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Ch 10 Triple Suns
(Insert Fate/Grand Order OST - Lostbelt 6 - Fairy Knights of the Round Battle Theme)
Motoyasu stares at the people surrounding them, his eyes most fixated on Ritsuka and Shielder protecting the one who brainwashed him. However, he puts that aside, hearing where their loyalties stood was a surprising shock. "What do you all mean by master!" He got up from the ground, staring at the Servants of Humanity.
The now enemy Lancer staggers forward, wanting some answers. "Who are you to my brother!?" He demanded of the group.
"Motoyasu, this isn't the time for this type of Qu-"
"SHUT IT, ITSUKI!" Motoyasu was fuming with frustration, confused with everything.
The Heroic Knight's eyes widen, never seeing this man so worked up before.
Motoyasu stared back at Ritsuka, standing firm with his Servants. "ANSWER ME!" He yells at the Knights.
"As we said, we're Servants of Fujimaru Ritsuka. Our master." Arthur restated to the false Knights. He held an invisible Excalibur firmly at the one who call himself Lancelot. "We won't let you get near him or the Shield Hero." He looks back seeing the gem in it.
'That gem…it can't be…' Arthur shook his head, focusing on the battle.
Myne gritted her teeth, not liking how the odds were against them. Still not wavering from their intimidating power she turns to the remaining Knights. "Knights of Melromarc! Attack those criminals!" She orders them.
"Yes, Princess!" They charge in, believing that they held the advantage since the Three Heroes Roundtable is there.
Baobhan Sith eyes the charging army. "Nah-uh, this is a fight between Knights of Rounds." She held her wand at the soldiers, red streams were released at them.
Each soldier was entangled by the invisible strings, preventing any movement from them. "Ngh!"
"Be a good group of livestock and sit." Baobhan grins at the struggling Human Knights. (AN: Battles between Knights are at the same time.)
Ren vs Barghest/Gawain
Ren brought down his sword at Gawain's Galatine, interlocking blades with him. The black-haired Saber noticed Barghest appeared behind him with her own Galatine about to strike him.
"No, I will not lose!" Ren pushes back Gawain and turns to face the Fairy Knight. Both swords were locked, equally powered.
Barghest grins, seeing this boy has the conviction of a Knight. "Interesting, you have a decent soul to be a Hero. Yet you follow a corrupt King and his spoiled daughter." The Fairy Knight pushed forward, putting strain on the Saber.
Ren gritted his teeth, feeling Barghest's strength about to overpower him. "W-What are you saying? You guys are heretics like that priest said." The Heroic Knight retorted. "I don't know where Naofumi found you guys, but I'm sure as hell you'll overthrow the Kingdom into chaos!" He shouted, pushing her back.
The Fairy Knight was intrigued, even if this was a Human Being she's facing. This boy has the stamina to go toe to toe with her and Gawain.
Metal boots were rushing forward behind them, her heterochromatic eyes saw the Knight Party rushing in with their weapons out. "Tch, what the hell?" She questions the Knighthood these Humans possess.
"W-Wait! Don't-" Ren was about to push the Blackdog away when another pair of metal boots rushed behind him. 'So they're doing a pincer attack? Typical for-Huh?' Ren's blue eyes widen when Gawain jumps in the air,
"Saber! I'll take on the Heroic Knight, deal with the Knights in our rear!" Gawain landed behind Ren, allowing him to get free from Barghest's strain.
Barghest moves away from Ren, allowing the Knight of the Sun to take over. "Understood!" She hastily made her way to the incoming Knights, stopping midway.
"Knights of the lost History, I; I a Knight of a Lostbelt and to my master shall not let you pass!" Barghest slams her Galatine on the ground, flame erupting from the ground causing the frontal Knights to fly. "Now, go and fend off the enemies!"
The Fairy Knight summoned her chains, propelling her armored arm and letting Blackdogs free to take care of them.
The Knights froze, seeing the Barghests coming for them. "Barghests!? She's the one who's controlling those monsters!"
"A heretic of the highest order! Kill her and her heretical allies, the Devil of the Shield too, now!" the Knights charged into the pack of Blackdogs, however being familiars to a Servant means they're no match.
Ren swung his sword at Gawain, he dodges until their swords clash. He looks behind seeing the one-sided battle between Melromarc Knights and the Lostbelt Servant. "Look at the chaos you are creating, you are siding with the wrong guy!" He growls.
Gawain pulls back his sword, then swings it again. "We weren't looking for a battle, that's one of our master's morals." The Knight explains, interlocking swords once more.
