing to hand over the throne to her; something that Mordred believed was because she's the child of Morgan la Fey.
Though her anger and hurt only grew when rather than respond, Arthur simply turned their back on her and walked away.
"I was…fine being in your shadow. But you never once even turned around to look me in the eye! Why won't you acknowledge me?!" Mordred shouted, wanting to know why her father wouldn't even acknowledge her as their son, if not as their heir.
Instead, they simply walked away like they've always done, something that only angered and hurt Mordred, though all she felt was anger and hatred.
"I'm going to destroy everything you've worked for! Do you hear me?! ARTHUUUUUUUR!" Screamed Mordred, swearing that no matter, she will kill the King of Knight and burn Camelot to the ground, if it meant they would suffer.
Then everything changed to a battlefield littered with dozens of corpses, with Mordred battling another soldier before cutting them down.
"Where is King Arthur?! Show yourself to me, King of Knight!" Demanded Mordred, wanting her father to come out and die already, before she cutdown another soldier that tried attacking her.
Before she leaned on her sword, panting at how long she's been fighting, but refused to stop; not until she has Arthur lying dead at her feet. Mordred then sensed someone behind her and looked, only to see her father standing there.
"How's this?! Do you see King Arthur, your kingdom will end here! This is revenge for not relinquishing the throne to me!" Mordred shouted, hoping to finally get a reaction from the King, with her anger only growing when all they did was hold up Excalibur.
"Do you hate me?! Do you detest me that much?! Is it because I am the child of a witch?! Answer me, Arthur!" Mordred shouted as she rushed her father, their swords clashing against each other, with Excalibur being knocked away.
"I have never once thought of you as detestable." Arthur stated as she summoned Rhongomyniad, much to Mordred's surprise that she actually spoke.
"The reason I did not relinquish the throne…" Said Arthur, as Mordred got ready to fight.
Though before the Knight could even react, her eyes widened at a sudden pain in her chest, as Arthur vanished and reappeared in front of her, burying the lance in her chest.
"…was because you…do not have the capacity to be King." Arthur said, with Mordred's helmet shattering from the impact, revealing her face one last time with blood dripping down from her mouth.
"F-fa-father…" Mordred muttered as she reached out to touch the King at least once.
But even that was denied, as Arthur turned her back on her again.
Naruto's eyes opened up, the Uzumaki being shocked at what he just saw, seeing when Mordred first learned Artoria was her father, only to be rejected by her. Then the moment she was killed at Camlann and the last thing Artoria said to her, the last thing Mordred saw before she died.
'We really are alike, aren't we?' Naruto thought, seeing the similarities in the lives they shared, how they both simply wanted to be acknowledged as people by their parents, rather than locked away or rejected by them.
Then lashing out in their own ways, Naruto becoming distant from his parents, while Mordred wanted to tear Camelot down and kill Artoria.
'I really did get the best Servant I could have asked for, didn't I.' Thought Naruto, before taking notice of the Knight of Treachery herself, sleeping by his bed, before looking when the door opened and Rin walked in.
The brunette looking surprised to see he was awake, before schooling her features, though had a small smile.
"I'm glad to see you're awake, Naruto." Rin stated, relieved to see he was awake, with Naruto sitting up.
"Yeah, I'm glad that I'm awake too." Replied Naruto, with Rin nodding as she walked up to him.
"She hasn't left your side, since we brought you back here; waiting until you finally woke up." Said Rin before smacking Naruto upside the head, making him wince and rub his head.
"What was that for?!" Naruto asked, wondering why she just hit him.
"For being reckless, you idiot! What were you thinking, fighting a Servant when they're that angry and uncontrollable?! What would have happened if she went too far, you'd be dead for trying to fight her and then grabbing her like that! Do you honestly think there haven't been Servants that have gone rogue before?! They have, with the Masters doing the smart thing and made them kill themselves, before using the remaining Command Seals to summon another Servant, rather than risk keeping one that could kill them. And while I know you care about Mordred and wanted to help her; you also shouldn't needlessly risk your life." Rin said, lecturing him on how reckless he was, and what could have happened if Mordred went too far.
