Chapter 3: Two enter the fray

Cinder Fall, maiden and warrior all in one. A woman with enough desire for power that she would do absolutely anything for more of it.

Deadly and beautiful.

A terror and nightmare to dozens across Remnant.

It was with these thoughts, with pure determination to let nothing stand in her way of killing that damned silver eyed girl, that Cinder grinned and opened her palms.

Flames ignited, bright and scalding as they flowed freely into her hands.

The purple clad woman, the one who had deemed Cinder as her master dashed back, purple glyphs surrounding her as she too faced the golden haired man walking towards them.

Arrogance flowed off the man in droves, enough to where she felt even her own pride flaring in challenge.

It was… intoxicating, and infuriating.

So with a feral grin Cinder Fall let her flames lose.

Pillars of fire raced at the golden man, and she grinned as the flames consumed the entire space around him.

The very heat from her power burning to ash the entire field around them, ash and smoke alike rising as her flames settled.

"Tchk. Such a simple thing, perhaps-"

Golden eyes widened as she realized the man was still standing.

A frown was etched on his face.

"How dare you raise a hand to the rightful King, Mongrel." He stated, his voice carrying both arrogance and malice to it.

She snarled, raising her hands once more as thunder roared in the skies above.

Golden portals opened around the man, at least a dozen if not more.

Then, without warning, swords shot out of the portals faster than Cinder could even comprehend.

She stepped back, eyes widening as the swords raced for her-

A purple glyph intercepted the swords, it's very shape cracking into a million pieces as the last sword exploded on it.

Grateful for the fact she wasn't a red smear on the floor, she grinned and unleashed a torrent of flames towards the man once more.

This time however she wasn't fool enough to stand still, and kicked off the ground and launched herself to the left.

As expected, four swords slammed into the ground of where she had once been.

And-

"Master!"

Instincts flared, and she threw herself backwards a few steps, and two more swords flew through the air of where her head had been.

She hit the ground and rolled up, eyes wide as more golden portals opened before her.

Wind gathered around her and launched her up into the air. She thrust out a hand, and lightning broke the sky and slammed into the golden man.

Or at least, she had hoped it would.

Instead a portal opened and a massive shield intercepted the shot, completely negating her attack.

She frowned and ash swirled around her, a bow and arrow forming in her hands as she commanded the air to fly her further off, careful now to keep an eye on every portal that opened near her.

Two swords again flew past her, once barely missing her ankle.

Purple lance's of energy flew at the man, the purple clad woman flying high into the air as another dozen purple glyphs powered up and shot down a barrage of power at the man.

She wondered where Neo had gone.

Her hands notched the arrow in her hand, and she fired without a second thought.

The arrow soared and in the midst of purple energy, and sword flying in every direction, she notched another two and fired.

Her eyes glowed with power as the man simply moved his head and entirely avoided each of her shots.

She growled and once more commanded the skies, lightning flashing violently as she-

Golden portals opened around her, and chains flew out, wrapping around her faster than she could even move and instantly her power vanished.

Her heart raced as flight left her, and gravity pulled her back towards Remnant.

But the chains held firm and struggle as she might, they would not budge as she was suspended at least a few stories above the ground.

And try as she might, her power wouldn't manifest.

Her eyes widened.

This….

This wasn't possible!

Raven had been a maiden and even then it had been a neck and neck fight! No random man could dare stand against her!

She grit her teeth and thrashed, calling for the power of the maiden to aid her; yet it never did.

Nothing, not even her semblance came forth.

She thrashed left and right, hoping to somehow free herself of her bonds.

Metal bit into her flesh as the chains seemed to tighten around her.

Her thrashes turned to simple spasms as the chains took even her freedom of movement away.

How had this even happened? She was a maiden! She had defeated Ozpin! Toyed with and crushed the Champion of Mistral!

It shouldn't be possible!

Yet, it was. Like it had been with the Branwen.

She snarled and glared down to the golden man, barely even noticing how the ground grew closer as the chains lowered her down.

