The Creatures of Grimm were as terrifying as they were strong.

While the Servants of this Holy Grail War may say otherwise, they were in truth heroes who have faced such threats and beasts already in life. As such, one can't be a hero unless they can face and overcome most fears, meaning the Grimm were far from a scary foe for them. Just prey to kill.

'But I admit, normal folk have every right to run in terror.' The Lancer of this war, the Child of Light himself thought as he gutted a Major Ursa without problem. Allowing a young couple to run away while also thanking Cu while they were at it. A Boarbatusk tried to roll after them, but a good stomp crushed it apart before it dissipated.

"Finally." Cu grinned as he saw more Grimm incoming. "About time I can fight without holding back. So come at me ya freaks!" The Grimm roared in response, and Cu just laughed in their faces.

This war has been a total downer ever since Lancer arrived here in the present day. First, his former Master was killed off because of that bastard of a priest. With Cu unable to do anything but simply accept the outcome, though seethed a bit on the inside at how he failed to save her.

Then that coward gave him a nasty command. To limit his fighting and hold back, and then run away from his enemy. A real hero fought to the bitter end, and yet because of that priest's command, Cu had no choice but to run away. Disliking how he couldn't even go all out.

Not to mention that his Master had him hunt people down for mana, thus consuming their souls. While Lancer did it nonchalantly, that didn't mean he enjoyed killing the regular passer byers. While not regretting what he did, Cu hated that he was forced to devour their souls just for a power-up instead of using his own strength.

Now however, it seems things were looking up. Well, okay maybe not everything was all full of joy. What Cu meant was he could now fight these demonic beasts called Grimm, and since they weren't Servants, Cu didn't have to hold back one bit. Killing them with great ferocity while filling his heart with great battle-lust. And if he could save a few people here and there, well, nothing wrong with that.

'Still though,' Cu thought as he then threw his spear and saw it pierce through the skulls of many werewolves. The spear hitting a scorpion's face making it squeal. 'Just how are there so many?' Cu then leaped at a lizard-thing Grimm and crushed it's back while jumping in the air.

"Scree!" A Nevermore came, and its beak wide open to devour Cu. Smirking, the Lancer called upon his spear that came right at him. Once it came to his hand, Cu instantly threw the spear at the bird's mouth. Where it proceeded to exit out the other way while the bird screeched in agony before vanishing away.

Cu began to fall, and the Grimm seemed to believe that they could get him now. All surging towards where he would fall down. "As if that'd stop me." Cu grinned as he threw his spear which emitted red energy. Oh, it wasn't his Noble Phantasm, but the second it landed a pulse of red energy escaped from it and disintegrated the Grimm like so.

Once Cu landed, the local Grimm in this area were nice and dead. However, all one had to do was hear the howls and roars to learn that there were still more out there. And unlike the first time, they were spreading out in greater number.

"Hm?" Cu couldn't admit to how he was feeling. Though he did feel bad about the city's residents. They were just regular people, people who unlike him and his fellow Celts, had no idea how to face the nasty monsters that roamed the world. Such as these Grimm, with Cu having seen a few actually kill some people before he fought them.

While Cu enjoyed a good fight, even he didn't want to fight these things forever. As such, while he didn't mind killing loads of them, even he wanted this to end eventually. As fun as fighting these things were, they weren't worthy opponents as they were ultimately just creatures of destruction and had little ability to fight properly. At the very least, Cu knew where they were coming from.

"Caster's temple." Was this part of the witch's scheme? Did she perhaps lose control? Or maybe there was another factor going on here that Cu wasn't aware of. His most recent action was maiming the kid, and that was about it. As Cu was about to continue his onslaught, suddenly he felt something in the air.

"Ah. There you are." His very instincts gave off massive warning signals when he heard the voice. Instantly he jumped forward, and just in time as the ground collapsed and from it a massive worm-like Grimm burst forth screeching. Cu turned and got ready to kill the disgusting thing when he then saw her.

She was human yet was inhumane at the same time. Beautiful, yet disgusting. Her smile may appear lovely, but a good look at her eyes said otherwise and showed her true intentions.

'Don't think I've felt this way since her.' Cu thought of a certain pink-haired woman he had the unfortunate meeting off. Either way, Cu knew he was in trouble, feeling unease around this girl. At the same time though, he also felt himself growing interested at how the Grimm didn't seem to attack this girl. Meaning she must be connected to them, although judging how her clothing style matched those demonic beasts, it was a dead give-away answer.

"Can I get your name lass?" Cu asked while on guard. Ready to either fight or run, as while he may love a fight, Cu wasn't stupid and knew sometimes one had to disengage to live against a dangerous foe. The girl giggled.