"And do you really believe that? To just force your Servant to kill themselves and summon a new one, like they meant nothing? Or is that just your upbringing and desire to live up to your father's legacy talking? If Artoria went against your orders, would you just make her kill herself and then summon a new Servant? Or would you try to help her?" Questioned Naruto, making Rin look at him in surprise.
"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm merely bringing up the fact, that you were reckless and should have thought about what to do. Rather than rushing into a situation, where you could have gotten yourself killed." Rin said, crossing her arms and looking away, with Naruto not believing her for an instant.
"I know about Tokiomi's reputation as a Magus, that he did what was expected of a Magus and passed that belief onto you as well. I also know about his death in the Fourth Holy Grail War and how it must have affected you, as well as the decline of the Tohsaka Family, after it." Naruto said, making Rin flinch at his words.
"I know you want to regain your family's honor, along with living up to your father's legacy and the Tohsaka Family's as a whole. But you have to remember that you aren't Tokiomi Tohsaka, you're Rin Tohsaka. You're allowed to make your own choices on what you want, and decide your own beliefs. Whether they fall in line with what a Magus is supposed to be like, or not; as long as it's what you want." Said Naruto, with the Tohsaka Heiress not sure what to say to that, while Naruto went over to Mordred.
Putting a hand on her shoulder, Naruto began shaking her lightly to wake her up, with the Saber-class Servant soon waking up, annoyed at whoever disturbed her. But when she saw it was Naruto that woke her up, her annoyance vanished and was replaced by relief and happiness.
"Master!" Mordred said before glomping Naruto, relieved to see he was awake.
"I'm glad to see you to Mordred-chan, and I said you could call me Naruto, if you want to." Replied Naruto while returning the hug.
"I-I know, I'm just…I'm really happy to see you awake M…Naruto." Said Mordred, with Naruto noticing of she was shaking and crying quietly.
"You don't have to cry, I'm not angry about what happened and you shouldn't feel guilty either. It was my choice to try and help you, and I'd do the same again, if it meant you were alright." Naruto said, smiling at Mordred, who quickly pulled back and wiped her eyes.
"Sh-shut up! I-I'm not crying, because I'm sad! Hell, I'm not even crying at all! I just…I had something in my eye." Mordred retorted, which only made Naruto laugh.
"You don't expect me to fall for a trick like that, Mordred-chan? I know you were crying, and it's so touching to know that you care so much about your Master." Said Naruto in a teasing tone.
"W-whatever! Even if I was crying, which I wasn't! It's only because I have to put up with you even longer, when it was much nicer with you being unconscious and quiet!" Said Mordred, looking away as Naruto merely smiled at her.
"Well, I'm glad that you're alright, Mordred-chan." Naruto said, which only made Mordred lower her head.
"Whatever. I guess I'm…glad that…you're alright too." Replied Mordred, while hiding the light blush on her face.
Rin, meanwhile, watched the scene before her, once again seeing how unorthodox Naruto was as a Magus and a Master. Before she pondered Naruto's words and what she was supposed to do, with them; if making her own choices and choosing her own beliefs would be dishonoring her father's and family's legacy.
"By the way you were unconscious for three days. Which is surprising, given after that fight, I expected you to be unconscious for a lot longer." Rin revealed, having been surprised that he'd woken up already, while Naruto was surprised at how long he'd been unconscious.
"Oh, well I've always been quick to recover; and the fight wasn't that bad, since it's not like we were trying to kill each other." Replied Naruto with a shrug.
"…Right. Either way Artoria, Luvia, and I managed to come up with an excuse for why you both missed school. But you'll still have to make up for the time you missed, when you get back." Stated Rin, with Naruto nodding in response, while Mordred groaned in annoyance at the idea of returning to school.
The trio then headed downstairs to the living room, where they were greeted by Luvia and Miyu, who'd come by to visit Naruto when they had time and see how he was.
"Ah, I'm glad to see you're awake Naruto, it was getting very tiring having to deal with Rin, here." Luvia said, while smirking at Rin, who merely glared at her in annoyance.
"It's good to see you too Luvia, and you too Miyu." Replied Naruto, smiling at the sisters.