Red eyes pierced into amber without so much as a hint of fear, the only thing greeting her being waves of frustration.

The man's eyes narrowed at her, and to her utter dismay, she noticed precisely one thing about him.

He hadn't even moved from his spot.

"Master!"

"Silence, cur, or your master will simply cease to exist." Golden portals opened and several swords inched out; all aimed directly at her.

Her aura was still full, she knew this, and would be able to survive several hits if she needed.

But with the chains coiled around her she had no feasible escape. Even her aura would fail after a constant bombardment of swords.

The purple clad woman fell into view behind the golden man, her clothing torn and bloodied from several spots.

She blinked.

Considering the woman's semblance and use of glyphs she had assumed she was fine.

Then again this man's semblance was throwing fuc-

"So you are a master," the man huffed, his eyes fixated on her right hand before flicking back up to her, "a master bold enough to challenge a servant head on. Brave, but foolish."

He turned to the purple clad woman, purple glyphs flaring to life.

"As a hero, woman, you shouldn't dare raise a hand against the King of Hero's. To do such is to embrace treason, and treason warrants death."

She could here the smirk in his voice, and if the woman's pale lips turning into a sneer were anything to go by, then the man was definitely grinning.

Once more she tried to call forth the flames, or her semblance. Anything in fact.

And once more none of her power answered her back.

Then movement below, and Cinder watched as Neo appeared from nowhere, blade inches from the man's throat as-

"There you are, Mongrel."

Dust exploded from in front of the man, a frown etched upon his face.

He swiped his hand before her and as if the very air bowed to it's king the dust parted, and he glared down at the now prone form of Neo.

Cinders eyes widened.

The petite girl impaled with a single sword, a golden sword with enough ornaments to make even the richest man in Vake seeth with envy.

Discolored eyes were locked onto the sword in shock, blood leaking from the corner of shaking lips.

A single sword had taken down Neo.

She wasn't on Cinders level, but still!

That… that was ridiculous!

Amber eyes looked at the golden portals as… as a strange pit opened in her stomach.

Her throat tightened and her tongue retreated.

This was man not normal.

"What do you want, King of Heroes?" The purple clad woman spat as she took a shaky step back

The man smirked, and turned to face her, though Cinders eyes caught something as he did so.

His left foot.

It had moved a step back.

And that meant, if he had to avoid Neos balde...

"It's simple, cur. I need a master to claim the Grail, my third greatest treasure considering its power to transcend worlds. And yours, though brash and a stain to the eye, seems competent enough."

Golden portals once more turned to face the purple clad woman.

Now the woman hadn't done anything to earn Cinders true loyalty, but she knew a useful tool when she saw one.

She had saved Cinder once, and then, despite her injuries remained the only one still capable of fighting this arrogant pile of crap that was an excuse for a man.

But most importantly…

He had moved a step back when Neo attacked.

He wasn't invincible, and this woman was very powerful. She could tell.

And she'd be damned if she let her best asset die only after a few minutes of even having her.

"Wait." She managed through grit teeth.

The man looked back at her, his eyes narrowing as a frown once more etched upon his face, "speak mongrel, but be wise. The only reason you live is because of my kindness, and your usefulness. Both of which do not last forever."

She held her tongue, reminded of Arthur Watts and his damnable arrogance, before she replied, "what do you want from me?"

His eyebrows raised and he spat out, "for you to be my master mongrel. So I may reclaim my third greatest treasure, the Grail itself."

"What Grail?" she asked trying, and failing, to understand just what he was talking about.

He narrowed his eyes, "you dare talk to the King as some court fool?"

Golden portals, more than had been aimed her than when she had been fighting, appeared above her.

She grit her teeth.

Patience, Cinder…

"My… King, I simply state, that I do not know what you talk of."

His eyes stayed fixed to her, as the purple clad woman looked between her and the man and-

'Master, what is the meaning of this?'

Amber eyes widened and instantly turned to the purple clad woman, who hadn't moved from her spot.

She blinked.

