Fate: Damnit

Harry Potter/ Fate Stay Night

XII

(Red Faction)

"Let humans look in disbelief, awe and envy! Look upon the Castle in Heaven that will not be sullied by human presence. Look upon the Hanging Gardens-The Hanging Gardens of Babylon!" Semiramis declared.

For the remainder of the Red Servants, their mouths agape as the ground beneath their shuffled rumbled and shook, before ever so slowly began to arise. Achilles, Atalante and Karna shared respective glances at one another, their original masters subpoenaed or dead and with them down both their Saber and Berserker they did agree that they required this but the fact they were on an Anti-World Noble Phantasm did surprise them momentarily.

However, the problem with such a large noble phantasm; it was very large and thus noticeable.

(Harry and Mordred)

The duo were heading through the city streets. The adrenaline from their fight, long since gone and now filled with the sense of trepidation. Mordred through their link was watching Harry begin coiling up tighter than a spring. "Master! Are you okay? You're feeling extremely tense."

"I'm concerned, Mordred, extremely concerned. I felt an immense power be released momentarily but nothing has happened."

Mordred looked at him "Is there anything you can't do?"

Harry paused. When he was with Mordred, the way they clicked almost immediately. They synced far better than Harry could've, would've and should've ever expected. "Be able to say to a person that I like 'I like you' and 'I want to be with you'. Due to various factors."

Mordred stiffened. Ever since Harry had become her master, she knew that he didn't or rather couldn't convey what he truly felt. She blamed his relatives, then she blamed her, but through their dream cycles…as she had examined them it was apparent. "Master wants someone who will care and be with him."

"As do you." An inner voice whispered. Mordred froze momentarily, it was a pity she'd be sent back to the Throne.

"Harry, you've got me to talk to, we've got a mental link...You're broadcasting like a speaker on full blast."

Harry paused as he looked at his Servant "You...heard that?"

Modred snorted as she placed her hands on her hips "You better believe it Master. I never took you one to be overly emotional."

"Same with you." Came the terse reply, Harry had the feeling that they were being watched; as he held the Mystic Codes of the Peverell family, coupled with Azrael, Harry could feel himself changing.

"Master, you're hiding something from me." Mordred stated, she liked her new master. She snorted to herself "As if he'd like me…I betrayed Father, I caused Camlann; Mother…"

"Mordred, you and I were shafted by our relatives...you more so than I. I only had to deal with abusive relatives; you had well…everything."

Mordred chuckled at that before she stiffened "Er Master, I'm not normally…"

"Sensitive to Noble Phantasm release; I know. Your Legends and Myths said you…weren't tactically astute."

Mordred blushed before her eyes glittered slightly. The moment was lost as Mordred saw a hailstorm of energy blasts heading towards them; instinctively she'd grabbed Harry and pulled the pair of them into the floor behind the fountain.

(Kairi Sisigou and Lu Bu)

Individual patrolling had been a very smart idea for the Red Team. Saber 1 and Caster were five minutes from one another, Sisigou had objected but upon learning that Saber's Master was only just able to maintain his Servant.

El-Melloi II had taken to the sky and had quickly called him "Sisigou, El-Melloi II…"

"A Flying Garden Fortress…" Any attempt at discussion for clarity was cancelled when Lu Bu Fengxian, materialised and with a blood curdling battle roar rushed an ambushing group of homunculi. "I MUST KILL!" Lu Bu roared, rather showed Sisigou.

Kairi had to concentrate on not throwing up as he saw the visions and memories of Lu Bu, both atop Red Hare and on the ground standing five or six dead soldiers deep wielding the massive halberd known as the 'Houtenkageki'. The Necromancer drew his shotgun of finger bullets and pulled the trigger.

(Mordred and Harry)

"The fuck!" Mordred snapped, Harry groaned; he hadn't anticipated being manhandled by Mordred so effectively. However, it was clear that Mordred had saved his life.

"Mordred, we've got golems, homunculi and what…sounds like Berserker nearby."

It turned out to be Red Faction Berserker, Lu Bu, slamming into the ground using a homunculus corpse as a crash mat. He turned towards Harry and Mordred vaguely recognising him. Harry gulped "Wasn't Lu Bu's background very heavy of butchering friend and foe…"

Mordred nodded "And everyone is weak and strong to a berserker."

Thankfully, Sisigou and the Chinese Warlord had an exceptional link. As the diminutive Warlord turned his sights onto the oncoming golems. With a roar, Lu Bu crashed into them.

Mordred raised an eyebrow "Well…that's new. May…"

"Mordred, have fun." Mordred smirked, she slammed her fists together as she activated her Secret of Pedigree. "Master, you realise I can't use my Noble Phantasm…"

"I know. Hopefully, I am hoping you can end this without needing to give off a neon sign saying 'Saber is here'. Saber Noble Phantasms are…flashier than most." Mordred snorted, sometimes her master loved to give her a challenge.