"You should be glad to be alive, Flaky." Miyu said while looking at Naruto for a moment, which made the whiskered boy sigh.
"It's also nice to see you as well Miso, or do you prefer Mordred?" Said Luvia with a smirk, making Mordred and Rin tense, while Naruto was surprised that she knew.
"How'd you know who she was?" Naruto asked.
"You did say her name quite a few times during your fight, plus I already knew that she was your Servant. And with her name, I was able to realize she was Mordred, the Knight of Treachery. And given the resemblance between her and "Elise", I also figured that you summoned none other than the King of Knight, Arthur Pendragon. Congrats Rin, you actually managed to summon quite the powerful Servant. It's only a shame that she had to be summoned by a half-decent Master, like you." Luvia taunted, though would admit it's impressive that they managed to summon such powerful Servants.
"It's Artoria, actually; but yeah, she is the King of Knights." Naruto corrected since they already know, so it'd be pointless to try and lie.
"Hm, that is more fitting, given she's really a girl. But since I now know who you both have summoned; it has helped me decide on the offer to join your alliance. And I've decided that yes, I'd be happy to work with you Naruto, and you as well I suppose, Rin." Replied Luvia, making Naruto smile happily, while Rin gained a strained smile.
"That's great! We're really happy to have you join us, Luvia." Said Naruto, glad that Luvia's now with them.
"Yes. We're just…so…happy." Rin said through gritted teeth, while reluctantly glad that they had a strong ally like Luvia with them now.
"But since you know the identities of our Servants, it's only fair that you tell use the identity of what Servant you plan on summoning." Added Rin, wanting to know who Luvia intended to summon.
"She isn't just going to tell you who her Servants going to be." Miyu retorted, not wanting her sister to give her Servants identity.
"Relax Miyu, she does have a point, for once. If we're going to be working together, it's only fair I share my Servant's identity, since I already know theirs. But for the record, I already summoned my Servant while Naruto was unconscious." Revealed Luvia, while showing her Command Seals, much to their surprise.
"You already summoned your Servant?" Questioned Naruto, not expecting that, with the blonde girl nodding.
"That's right, I called in my twin sister to perform the summoning with me, the other day; with me having full control over the Servant, while she returns to Finland to continue her duty in leading the Edelfelt Family. With the Servant that was summoned being the Son of the Sun God, Karna, as the Lancer-class." Luvia said with a smirk as her Servant manifested into the room, much to the trio's shock as Karna appeared.
Karna is young man with long and white unkempt hair that almost appear transparent. His eyes were a greenish-grey color and his gaze was sharp like a steel blade with a red stone buried in his chest. What drew their attention more than anything else, was the set of golden armor he was wearing with a flowing red cape, giving off a divine radiance. With the Servant also carrying an ornate golden spear.
"You summoned me, Master?" Karna asked, looking at Luvia before seeing who else was present.
"Yes Lancer, these are Naruto Uzumaki and Rin Tohsaka; along with Naruto's Servant, Mordred Pendragon, who was summoned as Saber. They're going to be our allies in the Holy Grail War." Luvia introduced, with Karna nodding at this.
"I see. The Knight of Treachery, I look forward to seeing what you are capable of against the other Servants, and for when the time comes that we'll cross blades." Said Karna, sensing how strong Mordred is, and could tell she'd be a good challenge.
"The same goes for you, Son of the Sun God. I was hoping to get a proper fight during this war." Mordred replied with a smirk, knowing that Karna will be a powerful ally and a tough opponent, when the time comes.
"Wow, you definitely went for the best, didn't you Luvia." Stated Naruto, amazed at Luvia summoning such a high-tier Servant, with the blonde girl smirking pridefully.
"Of course, I'd settle for nothing, but the best. And any opponents that try to defeat Lancer may as well be trying to stop the rising sun, it's simply impossible." Luvia replied, knowing Karna was the best Servant she could have summon.
"Yeah, he's certainly one of the strongest that'll appear." Rin muttered reluctantly, unable to deny that Karna was a powerful Servant, along with inwardly concerned at knowing they'll eventually have to face him near the end of the war.