Had she really heard the woman in her-

'Master, please tell me you have a plan. As I stated, we cannot defeat this servant so easily.'

So she had heard the woman in her head…

How?

How had she-

"Bah hah haha!" A rich laughed tore through her confusion and she looked back to the golden man.

Pure amusement was plastered on his face, his eyes wide and his grin feral, "to think that the Grail has chosen someone who does not know about it. A small tale of fantasy, though I will admit, it does make sense."

He looked up.

"My gardens moon is not a broken mess like this one after all."

She blinked again.

What was he going on about?

"But," red eyes returned to her, " even though this Garden is not mine, it doesn't excuse you for attacking a King."

A golden sea as bright as the sun appeared in the sky above.

Her eyes grew wide and a curse slipped from the purple clad woman's throat as several dozen purple glyphs opened to meet the man's threat.

She had a feeling it wouldn't be enough.

"So mongrel," he grinned, "would you be willing to fight for the rightful King? I may even spare this child if you bring me enough amusement."

Red eyes seared into hers without any remorse, and she couldn't help but glance down at Neo.

The girl was an ally yes, but she owed her nothing.

Still…

This man was far too strong for her alone. If she wanted any chance of killing Ruby, then-

Her eyes widened as an idea hit her.

She looked at the man.

"My King," her words were slurred and soft, not seductive but humble for once in her life, "I will serve you with all that I am if you would grant me one thing."

His eyes narrowed, "it is not the place of a peasant to petition the King, but this false humility you show is amusing. Speak."

She hesitated, eyeing the man carefully, heart beginning to beat faster than before.

"I ask you to let me kill a single girl. A girl named Ruby."

His eyes stayed on her.

"Did this girl cause your disfigurement?"

She nodded.

A new grin, one amused and curious, crossed his features.

"If this girl is not worthy of my presence, then I'll allow it."

She grinned.

"So how do we get you a master my King?"

The sun had dropped not long ago, and the cold air rushing through her hair and over her legs definitely didn't help the shivers running down her back and neck.

Of course, she probably should have packed something else other than just stockings to cover her legs…

Well, she probably should've packed something period…

Though in her defense Weiss had said the trip would be quick! Like two days max!

Instead they got attacked by Grim on a train, found out Salem was immortal, ended up almost getting eaten by some Grim…

Oh and then there was the whole random dude who appeared out of nowhere!

And now she was apparently apart of some death game!

Ruby sighed and looked at the moon, the soft light bringing her a moment of peace.

The wind rustled her hair, and she smiled as lights beconked on the horizon.

"How much longer till Argus?"

She turned as her partner leaned forward on the cart, the white haired girl staring at the back of the current driver of bumblebee, aka her sister.

"Eh, probably twenty minutes." Yang called back with a shrug. "Now stop backseat driving Weiss-Cream."

"Don't call me that you heathen!" Weiss growled, "but at least we're almost there… I need a shower desperately.." the girl finished with a huff before sitting back.

Ruby couldn't help but chuckle at the response.

Of course that's where Weiss's mind would be.

"And I need a new drink…" a sigh accompanied the words from her uncle, the man laying back against the carts railing, "something strong and bitter."

Ruby huffed, "Uncle Qrow…"

"Oh would you relax you old geezer. You're setting a bad example for the children!" Maria, the old woman who was apparently a retired a hunter, chidded with a wave of her hands.

"Pft, please. They've heard worse."

Ruby rolled her eyes.

"Oh I'm sure, but that doesn't mean-"

Silver eyes turned to her partner, the Schnee meeting her gaze and mouthing, 'have you really?'

With a cringe she nodded.

Qrow, for all his quirks, definitely had a… foul mouth. One time he'd come barging into their house back in patch talking about his latest conquest…

She'd thought he was talking about Grim.

Yang had explained when she got older.

She shivered at the thought.

The nightmares had lasted for at least a year! Goodness they were horrible! She couldn't even-

'Master, the closer we get to the city the stronger the magical trail I've been sensing grows.'

And then there was that…

Her servant… what was his name? Archer right? Archer even though he was an assassin?