"We fight to help others in need, that's what the Servants of Ritsuka Fujimaru fight for," Gawain shouted, unsure why he's getting angry with this boy. Probably it's because he took his name and disgraced it, but he felt there's something more to him.
The Knight of the Sun steps back, feeling this battle has gone long enough. "Sacred Sword, instill me with power!" Gawain glided his hand on the blade of Galatine igniting the flames within.
Ren steps back, feeling something within him. "W-Wha-" He turns to Barghest behind him, her version of Galatine was ignited in a magenta flame.
"AH!" Gawain rushed forward, swinging his sword to the side.
Ren blocks his attack but was thrown to the side. "Ngh!"
Gawain rushed at him again, this time swinging Galatine to the left. "HA!"
Again, Ren blocked it with embers burning his armor. "Damnit, what power do they have!?" He questions, observing his two opponents. Suddenly a strange feeling came rushing to him, like a sense of nostalgia or something.
"T-This feeling…" He clutches his chest, looking at the two Knights from both sides. "Who are you two?"
Gawain stood before Ren, sword ready to land a blow that'll render him stunned for a while. "Honorable Knights," He brought down his sword,
Baobhan Sith vs Heroic Knight Tristan
Baobhan Sith notices the silent green stream hurling towards her. "Heh," She spun around creating spikes to shield her from the silent strike.
"Tch," Itsuki clicked his tongue, seeing she's skilled than assassination. He held his bow at her, his finger on the single string, and pluck it. "TAKE THIS!" he plucks some more, creating a barrage of arrows.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" The Fairy Knight laughs, seeing the amount of work her fellow Tristan is putting. "YOU REALLY ARE A NOVICE; YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT WEAPON YOU POSSESS IN YOUR HANDS!" She materialized her own version of Failnaught grinning at the false Knight.
Itsuki was taken aback, her black bow was like a harp but he could tell that even if the look seems unorthodox for a bow it's a danger. The green-haired Archer shook his head, not letting the strange bow intimidate him. "What are you? I never seen an adventure do that nor a Mage for that matter."
Baobhan Sith stroke her Failnaught, staring back at her opponent. "I'm a Servant, that's all you need to know, Livestock." She answers the Human. "But enough of this small talk, this is a battle between Knights. As Tristans, it's fitting who's the best."
Itsuki could only scoff, he, and her? There's no way in hell that he would let someone compare themselves as equals to him. "Tch, an amateur like you should know your place when facing a pro." With that, he plucks his string, sending a green stream at the Fairy Knight.
"Oh? Are we talking about who's skilled?" Baobhan Sith plucks her own strings, sending a barrage of red streams over to Itsuki.
The Heroic Knight witness his stream overrun by her own streams. "Ngh," Itsuki jumps back, dodging the streams as they pierced the ground.
"Screw this," Itsuki pulls back his string, causing an arrow of air to form. Releasing it, the arrows hurl towards the Fairy Princess.
Sith smiles, vanishing from her spot as the arrow blasted a crater where she was standing. "Where did she go!?" Itsuki scans the area in search of the Fairy Knight.
"HEROIC KNIGHT TRISTAN! ABOVE YOU!" A Knight cried out, warning the Archer.
Itsuki looks up, hearing the warning the Knight cried to him. A red spiral hurls straight for him, in response the Archer leaps away just when the spiral crashes where he stood.
Baobhan Sith grins, letting Itsuki witness the power she wields. "W-What did you just do!?" Itsuki demanded, feeling he's being cornered in terms of power.
"This is a small fraction of my ability. A better term is, this is me holding back," Baobhan Sith explains, pointing her wand at the false Hero. "Besides, you aren't worthy of even seeing my Noble Phantasm."
"SHUT IT!" Itsuki got her taunting to him, he pulls back his string and released the same attack.
The Archer laughs, using her extreme speed to dodge the attack. "AHAHAHAHAHAH!" She waves her wand, deflecting the blast for her.
'Damnit, I hate to admit but she's better than me.' Itsuki ponders; his eyes then look at the bow in his hand. "Screw it," He cursed.
Itsuki raised his bow at Baobhan Sith. Slowly placing his index finger on the string, he was going to use one of his powerful attacks. "Thunder Shot!" An arrow of Lighting hurls towards the Fairy.
The Fairy Knight smiles, disappearing from his range. The arrow hurls across the canopy of the forest. "Where did she go!?"
"Right behind you," Itsuki swiftly turns around before being kicked in the stomach by the tip of her heel.
"NGH!"
Arthur vs Motoyasu
Arthur blocked Motoyasu's thrust, skipping backward before he slashed at his master's brother figure. "Hup!"