"My name huh. Interesting." The massive worm leaned down, its sharp teeth showing as it hissed with the girl petting it. "I suppose asking for one's name is good manners." Lancer then saw it, the shadows growing a lot more with red veins glowing across it, all emitting from the girl's own feet. "And yet," The girl's eyes glowed red as she looked at Lancer's own eyes. "Did you say your name properly to the boy you hurt?"

Those were all the words Lancer needed to know now was the time to escape. Instantly he jumped back, and just in time as black ribbons of sort came at him. One grazed him and Lancer instantly felt as if a part of him was being taken away while at the same time, corroded his leg just a bit.

"Nasty!" Lancer said as he then landed and began to run off. Knowing by that touch that he was no match for Sakura. Not because she was a better fighter than him, but because she was the worst opponent for any Servant. His Master from the Land of Shadows may have taught him mainly fighting skills, but she did teach him some other stuff involving some mystics to support him.

Sakura didn't give up though, as from beneath Lancer more ribbons came out and like tentacles, launched at him. Lancer twirled his spear to wack them away from touching him. Yet even when protecting his body, the Servant saw his own weapon looking just a bit less colorful. The parts that were touched were slightly grayed out.

"Scra!" Lancer then saw a Nevermore as it slammed into him. On its beak, Lancer saw all red eyes glowing as the beast stared at him. The Grimm began to turn back towards Sakura, however Lancer thought otherwise.

"Eat it ya over-sized chicken!" Lancer adjusted himself and flipped onto the Nevermore's head, which tried to shake him off only for Lancer to just jump on its back. Where he gleefully slammed the tip of his spear into its back making the bird screech in pain. Lancer then shoved the spear deeper and then twisted it causing the Nevermore to fly further away from Sakura instead of taking Lancer to her.

Sakura's eyes glowed as she then saw Lancer leaving. "So, it's tag now, is it?" The dark shadow that grew then bubbled and spawned out many Grimm. Griffons and Razor Wings, with a few Manticores to boot. "After him."

The Grimm instantly chased after Lancer, all of them screeching and with some firing their fire breath at him. Granted, there was a good chance Lancer would escape, yet Sakura didn't care. Because she sent a warning against him, and sooner or later he'll fall into her hands. Where she'll devour him like so, all while achieving her objective. Of course, to achieve her objective, Sakura needed something.

"First, I need to find the girl." Or should she say, someone. Particularly, the other Lesser Grail. Not to mention all the other Servants needed to then…then… "Huh?" Actually…What was Sakura trying to do? For a second, any hate she had alongside her resentment and pain vanished, just for a moment. As Sakura pondered what she would do after she dealt with the Servants and all those who made her suffer.

All she came with was blank.

"Destroy!"

Then her eyes widened, as she saw a figure. Overlapping her view of the real world. One in a landscape that may as well be hell itself. Of purple crystals jutted out of the ground. Of the Grimm crawling from the black liquid of Grimm. The moon seen across the red horizon, where at the center laid a massive pool where a unnatural being could be seen. Where all the Grimm bowed to him.

"Hunt them down." The being said. "Those who cry. Those who rage. Those who curse others but don't curse themselves." Sakura then felt a connection. A connection to all the Grimm, as they obeyed the one who installed their primal instinct. "Destroy all of humanity, until nothing is left!"

Soon, Sakura went back to seeing the real world, where she then felt it. While she already knew of it, now Sakura felt the same desire the Grimm felt towards humanity. The girl already hated people for ignoring her pain. Now, she no longer hated them. Instead, she just wanted to do what the Grimm themselves desired.

"Yes. That's a good goal." Sakura then looked at the sky and at the moon itself. She still had her original goal, to find her sister and the others. But now she had a new goal as well. Her connection to the Grimm, it was causing her to see memories that they had. Which included that strange being she saw, where they were told to kill humanity.

So, it made Sakura wonder something.

"What will the world be like, if humans are gone." The Grimm seemed to cheer in response to her words.

"Oh my. And you say these things are from America?" Zouken looked down from a building. Watching the vermin getting devoured while the cops futility tried to fight back. A saber-tooth like Grimm pounces on them and rips their innards out.

"That is what Ozpin said." Rider told Zouken who grins. The Einzebern brat is nice and secure, and Rider stayed until Zouken returned, where the two then decided to check out the city. Needless to say, the shopping district has seen better days.