"Potter! What's the situation!" The burly necromancer yelled as he dived for cover behind the fountain. Harry peeped round the side only to retract it as a barrage of magic projectiles nearly hit him in the head.

"Magical gunner has us pinned. We have two servants but they've got all of the homunculi…what are the uses of…oh you have got to be fucking kidding."

Kairi as a magus was aware of the amoral compasses of magi and spellcasters. But this, this, unsettled him "What is it?"

"Is it possible for the Black Faction to be sitting on an army of homunculi and are using them as batteries."

Sisigou nodded "Could be. If they are that'd mean, the Servants are being powered by homunculi allowing the Masters to use magecraft, mystic codes and command seals with impunity. The only…the Musik family. Can you give me cover?"

Harry nodded at the Necromancer and activated his circuits. Energy rushed through Harry's body, Sisigou observed the mana flow pooling into his colleague's hand. Reality convulsed as Harry slammed his hand into the ground; Sisigou watched as an orb of orange energy surged beneath the earth; detonating in a violent spike of geothermal energy detonating the limo that blocked their way.

"What the hell! Uncle Darnic never said anything of magi of this caliber!"

"Well! Darnic Preston Yggdillmennia didn't count on outside sourcing!" Harry retorted as he rolled out of cover, wand outstretched and circuits blazing.

Fiore Forvedge eye's widened in horror and then glee. Two magi clashing; she had this as she wasn't powering her servant. "You challenge the Black Archer!"

Harry grinned "I'm the Red Saber…brace yourself girl." With that Fiore watched as her opponent created an azure fireball and sent it sparing towards her.

(Shirou and Lancer)

The lovebirds had been left out of the opening hostilities. That had mainly been due to the fact that Harry had insisted on being heading out to have a scout around.

"Shiro, you've improved as a Magus. I mean before in the Fifth, you provided me with an adequate…"

Shiro grinned as he pulled Arturia close to him "I missed you. Rin being Rin helped…I have a feeling I'm not going to become HIM." Him being an apathetic, homicidal and cynical Counter-Guardian, a servant of Alaya; also known as the 'Will of Mankind'.

Artoria smiled "That is certainly amazing to hear."

Any further conversation to be had was disrupted as mana-spiked as a large rotund man garbed in white left a house; accompanying him was a grey skinned man, adorned in chains and scars wielding a gigantic gladius. Shirou had to smirk, a gladius was a man-made weapon and thus something the redhead could use. "Halt Master of Red! You stand before Gordes Musik Yggdmillenia and Master of Black's second Berserker."

There was another flurry of mana and the Berserker was joined by another Servant "Master of Red! You also stand before Caules Forvedge Yggdmillennia and Master of Black's primary Berserker." Caules stated as the two Masters were joined by a small force of Golems and Homunculi. "You can't beat us, Master of Red. You're but one Servant and Master whereas we are not tied to our Servants beyond Command Seals."

Arturia looked at Shirou "Shirou, we can do this…right?"

Shirou nodded "We've got this. Besides, Rider's doing reconnaissance. Saber Original and Caster are nearby. Both of them have their own tricks…I think we're good." With that two familiar swords appeared in his hands, Artoria readied her lance. Mana surged and the duo rushed their opponents; as Shirou's phone began to ring.

(Rider, Waver and Gray)

Waver was a mess and Gray could see it. Her sensei, mentor and guardian was in an emotional state; tears were threatening to fall as he refrained from whooping with joy. "Boy, let it out, even after all these years our bond persists." Rider boomed with laughter as thunder boomed and lightning flashed.

Waver looked at his student and for the first time looked her in the eye, smiled and let out a whoop of joy. Gray grinned "Oy, oy, Gray…Don't forget you can enjoy yourself." Add commented, Gray braced herself, a deluge of petty borderline slanderous remarks about women was about to spew forth from her Mystic Code. "Add, I trust, you won't need a reminder…" Add quickly closed his mouth; he may have been programmed to sound like Sir Kay, Sir Ector's Son and Knight to Arthur's Squire and honestly he had a little of the mans personality installed as well. Programming Mystic Codes always went sideways, look at the Kaleidosticks! Both possessed kleptomaniac and trollish tendencies and hated their creator!

"What ho! Waver, I've found Lancer and her Master…He is impressive! GORDIUS WHEEL: VIA EXPUGNITO!" Iskander roared as he banked the chariot harshly; below the windows blew out as car alarms blared, the trio bounced on the road rushing into the Yggdilmennia forces "WHO DARES TO CHALLENGE THE MIGHT OF ISKANDER!" The Rider of Red roared as golems collapsed and homunculi were trampled under hoof and wheel.

(Dudley and Hermione)

"Gandr!" Came a barrage of curses and behind them came a pink-haired streak.

Lugh grunted as the blur slammed into her. Meanwhile Hermione swore softly as she twirled her wand and the earth coiled around them and with another flick Dudley's hands began to glow purple.