Motoyasu blocked the invisible slash, twirling his Spear he thrust it at the King only for him to glide the blade on Excalibur's blade. 'Is he using an invisible sword? How does he even know if he lands a hit?' He thought.
The Heroic Knight rushes at the King, pouring his Mana into his strike. "TAKE THIS!" He throws his Spear at Arthur, thinking it might hit.
Arthur slashed across Motoyasu's attack away, with the air thus causing him to all back. Motoyasu fell on the ground, "You have skills, I give you that. But you're still immature when it comes to being a Knight." He stares back at the Knight.
"Tch, I don't need your opinion," Motoyasu growls, looking at Ritsuka standing beside Galahad. He staggers as he got up on his feet, "I don't know why you call yourselves Servants of my brother. But one thing is for sure, Naofumi there has manipulated you all!" He shouted, getting up and charging again at Arthur.
'Master, I know he's your brother figure but-'
'Do it, Arthur.' Ritsuka orders the King, seeing there's no way of backing out from this fight; even if it's against his brother. 'Right now, the only way is to fight so we can escape.'
Arthur nodded, using half of his strength to fight the Heroic Knight. Placing his sword at his side, the Saber swung in a diagonal angle at the blonde.
"Damnit!" Motoyasu blocks the attack, pushing him back to where he once stood.
Myne saw the two Knights battle, being the cheat she was she intervene. Holding her hand out, she aims for the King of Knights, locked in combat with the Spear Hero. "This should even the odds. I call-"
The Bitch paused, seeing the Golden Saber before her suddenly. "Sorry, but I can't let you cheat here," The Grand Saber slashed at the Princess of the country prompting her to step back.
"Ngh! Why you-where did he go!?" Myne caught her footing before falling back on the filthy ground. The red-haired Princess tries to get up, but she was met by a silver sword.
The Golden Saber grins at the Bitch on the ground, "Now, be a good girl and stay out. Alright?" He said politely, "I don't think your soldiers would be in any position to help." The blonde looks over to where the Knights were preoccupied with Barghest's Blackdogs.
"Huh?" Myne saw the fiery dogs fending off the Search Party, most fell from their strength while the rest was back to a corner.
Myne smirks, having faith that Motoyasu would deal with these heretics. Turning to the blonde man still above her. "Motoyasu-sama will defeat you heretics! Not even your Barghest pack can defeat a Knight of the Three Heroes Roundtable!" She proclaims.
Sounds of metal clashing caught the attention of the Princess of Melromarc. Myne gasps seeing the Hero she sided was on the losing side. "H-Huh?"
Arthur strikes on each side of Motoyasu's form, rendering him into a defensive stance. "Damnit, damnit!" Motoyasu cursed, hating the outcome with his opponent.
"Anger is no place in a battle of Knights," Arthur steps forward and swung his sword upward.
Motoyasu felt the rushing air coming towards him, his body was being pushed back again by his air. "NGH-AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" The Lancer has blasted away against the rocks.
Arthur held his sword to the side, seeing his opponent unable to continue. 'Master, your brother has been defeated.'
'Stay vigilant, we're not out of the woods just yet.' Ritsuka informed his Knight.
Galahad remained vigilant, watching for any dirty tricks that these Knights will throw at them. He then notices more Knights coming from the forest, probably the main army. "Master, more Knights have appeared."
"This group that the Roundtable was leading was just a Search Party." Castoria concluded, sensing now Mages within the second group.
Naofumi looks at the brother of the guy he hates. He might not like Motoyasu, but his brother seems to be someone he can trust if Arturia trusted him. "So, what's the plan for escape?" He asked the master.
Ritsuka thought for a moment before remembering the trick Melusine told him during the Wave. He turns to Raphtalia who jumps from his gaze, "Can you make that blinding light again?" He asked the Demi-Human.
"Huh? What do you mean-"
The black-haired Hero seem to understand what this guy was saying. "Raphtalia, do the light spell you did against the shadows." Naofumi reminded his sword.
The Demi-Human blinks, understanding now what he means. "Right, hold on." Raphtalia closes her eyes, preparing her spell when something was off. "H-Huh? I can't cast any of my spells." She told the group.
Castoria closes her eyes, sensing a Bounded Field around the area. "Those Mages has set a Bounded Field around this entire area." The Lostbelt Servant confirmed Raphtalia's statement.
"Oh no, what're we going to do?" Filo asked, unsure if she can face this many enemies.
Ritsuka sighs, looking for the right Servant to do the job. His eyes caught Barghest, fending off the incoming Knights. "Jump when she releases her attack."