'But with Artoria's stats and abilities, along with Excalibur, I'm sure she'd be more than a match for Karna and come out on top.' Thought Rin, knowing Artoria was the strongest Servant that could be summoned in the Saber-class, and could come out the winner against Karna.
"By the way, where is Artoria anyway?" Naruto asked, not seeing the King of Knights anywhere.
"She's outside in the back right now, training with a shinai that she bought." Rin replied, making the Uzumaki nod, though found it strange that Artoria would want to train, when Servants are always summoned at their best.
*With Artoria*
While said Saber-class Servant was currently going through the motions that she's memorized since she was a child, before she first drew Caliburn from the stone. Not that she needed to actually train herself, but she needed something to take her mind off the recent events. As they brought up unwanted memories she'd prefer to keep buried, only now they were throwing her off her game.
Going back to when she was King of Camelot, how she had forsaken her humanity in order to become the perfect King, and all the mistakes she made that lead to its fall. Mistakes she was forced to confront during the Fourth Holy Grail War with Lancelot, remembering how he became the twisted monster in black armor; a far cry from who was once her most loyal Knight and supporter. As well as Rider, who condemned her for her beliefs that a King should sacrifice everything for their kingdom. And Archer, who happily taunted her that her ideals and beliefs would crush her.
Gritting her teeth, Artoria tossed the shinai across the yard, before screaming in anger and frustration at how she couldn't even swing a practice sword without being distracted.
"What's wrong with me?!" Artoria screamed, wondering why she couldn't even do what's come naturally since she was a child, as all she could think about were her failures.
Before she then went back to the confrontation between Naruto and Mordred.
*Flashback*
When they arrived to the sight of Naruto and Mordred fighting, Artoria immediately believed that Mordred had betrayed them, given her previous experience with the Knight of Treachery. But before she could go and stop the Knight, Rin and Luvia stopped her; with Artoria now sensing the negative feelings and grudges in the park. Remembering it as the final battlefield for the Fourth Holy Grail War, wondering what happened after she'd faded away to have caused all this.
Though when her attention turned back to the fight, still wanting to jump in and stop Mordred before she killed her Master in her anger. Only being reminded of her anger, when she first refused hand over the throne to her, believing it was just another trick from her sister to steal it.
'She hasn't changed, she still refuses to understand what's right in front of her.' Artoria thought, believing that Mordred still refuses to see things, besides how she wants to see them.
Something that will likely end in her being killed and replaced with another Servant, if she didn't stop.
But when she saw Naruto disarm Mordred and then actually hug her, the King of Knights was stunned into silence by what she saw and heard.
"I'm not letting go Mordred, no matter what you do, I'm not letting go."
"Why?! Everyone else has done it before! Why the hell would you be any different?! You only summoned me to win this damn war for you! You didn't even mean to summon me, I'm just the one unlucky enough to have to deal with you!"
"Yeah, I intended to summon a Servant to win the Grail War, but I'm glad I summoned you Mordred. And not just because of how powerful you are, but because I like having you around, even when I first summoned you I was happy to have you as my Servant. You act like your own person, rather than just doing whatever I say like other Servants would, that makes you special; along with getting to know you and about your life. It's why I came after you, because I was worried about you Mordred, and wanted to make sure you were alright."
"I know you're angry at everyone in your life, your parents for turning their backs on you, the other Knights for being able to experience being human and live their lives, as well as everyone else that pushed you away. But I'm not going to do that Mordred, I'm not going to push you away or reject you. You can hate me and attack me as much as you want, but I'm not going to push you away, I'll always be here when you need someone."
Artoria could only watch as Mordred stopped attacking her Master, before she broke down and started crying. For once, she didn't see just another one of her Knights or a ploy created by her sister to steal the throne; she didn't see any of that. Instead all Artoria saw was…
'My…son…' Artoria thought, looking to see her hand reaching out to Mordred, before she quickly brought it back to her side.
*End Flashback*
The King of Knights looked at her hand, remembering the strange feeling of wanting to go and assure Mordred that everything would be fine; a feeling she never had before.