She shook her head. That didn't matter.

Either way, he had been telling her about some magical trail for a few hours and she had hoped that he was wrong and that this whole war thing was still some sick joke!

'Tck, isn't it normal for someone to reply when told something very specific to their own survival?'

Of course, life decided to roll her a proverbial one on a twenty sided die then pushed her in front of a black cat's path.

She huffed.

Sorry Archer. But, if there's a… master, in the city… there's a servant too right?

'Obviously.'

She frowned.

"Let me guess, Prince charming reporting back again?" Weiss asked.

"Yep." She smiled sadly as the voice of her servant once more filled her head.

'I take offense to that name master.'

Eep! You heard that?!

'You're not exactly… quiet.'

Betrayed by her own voice! Curses! Treason!

Yet his words were spoken with enough levity she could almost imagine the man chuckling at her embarrassment.

'Still, we should prepare for a Battle. The other master are more than likely prepared to kill you on sight. It doesn't help we're more than likely trespassing on their home turf.'

She gulped.

Oh great! Ah hah. Uh, is it possible that maybe, they're really friendly and just want to like, I don't know, have a friendly spar? You know? Rather than straight up murder?

'If that as an attempt at a joke Master, I would highly recommend more practice.'

Figures…

"Ruby."

She blinked and noticed amber eyes and two set of ears pointed in her direction.

"What exactly is… Archer, telling you?"

Silver eyes flinched and she coughed with a sheepish smile, "oh you know, just the usual we're gonna have to kill someone because of a magical war thing."

Blake's brow furrowed and the fanus closed her eyes, "if what he says is true Ruby. Then we might have a chance at beating Salem." Her eyes opened and a soft smile pulled at her lips.

The leader of team RWBY nodded, "I know, it's just… I don't want to kill someone."

"Oh we know," Weiss chided, both girls turning to the Schnee, "you even tried to talk down Cinder at Haven you dolt. Remember?"

She flinched, "hehe yeah maybe not my best idea."

"But it's what makes you a good leader," the heiress continued, "you look for the best outcome and can think up a plan on the spot."

"I'm not that good," Ruby replied with a frown, to which the third member of their conversation shook her head.

"Ruby, she's right. Just… trust yourself, and I'm sure you'll make the right call. Maybe there's a way to do it without killing anyone. Maybe." The smile was soft and encouraging and Ruby couldn't help but beam at their praise.

With her team at her side there was no way they were gonna lose, and best of all, they'd do it without becoming the monsters they swore to defeat.

They weren't Cinder Fall after all! They wouldn't kill someone just cause!

'Master, I've made it to the city. There's a servant here, I can sense them nearby.'

She blinked. Oh! Good, uh scout them out and keep an eye on them till we arrive.

'Master, I could simply eliminate the enemy master now. It would be rather easy with my talents as an Assassin.'

Wait won't the enemy servant just sense you?

'Benefits of my new class, Presence concealment. They won't ever see me. It will be quick.'

Quick, huh? Was… maybe… no no! She couldn't let herself think like that! Ozpin had already taken their trust, now way would she lose her ideals too!

No! Just, argh, wait for me please! We'll figure it out together, Archer!

There was no reply.

She let out a breath, relaxing her shoulders. That had been way too-

'Master, though I recognize you in title and form, I will tell you this, leave the fighting to me. I will win you the Grail.'

Wait! No Archer don't kill anyone!

No reply came, and her heart began to race.

"Yang, how far are we!"

"Et tu Ruby?"

"Yang!"

Something in her voice, maybe panic or fear, caused the others to look her way. But she ignored them and met Yang's concerned eyes.

"I don't know! Why?"

"Archers, gonna kill someone!"

Arche- no, Assassin was his class now- stared down at the buzzing city of Argus.

His master had informed him that the city itself was a port in the Kingdom called Mistral, as well as housing a base of a different Kingdom called Atlas.

The names he'd never heard.

Then again… the moon from his time hadn't been shattered either.

This was certainly not his War.

