Hey Guys, sorry for the late update, I try my best to keep it once a week, but was busy... :(
I also appreciate how much you guys are interested in my story, as seen by some begging for another chapter.
Also, for game mechanics, I added them because I thought it would be cool for those that play the game, and they will not play a huge role in the story for fights. They will be seen on the servant profiles that Ritsuka, Romani and others look at though, along with some funny weaknesses for our slime characters.
That's all!
(PS Updated the Apito thing)
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"Servant Saber, heed my call! Come forth, Conqueror of Flames!"
"Ciel… That was embarrassing…"
"Master, you need to learn when to act badass, its to give yourself a good reputation."
"Yea, but… ugh… anyways, that was a nice chant, did you come up with that?"
"I analysed the entirety of this world, Master. All I did was come up with a chant that would fit Shizue's character!"
"As expected of Ciel-sensei!"
"Mmhmm."
"You sound more smug than usual."
"It is just your imagination."
While Rimuru was in this little back and forth with Ciel, a figure emerged from the light of the new summoning circle. The Conqueror of Flames. Raven black hair, a mask exactly the same as Rimuru.
The servants in the room quickly put their guards up. The action of summoning a servant in the midst of battle is not unheard of, but the fact that it was done so by another servant quickly makes this whole event absurd.
Rimuru then put his hand down, before placing his hand on his waist. After a few moments of waiting, Rimuru then spoke.
"I am going to assume that none of you have seen a servant summon another servant. I will consider telling you how I did this, and about myself, on one condition."
Some servants eyed him suspiciously, other's, especially Da Vinci, were more curious about his proposal. It was at this moment that another servant spoke up.
"Actually, a servant summoning another servant is not unheard of. If a Ruler-Class servant shows up in a Holy Grail War, he or she will receive Command Spells as well."
Rimuru turned to the servant that spoke.
He saw a woman with a sizable bust, long blond hair tied in a braid, amethyst-colored eyes, a navy blue battle dress with pieces of armor covering her arms, legs and abdomen. She even wore a distinct armored headpiece, shaped like an m.
Said servant flinched slightly as both Shizue and Rimuru turned their faces towards her, however, she then stared at them defiantly. Another servant, with brown hair and red eyes, wearing a black vest over a white dress shirt, with black pants and black boots to match, swiftly moved in front of her.
Rimuru smirked under his mask. He could tell the two were very close. It reminded him of the others that he had left behind. More on that later…
An input of information suddenly flowed through his brain. Something along the lines of Caster controlling a servant? Must have been Ciel analyzing more information again. However, he could use this information to his advantage.
"Right you are," said Rimuru. "Ruler-class servants are there to observe the Holy Grail War, after all. Other servants, such as Caster Medea, I believe, can use their Noble Phantasm to break contracts between Masters and Servants, and steal said contract. However, if I said that my intrinsic skill allowed me to summon a servant, would you agree to my terms? "
"Thank you so much for the information Ciel…"
["There is no problem, Master."]
Both Ritsuka and Romani stood shellshocked. A servant with skills that allowed for the summoning of other servants. As far as they could tell, it was not the unknown servant's Noble Phantasm, as Noble Phantasms usually reflected the soul of the user, and usually were a dead giveaway of the identity of the servant. Summoning another servant, however, did not really give them a clue on this servant's identity.
Caster Medea, who just entered the room, suddenly grew wary. As far as she was concerned, she had never met nor fought this unknown servant. The question in her head was: how on earth does she know my Noble Phantasm?
Da Vinci was flabbergasted. This unknown servant had so much knowledge, and stated it as if it was common sense, which it wasn't. Not every servant knew another's Noble Phantasm. At least she learned something new today, but it wasn't every day that a source of information willingly came to visit her…
As Da Vinci grew more and more tempted to strike a deal with the unknown servant, another servant, one which was punted into the wall earlier, stood back up.
"You sure did a number on me kid." said Lancer-Class Servant Cú Chulainn. "As for your deal, I will consider it, on one condition. If you can survive a strike from my Noble Phantasm, you win. If not, I win. Deal?"
"Sure, deal." said Rimuru.
Many servants winced as Rimuru accepted the deal. Rimuru, however, did not notice, instead motionning for Shizue to move out of the way.
"Are you sure, Ri-Foreigner?" asked Shizue, nearly blurting out Rimuru's real name.
"It will be fine, relax." Rimuru answered.
While Shizue was getting scolded by Ciel telepathically for almost revealing Rimuru's identity, Ritsuka and the other's were processing the new information.
The summoned servant called the summoner Foreigner. In other words, the servant's class was Foreigner.
"That doesn't make any sense. There is no such thing as a Foreigner class servant, is there?" said Romani, unconsciously voicing his inner thoughts.
Rimuru easily answered him. "I will explain, should you accept my offer, which was an explanation of everything I know, under one condition. Seeing how that blue Lancer decided to offer his own challenge, however, it seems like we will have to wait until I win."
Rimuru then faced Cú, preparing for a strike of the spear.
Cú, however, instead prepared himself, backing up to around 100 meters, before crouching low to the ground, similar to that of a runner before a race. He then smirked, before taking off, running at full speed towards Rimuru.
"He's really fast." thought Rimuru. "He may rival Apito at full speed, at least, prior to her evolution after Zegion became a True Awakened Demon Lord. Of course, she's still not as strong as Hinata, since Hinata is now a sage… I guess I underestimated this guy."
The distance closed.
90 meters…
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60 meters…
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55 meters…
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Suddenly, at 50 meters, Cú stopped, causing his feet to dig into the ground, tiles on the ground crumbled and gave way as he screeched to a halt. As soon as he stopped, he then jumped backwards, the right arm holding his spear winding back behind his head, preparing for a javelin-throw. His left arm pointed forwards, gauging distance between him and his target.
The red spear emitted a crimson aura, all condensing around the tip of the spear. The flow of red aura could be seen in the air, flowing into and behind Cú, like the tip of the spear itself was pushing the aura in one direction…
Energy built up within the tip of the spear. It's explosive power was nothing to scoff at, rather, the energy built up in the spear could rival that of a mini-black hole.
"Gáe... Bolg!" he roared.
As the spear was thrown, the mana in the air was consumed by it. A path of destruction was left in its wake, as a red beam headed straight for Rimuru.
Gáe Bolg, the spear of the Child of Light, the Hound of Ireland, Cú Chulainn. Obtained from his teacher Scáthach, who currently stood behind him. The descendant of Gungnir, which was wielded by Odin himself, as well as Brionac, the lance of the Celtic god of light, Lugh, who happened to also be Cú's father.
Once the spear's name has been called, it reverses the nature of causality, or cause and effect. In other words, it makes it so the cause of the "lance being thrust" causes the effect "heart is pierced". This spear determines the opponent's fate simply through its use, and is always a fatal move that pierces the heart with one thrust. An attack on the destiny of the target.
This spear was used for two techniques, the one used on Rimuru was the Soaring Spear that Strikes with Death. This was the largest and most powerful attack delivered by the spear. The "attack that unleashes countless darts at the enemy", spoken in legend. This attack converts all of Lancer's magical energy into raw energy, before releasing all accumulated power after the spear is thrown. The spear itself travels at a speed of Mach 2, and can travel to the other side of the Earth. "No matter how many times it is dodged, it will strike the enemy", the causality warping property of the technique.
This was the true identity of the spear being thrown, which was now heading straight towards Rimuru…