Unaware that the encounter had caused part of her long dormant humanity to resurface; humanity, that she forgot she even had in the first place. Having only ever seen Mordred as one of her Knights, before learning the truth and seeing her as a potential ploy from Morgan to steal the throne. A suspicion she felt was proven right, after Mordred betrayed her and lead a rebellion against Camelot.
But the encounter between Naruto and Mordred, showed Artoria another side of the Knight, the vulnerable human side that she kept buried. The side that simply just wanted to be accepted and loved.
'She was so…hopeful…and happy.' Artoria thought, remembering when Mordred first approached her and revealed herself as her son.
The expression on her face was nothing short of pure happiness, joy, and hope that she was the son of the King she idolized and followed loyally. Wanting nothing more than be accepted by her father, to be recognized as her son and heir.
"But you didn't." Said a voice, making Artoria's eyes widen as she quickly looked around, but didn't see anyone else.
"Who's there?" Artoria said, ready to summon Excalibur, if this was an enemy Servant.
"You wanted to accept Mordred, to accept her as your son and family, but you didn't. Once again, you had to be the "Perfect King" and a reject an innocent child. A child who just learned the person she idolized and served loyally for so long was her father, only for you to turn your back on her. You hoped it would stop a potential insurrection; but instead, your actions were just the beginning of events that would lead to a rebellion that would destroy your kingdom." The voice said, as the Kings eyes widened at realizing the voice wasn't coming from around her, but from inside her mind.
"I did what I thought was best!" Retorted Artoria, only for the voice to seemingly laugh at her.
"What was best, for who exactly? Why don't you stop pretending and just admit it, you knew that Mordred would have been a better King. It's why so many followed her, because she would free them from you. She may not have been the best heir at the time; but Mordred was still young and misguided, capable of learning and growing into a far better King than you'd ever hope to be." Taunted the voice, making Artoria grab her head and close her eyes, before falling to her knees.
"Shut up, shut up, shut up!" Artoria muttered repeatedly.
"But instead, all you did was bring ruin to your kingdom, your people, and…your family. But isn't that why you seek the Holy Grail, to fix your mistakes and ensure a proper King drew Caliburn?" The voice said before falling silently, leaving Artoria alone with just her own thoughts.
'Why? Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, WHY?!' Artoria mentally screamed as she felt tears sting her eyes, wanting to know why it seems that no matter what she does, no matter how hard she tries, all of her actions only cause more ruin and destruction.
'No matter what I do, people got hurt and died! People that I was supposed to protect, but only lead all of them to their deaths! BECAUSE OF ME!' Thought Artoria, wondering if this was her punishment for her failures, to always be reminded of them.
"Artoria?"
Looking up, Artoria saw Naruto looking at her in worry, making the Knight of Knights quickly stand up and compose herself.
"What is it?" Artoria asked, as Naruto approached her.
"I came out to check on you and see if you were alright. Are you okay?" Questioned Naruto, looking at her in worry at seeing the state she was in.
"I'm perfectly fine, I just got tired from training longer than I thought, and needed a break." Artoria replied rather quickly, trying to hide her mental and emotional breakdown, with Naruto looking unconvinced.
"But you're crying. Are you sure you're alright?" Naruto asked, seeing she was crying, with the Servant quickly wiping her eyes.
"I said I'm fine! And it's nothing, my eyes were just stinging from some dust being blown into them." Artoria retorted, making Naruto sweatdrop, given how similar her response was to what Mordred gave him earlier; seeing that despite their gripes with each other, they really are similar.
'Like father, like son.' Naruto thought, seeing how true that was for them.
"Why are you even checking up on me?! I'm not your Servant nor your responsibility; if anything, it should be my actual Master that's here. While you should just worry about your own Servant!" Said Artoria, knowing that it should be Rin whose here, since she's her actual Master, not Naruto.
"Rin and Luvia are butting heads again, while Mordred-chan's egging them both on; making things even more heated. While Luvia's Servant and Miyu are trying to calm things down and keep things peaceful." Naruto replied, much to Artoria's chagrin at what Mordred was doing.
"Of course she would." Artoria muttered, not surprised Mordred would enjoy causing more conflict and arguments.