So the Counter Force had sent him here for a reason, and more than likely it had to do with the fact his master had no idea what was happening.

She was kind, he could tell this from moments after he saved her from those creatures called Grim.

But she was naive.

She didn't wish to kill, like that boy, and would fail to make the right choice when the time came.

She was too weak.

So he'd do it himself.

Of course he'd like to have his master's help, or at least her support, but if she couldn't bring herself to do what is necessary, then he'd do it for her.

Maybe then she'd learn, and avoid the destiny of that boy.

No world deserved to have such a fool in it.

He's have to make sure of it.

With a frown the man leapt from his perch to another, his feet landing in near silence as his bow formed in his hands.

He hadn't been an Assassin before, but the Presence Concealment skill was already a fantastic boon.

It would be easy to find the servant, stalk them to their lair and assassinate their master in one swoop.

He narrowed his eyes as the servants energy grew closer, and he kneeled down, eyes scanning the streets and homes for any sign of the Heroic Spirit.

They were moving slow, at a walking pace If he were a betting man, and more than likely were scouting the city for any intrusions.

It was highly possible that the servant was also like him and had no information about their surroundings, a surely worrying thing, but one that gave him a distinct advantage.

Only he knew that the war wasn't contained to one city.

The Servant wouldn't even expect him if they cleared the city already, especially with his presence concealment skill.

It would be easy.

Though he was prepared to call forth Kanshou and Bakuya if he needed to. Not every plan was perfect after all.

Once more mana flooded his legs, and he launched himself across the street.

The wind whistled past him, the night air cool and still as he landed.

His feet found purchase and he expertly propelled himself forward once more onto another roof.

The Servant was near.

Eyes sharper than a lions narrowed at the street a few blocks away, the dozen or so pedestrians walking about all requiring investigation.

It took naught but a minute, but he was able to tell none of them were masters. They lacked Command Seals after all.

His calves tensed as he felt the Servant get closer and once more took to the skies as vigilant eyes searched.

He needed to hurry this up. His master would be getting closer. It was nice normally that he could sense her feelings, but he couldn't sense her exact location right now, not without extending his power too far and alerting the enemy servant.

Plus his master had seemed rather upset at his impromptu decision and he'd rather ask forgiveness than permission. Though realistically he didn't care about that either.

Again the Assassin landed on another roof, this building being only a single story taller than its neighbors, and giving him view of a larger portion of the port city.

It wasn't as big as Fuyuki overall, but it was still large enough to require a few moments of scanning to determine the enemies location.

There.

His eyes narrowed and a sword appeared in his free hand.

The servant was in a group with three others. Was it possible they were using civilians as distractions?

Maybe.

It depended on what servant it was.

They were dressed in modern clothing and had a jacket covering their hair and face.

"Tck," he growled.

It would be nice to see who he was killing, but alas it didn't matter. It told him that the shorter one of the group was a servant.

Which meant one of the other three was the master.

Hopefully.

He notched the sword onto his bow, drawing the string without effort as the blade multiplied into three.

A slow breath in, and a slow breath out.

The wind caressed his hair, and the night grew quiet.

He fired.

Three red lines flew at the group and he let a sad grin grow on his face.

And with that the first master of the Grail war-

Clang!

His eyes widened as a sword somehow appeared and intercepted each arrow without a moment of hesitation.

Bar the King of Heroes, there were only a handful of servants that could manage that; and only one of which was of short stature.

The clothing on the person disappeared and silver armor adorned itself onto the woman.

But none of that caused him to freeze. No, it was the face of Saber; King Arthur of Britain, that gave him pause.

He grimaced.

"Of course it would be you."

He drew another blade.

But this time there was no Rin to stop him. Now he'd see if he could truly cross blades with the King of Knights and live to tell the tale.

Thump-thump! Thump-thump! Thump-thump!

Ruby's heart begged for rest as flower petals surrounded her and she shot down the next street.

She could feel Archer nearby, somewhere a few blocks down, and she couldn't help but feel the sense of dread and foreboding in the air.

Or maybe she was overreacting.