Rider didn't feel much seeing the massacre occurring, more worried about Sakura than others. Though that didn't mean she felt joy seeing these people dying, while Zouken for the matter is much more gleeful. Enjoying the humans who had proper bodies compared to his original rotting one, dying like the lowly creatures they were.

But as Zouken watched the Grimm, suddenly he saw something else.

"Run! Run!" People screamed as the Grimm began to assault the town. Screaming in terror as they tried to outrun the beasts that chased after them.

Then, green energy came and zapped at the Grimm. A powerful blast that burst through the Grimm's bodies and caused them to disintegrate. The people surprised by this sudden turn of events and looked to see just who had saved them.

"Do not fear." A voice called out. Where stepping out is a person Zouken couldn't even see, as this was a first-person view. "Just run quickly to the north and you'll be safe."

"Y-yes. Thank you." The people then gave their gratitude, as the mystery man waved them off. Though some growls could be heard, and the man turned to see more Grimm coming. Revealing their claws under what appeared to be a shattered moon.

Wait…shattered moon?

Zouken's sights returned to normal, and he clutched his head. "What…?"

Zouken then scowled as he looked at his chest. There was nothing there of course, but the man was looking beyond that. Knowing what was within him. Ozpin.

'Were those his memories?' The ritual was meant to merge their souls together, but with Zouken gaining the authority of the immortality trait. However, it was an untested ritual that may have had side-effects. Such as…whatever it was Zouken saw. Shaking his head, Zouken decided to deal with this later. Right now, he needs to do something else.

"We must find a way to restrain Sakura." Zouken told Rider. "Right now, without my influence, she is roaming free without command. Doing whatever it is she pleases." Such a waste too. Zouken hated waste.

"Can you even restrain her?" Rider then asked bluntly, while clearly showing disdain in her voice. Zouken paid it no heed. No need to bother with the words of a tool after all. Her question did have merit though.

"Yes. That is a good question." Originally Zouken didn't really want to bother with Sakura. However, he then remembered that she is still a Lesser Grail, and one who'll hunt the other Servants down. Meaning perhaps Zouken could use Sakura to access Heaven's Feel. Not that it would be easy.

Before, he had a worm in her that could in some ways, influence her with his voice. Due to the need of the ritual though, his soul was now in this body and thus the worm inside Sakura may as well be useless. With Sakura now doing what appears to be chaos and death with no reason for it other than to just spread misery. That's pointless however, what is needed right now is to get her back under Zouken's thumb.

Then he can have Sakura open the gates to the Greater Grail and achieve the ability to gain a wish. Zouken could always use such a great power, but it was impossible with the way Sakura is now. He didn't even know where she was.

'Or maybe, I should just let her continue on.' Even if Sakura no longer heeded his words, the Lesser Grail in her and the connection she had to Avenger would subconsciously drive her to hunt the Servants. Once she hunted them down, and killed them all, then Zouken can try and see if he can put her under his control then and there and get his wish.

Yes, that may be the best idea. Sakura may not have had any training as a magus, but the power she has would be great thanks to her unique connection to Avenger. He'll need to walk carefully around this situation. Though if he did take this course of action, then that leaves another problem.

"Rider. I need you to deal with any potential hasslers." The other remaining Masters would have to go. Zouken can quicken Sakura's growth by killing the Masters and thus ensure Sakura had no obstacles to her further growth. Not to mention any magus sent here by the association.

'By now some will realize magecraft is being exposed here because of all these Grimm. Meaning they'll be taking extreme measures.' Maybe destroy the city if worst comes to worst. But that means they might exterminate Sakura. As such, with the Einzebern secured, Zouken gave Rider her new orders. "Find Sakura and keep a good distance from her. But if you see any Masters or Enforcers, deal with them." The book Zouken then took out glowed, as a Command Seal was used.

Rider gave a scowl but said nothing as she then left. What a good tool she was. Yet as she left, for just a bit Zouken then felt guilty for giving such a cruel command.

…Guilt?

Zouken blinked again before quickly pushing down that foolish feeling. What reason did he have to feel guilt for? Must have been his imagination, just like seeing that shattered moon. Zouken did consider the fact that it might have been a memory…however, that must have been a dream. Because since when has the moon ever been shattered?

In the meantime, Zouken needed to get another Servant. Rider was good, but his enemies had their own Servants. The Emiya boy had Saber, Tohsaka and Archer, and that damn priest had two Servants. Lancer and the hidden Archer. While Zouken's own mana supply supplied Rider with greater power, against all these enemies, were she to face them including the second Archer, she would be overwhelmed.