"Well her alignment is Chaotic Neutral, so it's expected she'd enjoy causing chaos whenever she can. Plus, while we're in the buildup to the Holy Grail War, probably the biggest one in history, this isn't the era you both lived in. So, there will be some moments of peace, and they should be enjoyed while they can be." Said Naruto, knowing it won't be long before they don't have any peaceful moments, anymore.
*Clock Tower*
Meanwhile within the Clock Tower, the current Lord El-Melloi, Waver Velvet, could be found inside his office; one of the few survivors of the Fourth Holy Grail War.
'And now a Master in the Fifth Holy Grail War.' Waver thought, having seen the Command Seals appearing on his hand, with them looking exactly the same as they were during the Fourth Holy Grail War.
And if he's meant to participate in a Grail War again, then Waver knew there's only one Servant he intended to summon to fight beside.
Though Waver was also worried, given he'd seen that both Gray and Reines had also gained their own Command Seals. Even more worrying, was that Gray's begun developing features similar to the King of Knights, now having golden blonde streaks in her hair and her eyes becoming a familiar green. Meaning that another Master has already summoned Saber from the previous war.
With her having even momentarily summoned Rhongomyniad, while out on a mission, something that left Add braindead. Leading to Waver wishing to win and retrieve the Holy Grail, so that he could cure Gray and heal Add. As while he was initially frightened of Gray and the memories her face brought up, he's grown attached to his assistant and wanted to help her.
While Reines's condition made him concerned about her abilities as a Master, as well as her effectiveness in the upcoming Holy Grail War. But she wouldn't hear any of it and refused to be deterred, especially if it meant she could locate the rest of Kayneth's Magical Crest.
'I can only hope they don't get into too much trouble.' Waver thought, but knowing that was a fool's hope, making him all the more glad he'll be summoning Rider again.
Though he was pulled from his thoughts, when the door to his office opened and in walked someone, who he's only vaguely familiar with.
"Is there something you needed, Shion?" Questioned Waver, looking at the one of the Clock Tower's resident seers.
"You're going to enter the Holy Grail War, aren't you? I thought it'd be best to inform you Professor, that if you choose to take part in this Grail War, you're going to die." Shion revealed, making Waver tense slightly, now concerned given that Shion's visions were hardly, if ever, wrong.
So if she said he's going to die participating in the Grail War, then he's likely going to die.
"I see. Well, if I'm going to die, then that just means I'll have to try harder for the sake of my students, and make sure that they'll at least make it out alive." Waver stated, not being deterred from entering, for the sake of his students and to fight beside his King once more.
Ever since returning after the Fourth Holy Grail War, he's strived to live up to the ideals Iskandar imparted onto him, and he wasn't about to run away at the chance of facing certain death. No, he was going to ride towards it beside his King, and make sure whoever kills him will have to work for it, before meeting his end.
*Tohsaka Residence*
Back at the Tohsaka Residence, things had cooled down between Rin and Luvia, who still sent glares at each other occasionally; with Naruto and Artoria soon entering and rejoining the group. Something that annoyed Mordred at seeing them together and standing so close, as well.
'Wait, why am I annoyed? I couldn't care less who she hangs around or walks besides. But why does it have to be Naruto?!' Mordred thought, believing her annoyance came from the fact Naruto is her friend and Master, and was walking beside her archrival.
Before everyone's attention turned towards the door, when they heard a knock coming from it. Which Rin got up, before she went to open it, only to be annoyed at who she saw.
"What are you doing here, Caren?" Rin demanded, annoyed at seeing Caren here, not wanting to deal with both her and Luvia at the same time.
"Well, I see you still haven't learned proper manners Rin, such a shame. But very well, I'm Master of Assassin, the same Assassin that attacked Naruto and Mordred." Revealed Caren, causing the group to tense while Mordred, Artoria, and Karna got ready for a fight, with Mordred also looking angry at seeing the one who sent Assassin after them.
"Why are you a Master?! You're meant to be an Overseer, so you can't be participating!" Rin said, now wary of Caren with it now being revealed that she's also a Master, and is the one who sent her Servant after Naruto and Mordred.