What if Archer was just… ending… hostilities by… being nice? Maybe he uh… maybe?

She grit her teeth as her body reformed from rose petals, boots landing on the cobblestone road and twisting to face her towards Archers location.

Crescent Rose unfurled behind her, and after a quick glance to ensure no one would be hit, her finger squeezed the trigger.

The shot threw her forward, her momentum carrying her down the nearest street.

Her cape flowed valiantly behind her and she hoped her friends were close by. She didn't want to have to fight a rogue Archer-Assassin superdude by herself.

Then as the momentum began to wither out, she felt her semblance, and activated her own personal super power.

She rocketed forward with a shower of petals, reforming back into physical form once more as she reached another crossroads.

Her weight kept her mid air, knees pulled up and feet slamming into the side of a house.

She grit her teeth as her legs absorbed the impact, then launched herself back down a new street with another shot of Crescent Rose.

Trees flew past her right, a statue peeking out from behind them as she landed on the street and sprinted towards the next street sign.

'Master, I would like to inform you of a complication.'

She frowned as his voice filled her mind, the vibration in her pocket signaling Weiss once more calling her.

With only enough time to twist again and launch herself down the next right, she ignored her scroll and replied to her servant.

Just wait for me! We don't have to kill them!

'Master I- down Master!'

The urgency in his voice held her for a loop, eyes widening and feet instantly sticking out to stop herself in her tracks.

But as silver eyes locked onto a familiar set of armor, blue eyes met her own.

Her momentum slowed, her eyes ignoring everything else as the sword and face opposite her tilted in confusion.

"Jaune?"

"Rub- Saber!"

She blinked at the wrong name, and only her natural reaction speed allowed her to sense the change in air pressure directly to her right.

Something deep within forced adrenaline to fill her veins and fear to take hold as she threw herself to the side while simultaneously twisting Crescent Rose to intercept whatever came for her.

Golden hair and silver armor, and… wind? Slammed into Crescent Rose with the force of a hurricane.

Her eyes widened even more, and the metal within her weapon groaned for a moment.

Then gravity released it's hold on her.

She flew back faster than ever, hit something cold and metallic, and felt her aura instantly crack.

Something leaked from her mouth.

Warm and irony.

Huh.

Footsteps, a crash of metal.

Master!

Then darkness closed in and a single word filtered it's way in before she was consumed by the abyss.

"Ruby!"

Sun Wukong sighed as he stared at the all familiar sight of his dorm. The sour taste of homework and another round of lectures from his team filling his mind.

They had been more than relieved when he showed up alive and well after his stint in Menagerie, but aside from Neptune and the lunch lady, the rest of Vacuo had seen fit to give him lecture upon lecture on how irresponsible he had been.

In fairness they weren't wrong, but hey he had helped out Blake! Plus he had gotten a kiss from her!

It was a win-win in his mind!

He huffed and set down his bag, deciding for now that homework wasn't important, and instead grabbed the pull up bar hanging over his bed with his tail.

He pulled himself up and tossed off his shirt, proceeding to begin his daily workout routine.

Abs didn't make themselves!

Pain flared on his hand, and he looked up as three red marks appeared on his right hand.

He tilted his head in confusion, wondering just what on earth was happening when a glorious light flared from the center of his room.

It had been a normal day for Velvet.

Well as normal as hunting down the third pack of beowolves in one day could be, but hey she was a huntress who could blame her for thinking that was normal!

Still, it had been normal.

Fox and Yatsuhashi were cooking up something that smelled amazing, and Coco was regalling how they needed to improve and how she was going to may Fox pay for getting mud on her latest pair of jeans when she had felt a bizarre pain in her arm.

It was strange because it felt, calming yet also alarming at the same time?

There was no real way to explain it…

Her team had instantly been by her side, all wondering if she was okay.

And she was honest!

She told them as much!

Well, until a brilliant circle- no, it was glyph similar to the Schnee girls back from Beacon- anyway, until that glyph appeared in the middle of their camp and started glowing with white light like she had never seen before.