"Huh? What do you mean, Sir Magus?" Melty asked, seeing the Fairy Knight in front of them.
"Everyone regroup!"
Motoyasu and Itsuki fell back on the ground after their opponents defeated them, "Mmm? We're leaving already?" Baobhan Sith groans, wanting to finish off the pretender. She looks at Itsuki, rather out of breath after their fight.
"Luck for you, Human. My Step-father has ordered a retreat. Try not to disappoint me next time." The Fairy Knight leaps back, joining with the others.
Arthur looks at the Grand Saber, nodding upon their master's orders. They returned promptly leaving their opponents defeated.
Gawain and Ren faced each other.
Gawain had to admit, the boy who took his name has some spunk to even be standing against him and Barghest. But he looks like he could fall at any moment. "I have to say, you have some great stamina kid. But you aren't ready to face us yet, word of advice listen to your guts."
Ren looks up, falling to his knees. "W-What?"
"I can tell you have doubts about this," Gawain closes his eyes, turning around from the boy. "Don't let others tell you what's wrong or right. That's up to you," He advice the Heroic Knight.
Still not understanding what Gawain just said, he staggers to his feet not done fighting. "W-Wait, we're not done fighting-"
Gawain glares back at the determined Heroic Knight. "Stand down, you need rest if you want to fight me again." With that, he left his sight to join his master.
Myne sat up, seeing the strange Knights leaving the battle and the Heroic Knights on the ground. There's only one reason why they're retreating, she turns around to the incoming Knights. "KNIGHTS! THEY'RE MAKING THEIR RETREAT! DON'T LET THEM ESCAPE, USE ANY METHOD TO PREVENT THEM FROM LEAVING!" She orders them,
Naofumi clicked his tongue, hearing what that Bitch ordered her puppets. "Damn Bitch, you're sure this escape will work?" He looks at Ritsuka,
"Don't worry Oni-san. I trust master." Castoria ensures her brother figure,
Barghest steps back, before hearing her master's voice. "Barghest! Release your Noble Phantasm to cover our escape!" He ordered her.
Ren's eyes widen, hearing the term they used for their special attack. "S-She has a Noble Phantasm!?" He grips his sword, thinking he could counter it.
The Fairy Knight nodded, "Very well, master!" Whistling to her familiars to fall back, her range is now free.
The Knights saw the Blackdogs disappear. Using the opportune time, they went in to charge again. "Now's our chance, kill them all!" The Knights cried, rushing into battle.
Barghest looks at the army, then at the Bitch smiling wickedly, raising her head her voice booms out. "Behold, the power of the Fairy Knights of the Roundtable!" She cried out.
"Fairy…Knights?" Naofumi blinks, never heard of that term before.
"Antennae of A-Rei, bared!" Barghest dismissed her Galatine, her hand moving towards the horns on her head. She broke her horn, blood running down her right eye, "Au, guuuuuuuuh!"
The Knights continued to charge, unknowing the danger they're running into. "GO! KILL HER!" Myne grins, wanting to teach this bitch her place.
Ren felt a powerful surge of Magical Energy, his eyes widen when her body began to be engulfed by magenta flames as it grew larger. "GET AWAY FROM HER!" He cried.
"NOW!" Ritsuka cried, allowing Arthur to pick him up. Gawain took Filo and Melty, and Saber took Raphtalia.
Naofumi followed Galahad down the cliffside, where they disappeared in the forest, leaving Barghest behind for a bit.
"Sacred sword, disgraced!"
Barghest appeared amongst the flames, her Galatine morphed into something demonic than before.
The Knights froze, seeing the flaming Demonic Sword of the Sun; Ren got the scared Princess and the unconscious two Knights and hid behind the rocks. "B-By God-"
Barghest raised her Demonic Sword, bringing down upon her opponents.
"Blackdog Galatine!"
Flames engulfed the entire mountain range to the forest up ahead, trapping whoever was unfortunate enough to be caught.
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
Burning screams of Humans echo in the night as their bodies turn to ash.
Ren and Myne were horrified, seeing the burning deaths of the Kingdom's best Knights die in an instance. Only ashes were left in the rocky terrain, no bodies or even weapons for they all burn under the Demonic Flame.
The Heroic Knight who took the name Gawain turns to Barghest, leaving the scorched battlefield by jumping down the cliffside. He could tell they were out of their league; his thoughts drown out the hyperventilating and panicking of Myne of the event.
"Blackdog…Galatine…" Ren ponders on the name Barghest cried, and the name Ritsuka shouted. "Barghest…the Blackdog of Yorkshire…" That name was something he should be wary about, a name that Ren won't forget after tonight.
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