"Now, now Rin there's no need to shout, I know you can be rather slow; but that doesn't mean everyone else is. And I merely wished to get a feel for Naruto's abilities, as I already have an idea of your abilities as a Magus from your father and what mine had told me." Chastised Caren, making Rin growl in annoyance, which only grew louder at her following words.
"And honestly, you aren't really anything impressive Rin; which is a shame, as I was hoping for more from Tokiomi-san's daughter. But I suppose, not all of us can be as strong and impressive as our parents. But don't worry Rin, Naruto's more than capable of defending you." Caren assured while putting her hands on Rin's shoulders in a comforting manner, with the Tohsaka Heiress only feeling smug condensation coming from her.
"…I believe we're going to get along just fine, Caren." Stated Luvia with a smile, seeing how Caren was able to get under Rin's skin.
"Oh my, I'm so happy to meet someone with far better manners than Rin. I also believe you even look prettier than Rin, as well. Perhaps you'll also be a better than friend, than she was." Replied Caren, which only made Luvia's smile widen, while Rin looked ready to explode and strangle both of them.
"Hey! Why don't you start telling us what exactly your intentions are, for coming here!" Mordred demanded, glaring at Caren, who looked unphased.
"If you're worried about me tricking you, don't be. I honestly have no interest in the Holy Grail, or winning the war. I was merely going to use my status as a Master and one of the Overseers to mess with the other Masters. I believe it would have been quite entertaining to make them wonder who was attacking them or moving things around their homes; perhaps even pushing them out windows." Caren stated, making both Rin and Artoria sweatdrop, seeing she's definitely Kirei's daughter.
"But it's not just me that's a Master, my uncle has recently arrived and is a Master as well, with him being someone that Tou-san and I don't trust. Both he and his allies possess several powerful Servants, with Assassin having found where their base is and sensed the power of the Servants they have. So, I wish to join your alliance and will share the information I know, as a sign of good faith." Said Caren, bringing the mood down as they all turned serious.
"Well, I don't mind if you join us Caren, since if your uncle is as big of a threat as you make him out to be, we could use all the help we can get." Naruto said, with Mordred looking at him in disbelief.
"Are you kidding me?! She attacked us and would have killed us both, if we didn't get away!" Said Mordred, not wanting Caren or Assassin anywhere near her Master, in case they tried something.
"Technically, she said she only wanted to get a feel for Naruto, so I doubt she would have killed him or you. So, it would be useful to have her as an ally and get information about her uncle and his allies, along with the Servants they've summoned. Plus, the fact that she's one of the Overseers of the Holy Grail War makes her all the more valuable, as an ally." Said Luvia, knowing it'd be good to have Caren as an ally, along with wanting to see her mess with Rin some more.
"And what if this is just a trick?! What if she's working with her father and uncle to get information on us to give to them?!" Rin retorted, not wanting Caren around.
"Well, I haven't told either of them that I'm a Master; nor about who Naruto's Servant is, along with your own Servant, Rin. Also, you all have me outnumbered, while I only have Assassin, yet I still came here…despite how we're no longer friends." Said Caren, much to the brunette's annoyance.
"We're not…you know what fine. If you wanna join us, be my guest! I give up!" Rin said, throwing her hands up in annoyance, not caring anymore and simply resigning herself to dealing with Caren and Luvia, along with silently admitting any information she gives them would be useful.
Not saying it out loud, as she'd never hear the end of it, otherwise.
Naruto looked at Mordred, who crossed her arms stubbornly, before grunting in annoyance.
"Fine, but if she tries anything, both she and her Servant are dead." Warned Mordred, narrowing her eyes at Caren, who simply nodded.
"Of course, and thank you. Now since I've seen all your Servants, it's only fair you see mine. You can come out now, Jack." Said Caren as Jack appeared beside her, surprising Rin, Artoria, and Luvia at the sight of the little girl.
"This is Assassin, otherwise known as Jack the Ripper." Caren introduced, shocking them all at learning her Servant was the infamous Serial Killer, before Jack walked up to Naruto.
"Uh, nice to see you again Jack, and sorry again for shooting you." Naruto said, only to be surprised when Jack climbed onto his lap and curled up.