It was…

Inspiring and what she imagined the next life would hold.

Yet it was in front of her.

"Fox, Yats, get ready! Velvet keep an eye out for Grim! I'd bet my glasses they're gonna come running!"

But the words rolled off her like an arrow bouncing off a wall of pure diamond, meaning they didn't even make it to the actual decision making parts of her brain and were proceed to be dumped in the 'ignore until further notice' portion of her brain.

"Velvet!"

She stepped towards the light, ear flicking back and forth as she felt… something from within the light.

A form began to take shape.

Sun stared in awe as the light faded from his room and a woman with raven black hair and bright red eyes stood before him, her clothing almost as revealing as a swimsuit models- though it was adorned with golden strips on what little covered her arms, and her chest by beautiful white silk and golden stripes, with crossed arms that tapped a finger impatiently against one another.

Blue leggings, trimmed with golden waves at both the top and bottom, covered her left leg but not the right.

The very air grew warm in her presence, his body sweating at the mere sight of her, and her head tilted sideways in obvious amusement.

Bare feet floated an inch off the floor, and a wicked smile met his eyes.

He gulped.

Velvet stared in awe as a man strood forth from the light.

Boredom seemingly adorned his face, his posture rigid yet his eyes scanning all around with the calmness of the finest warriors.

White, almost transparent hair crowned his head, golden armor seemingly protruding from his body around his shoulders legs and feet with black leather underneath the gold. His chest was shown for all to see, with lean muscles and an almost arrogant posture behind his firm shoulders.

It was conflicting in the very way he presented himself.

Like a King who knew his worth, yet was bored by it all the same.

His eyes met hers, and though he wasn't much taller the golden lance in his hand spun around faster than his build suggested was possible and he spoke with a voice heavy of power and boredom.

"Tell me mam, are you my master?"

The woman floated closer as Sun dropped to the ground, and though her appearance was surprising and definitely confusing, he found himself unable to fear her.

She placed a single finger on his chest and pushed him back before speaking.

Her words were like honey, yet held no truye allure to them.

"Tell me boy, are you to be my master for this war?"

A/N

Newest update. Two new masters. A deal between one of remnants deadliest women, and the King of Heroes. Ruby and Jaune meet again. But things of course go wrong. Its a Grail war. Literally nothing ever goes right.

Anyway, what happened with Ruby will be shown and explained but I'm sure you'll be able to piece it together. She's almost as fast as a servant after all, speeding towards Arturia's master… I'm sure you can guess what happened after that.

Of course Archer, EMIYA, does not agree with Ruby. Surprise there. Also a lot of foreshadowing within his and team RWBYs conversation. Lets just say, the Grail war has a habit of turning everything upside down.

Gilgamesh and Cinder now… now that'll be fun to write out more. IF there's anything we know its that Gil is arrogant as hell but respects its strength and bravery no matter how foolish. The fact that he had to move and even defend himself and those he knew weren't servants, obviously impressed him. Also obvious changes here; Gil has a physical body like in UBW, but he isn't contracted with Kirie. Kirie will be in the story but as the first chapter explained, the grail just kinda left its realm, and dumped people wherever it wanted.

So Gil was just thrown somewhere random, and happened to come across Cinder, who just so happens to be selected as a master. Madea will also have a big role in the story so don't worry.

We'll see more of Atlanta later, but next chapter is more of Ruby and Jaune's intro. I'll tell you this though, the first big battle is only about two/three chapters off.

This will not be a normal war, and I'll warn you now, NO ONE has plot armor.

Inj case Rubys predicament didn't make that obvious. Also I'm undecided if I'll let neo live. We'll see next chapter. Either way, she may not have a big role in the story, but she might. I'm still finishing out a new, far darker and more intense plot that the original.

The first…. 8 or so chapters will remain the same, but after that my new plot will come into effect.

Anyway, who can guess the two new servants? Ones obvious, the other… not so much, though if you know Fate Grand Order, you'll know who it is.

God bless, review and enjoy.

-Metal4k