'I need another Servant, one truly bound to me.' One that would obey him and just him. Rider heeds his words now, yet the risk of the book that currently made her his temporary Master could be destroyed. Plus having a second Servant would be a great boon. Granted, having a second Servant might strain even him, but then again, that was what the Einzbern girl was for.

Zouken could always use an extra mana battery, hehehe.

Still, first he needed a catalyst of sorts. The problem is that all the Servants have technically been summoned. Unless he used Assassin as the catalyst, as his summoning is much different than the usual Assassins that came here. Unfortunately, using him is out of the question since Zouken didn't know where that Servant is and the last location, he was at had been Caster's former workshop.

Which is now surrounded by Grimm.

"Yes…Grimm…" Zouken's eyes settled onto one of the creatures of darkness. How they stalked the vermin and culled them. Showing no mercy at all. It would be nice to have such a Servant with similar traits like them. With Assassin gone, Zouken then burst into numerous flying Blade Worms and flew off. If he was going to use one of the Grimm as a catalyst, then he would be best to find a high quality one to use.

A massive bee-like Grimm buzzed by some cars. Thankfully, most people have long left the area, though the blood splattered on the Grimm's carapace showed it did run into a few humans. The Grimm known as a Lancer was then backed up by other Lancers, all on the hunt for more humans. The city is full of them.

Though while they hunted humans, the Grimm also searched for the targets their new mistress Sakura gave them. To search for the Servants and certain individuals before bringing them to Sakura.

Yet another thought occurred to these Lancers. Their eyes then looked at the sky. Where a primitive thought occurred to them. To search farther. A bigger Lancer, an Alpha warrior drone but not a queen, then 'spoke' to the other Grimm. That perhaps their targets were beyond this city, and they should spread outside of it.

The other Grimm seemed to agree. Where they then attempted to fly off to escape the boundaries of this city and spread even more misery around.

The Grimm was instantly cut down by a scythe.

The other Grimm saw this and while they sensed no negative emotion, they knew that they still needed to kill a human when they saw one. The warrior drones already bringing out their stingers to attack.

Shing! Slash! Shing!

Black smoke burst from all the Grimm as they died off while the scythe was then put away.

"Excellent job Gray."

"Y-Yes. Thank you, teacher."

Two figures stepped out, with other individuals behind them. The second reports of demonic beasts were seen, the hidden group known as the Association began to make their move. From cutting off and manipulating people to stop showing the footage of Grimm to other countries, to doing their best to memory wipe those who knew. It wasn't perfect, but it slowed down the information while another group spread falseness and supposed rumors that the Grimm were just some pranks to other media outlets. It probably won't stick, but once the evidence was gone, people will find it hard to explain what they say is true.

Most magus may suck at using technology, but they knew that information spreading on television and computers and phones always started with people. Manipulating people was very easy, especially since the Association had certain individuals implanted in these media groups. While most of the modern world didn't know of the moonlit world, some do if only to help stop or manipulate the information when magecraft came out.

Now was that time, as while it wasn't easy, the Association was doing its damn best to ensure any information about Fuyuki won't spread anywhere else. Which of course then left the people and the Grimm.

"Alright then everyone. Let's go hunting." Waver Velvet said all while knowing if things didn't get better, then this city won't be worrying about just those demonic beasts, but magus themselves.

A chapter to show the viewpoints of others, which doesn't bode well for most people.

Like Sakura. In the films, it was pretty much admitted by her she had no idea what to do, what with Zouken (who she thought she killed), and Shinji dead. Here, I decided that once she offs her targets, due to her unnatural connection to the Grimm, she'll just try and kill off humanity if only because she has nothing better to do. And just letting you know, she didn't actually meet the God of Darkness, just saw a memory of him.

Then we have Zouken, who's as cruel as ever. Wanting to summon another Servant and use Illya as a mana battery while also wanting Rider to kill any of the Masters just in case Sakura can't. While this chapter does show the 'unknown feelings' in him thanks to a certain someone, Zouken shoves it away while making the deadly stupid plan of using a Grimm as a catalyst. I already have an idea of who to summon with it if he succeeds, but I also pondered what existing canon Servant can also be summoned with a Grimm.

And lastly, we have the Mage Association making their move. To stop the Grimm from showing the existence of magecraft…and probably kill the city's people. So aside from Waver, Gray, and maybe one or two magus in the group, the rest will kill the people of Fuyuki to keep the status quo.

Where this will all lead, who knows? But Shirou will make a move. But now next week, as I wanna go back to the Brother (Sister) Gods and Chaldea. Also, to remind some people who told me how I added Illya last chapter even though she was kidnapped, it has now been changed when I realized that mistake. It features Rin now and Archer.