"Mmmm, you smell nice, like mommy." Stated Jack, much to Naruto's confusion, before Caren sat down beside him.
"Don't mind Jack; after your last meeting, she's developed an interest in you, and so have I. In fact, I'm Jack's mommy, so would you wish to be her daddy, Naruto?" Caren asked, taking Naruto's hand in hers, much to his shock and embarrassment.
"Wh-what?!" Said Naruto, only to blush when Caren put his hand on her thigh.
"Or do you want to be my daddy, so we can make Jack some siblings?" Questioned Caren, with Naruto blushing at what her words and action.
"You pervert! Stop that!" Rin said, grabbing Naruto and pulling him away from Caren, glaring at the white-haired girl.
"Oh, I see. You wish for Naruto to be your daddy Rin, or perhaps you wish for him to call you Mistress, with your attitude." Caren stated, making both Naruto and Rin blush in embarrassment.
"N-n-n-n-NO! It's not l-li-like that! Y-you j-jus c-can't touch him like that!" Stuttered Rin, with Caren tilting her head.
"I believe he was touching me, and I didn't mind. Perhaps Luvia wouldn't mind either, due to her own interest in Naruto." Caren said, looking at the blonde girl, who actually hummed in thought before smirking at Naruto.
"Only if you don't mind, Naruto. I'm sure I'd be more fun than Rin ever could be." Said Luvia, winking at Naruto, deciding to play along and mess with them as well; not knowing that Caren was being completely serious.
"Perhaps it'd be best for you all to leave Naruto alone, before he faints." Artoria stated, putting a hand on Naruto's shoulder, whose face was bright red at what was happening.
"Would you all get off of him!" Mordred exclaimed as she pushed Jack, Caren, and Rin away from Naruto, before pulling him up and towards her, glaring at all the girls for being near her friend/Master.
"Oh my, it would seem Mordred-chan is getting jealous of us giving Naruto-kun so much attention." Stated Caren, much to Mordred's embarrassment and confusion.
"Wh-what?! I'm not jealous! I still don't trust either of you, and I'm simply making sure my Master is safe from any potential traps you have! And only Naruto can call me that!" Mordred retorted, not believing she'd actually suggest she was jealous.
"It's okay we don't mind if you like daddy too, we can share him. And I don't mind having another mommy." Jack said, before hugging Mordred, much to her further embarrassment, confusion, and now horror.
"Wh-wh-wh-what?! G-g-ge-get o-o-o-off m-m-m-me! I am n-not y-your m-mommy! An-and I wouldn't share Naruto with either of you!" Stuttered Mordred, while trying to calm herself down and push Jack away.
"Then you simply wish to keep Naruto-kun to yourself, that seems selfish. Unless you'd let us join in on your fun, occasionally." Caren said, tilting her head, making both Naruto and Mordred blush in embarrassment.
"You…you…AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Mordred screamed in frustration, before looking away to hide her embarrassment, only to turn into Naruto's chest.
"You're not doing a very good job of lying, Mordred-chan." Caren stated with a light smile and a hint of amusement in her tone.
So, what did you think, good. Yep Naruto sees more of Mordred's memories before waking up, learning how long he's been unconscious, with him and Mordred growing closer, along with Rin being left to think over things she's grown up believing. Then we see Luvia's officially joined them and summoned her own Servant, the Son of the Sun God, Karna! Before we get a look at Artoria's growing inner turmoil and everything that's happened and the mistakes she's made, with even her own mind now turning on her, with Naruto trying to help her only for Artoria to be as stubborn as Mordred. Then we see Waver at the Clock Tower who's once again become a Master and only has one Servant he intends to summon, with Gray and Reines also being chosen as Masters while Add has been left braindead. Before we get a cameo of Shion telling Waver he'll die if he participates in the Grail War, which worries him slightly, but he refuses to back down and face his death head on beside his King. Finally we see Caren reveal herself to join their alliance, which some are hesitant of but relent due to the information she could provide, which then leads to some teasing from Caren and Jack, especially towards Mordred when she gets possessive of Naruto. So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.
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