Chapter 4
The cold wind passed by the lawn of Shirou's residence. The boy was still lying on the ground, confused and dazed. Ardrice was standing over him, his eyes were trailed towards the lancer servant. Lion-O, however was staring at the another servant, who claims to be Shirou's.
Wait, Shirou is a magus too? Ardrice thought as he looked down at Shirou. "I know all of you have questions, but may I answer it later for there's a bloodthirsty servant here, ready to kill all of you?" the woman servant said as her right clutched something.
Lion-O's eye brows connected in muddled way, her weapon was invisible to his eyes. Why's there such a strong magic surrounding her weapon and why can't I see it? Confused still, he only followed her as she moved forward towards the lancer servant.
"It's rude to go to battle without showing a weapon. What's your weapon, woman." The Lancer servant asked, rudely. The woman servant readied her self and stood in a stance that Lion-O easily recognized.
"I don't know, it could be a Javelin, a dagger, or a spear like yours." Or a sword Lion-O thought as the woman glanced to him.
"Thank you for protecting my Master, now stand back. It's my turn to protect him." The woman readied her weapon and stared at the angry face of the servant Lancer. The two stood in silence, eyes locked on each other and then in a flash a gush of wind exploded.
The woman launched first and swung her sword to the left, aiming for the man's head, the lancer servant quickly parried it with his spear, spark of silver and red erupted. The woman pivoted back and then lunged again, swinging her sword to the right but lancer servant dodged it again and jumped back.
He then charged towards her, his spear pointed at her. The woman however archer her upper body back and then to her left and right as she avoided the spear, aimed to her head. She jumped back to gain distance but the spearman dashed forward and pointed his spear at her stomach.
"Tch, as if I would let you!" she shouted and planted her right foot on the ground and twist to the left, dodging the spear while raising her sword up, she swung it down, forcefully, but the lancer servant twist his body to right, blocking the sword with his spear that was about to slashed him in half from his waist.
"Not bad." He said as his back hit the ground, a crater was formed underneath his body. "Ha…how embarrassing." The lancer servant quickly jumped up and stood far from her.
The woman resumed her stance and pointed her sword at him. The lancer grined madly at her and pointed his spear at her. "Too bad, I have to finish it here quickly." The tip of his spear then began to shone brightly in blood red.
Lion-O's senses picked up a large volume of mana, building up on his spear. "Watch out, its his Noble Phantasm—the GAY BONED!" The woman glanced at him, puzzled but then she darted as the Lancer servant screamed.
"IT'S GAE BOLG!" The spear, in a flash, shoot forward. The woman servant quickly raised her sword but it was too late. She grunted as the spear slashed her left shoulder, damaging a part of her chest armor. She grunted and pulled back as the Lancer lunged backward again.
"Tch…tonight is not my night. My Gae Bolg was dodged again, in just one single night!" The lancer servant cursed and snorted, frustratingly, before he turned and looked to his left, afar. "And my master is calling me, because I failed killing the witness."
Ardrice moved forward and declared. "This young man is now a Master, clearly you didn't notice it earlier." The lancer servant didn't reply and just waved his left hand.
"See ya around. Saber…and Pussy." Lion-O growled at his word and took a step towards him but then the Lancer Servant glared at them. "Again, try following me and I'll kill you." He said before he disappeared again.
"Wait, dammit!" At least let me stab you! Lion-O charged towards him, attempting to capture him. "Coward, come back here and finish the fight!" The woman, now called Saber dashed with Lion-O and they both jumped to the roof before landing on the street outside.
If I could just get his scent I would- Lion-O paused as his senses picked up. He quickly unsheathed his sword from his gauntlet and swung it up to his right. It hit, against a pair of familiar sword. "Whiskers, you're here again!?"
Lion-O bared his eyes, begrudgingly at the familiar red Archer lock in a stance, his master peered, curiously form behind him. "Eh, Ardrice's servant? What are you doing here!?"
"I could ask the same thing to you." Lion-O answered while his eyes still lock on Archer who clicked his tongue in dismay. "Lion-O!" Ardrice appeared behind him and stopped after he saw Tohsaka and her servant.
"Ardrice, of course you would be here-who's that?" finally Tohsaka noticed another person standing beside Lion-O. The woman in blue dress and armor. "Tohsaka-san?" Tohsaka quickly looked behind Ardrice and saw Shirou, emerging from the door with a dazed expression. "What are you doing here?" he asked but Ardrice quickly answered.
"Rin, this woman here is the Saber-class servant and her Master is Shirou…he's the official seventh master of this Holy Grail war." Rin blinked and stood still, absorbing the words before her face formed a very shocked one. "What!?"
Emiya Household – Living Room
After a couple of minutes of silence, accompanied with Tohsaka's almost endless grunt of disbelief, the three masters were finally sitting on the table, facing each other.
Shirou has just served them all with tea, even though he was still a bit shaken up. Ardrice smiled at him and then to shifted to Tohsaka who just only ignored him, it made him feel awkward. Lion-O was standing by the door, looking over the front lawn, and over the roof of the gate.
He knows the Archer servant was standing there, guarding too. This is very awkward. We were at each other's throat earlier and now here we are sitting pleasantly. He thought, gawkily, and made a glanced at Saber who was standing beside him.
"I just can't believe it. How can you summon the strongest servant-class ever? You're not a magus and you don't have a magic crest." Tohsaka began as Shirou sheepishly smile. "I actually don't know Tohsaka-san. She just appeared…um, what's your name again?"
"Master, forgive me, but I think its wise not to reveal my real name while other servants are around." The woman answered plainly as if it was a fact and then she cast a cautious glance at Lion-O.
"My name is Lion-O, if you're curious." The woman was startled by his introduction and Ardrice darted to Lion-O and scowl. "Lion-O!"
"This isn't my world so how would they know where I came from." Lion-O countered and Tohsaka spoke. "Your servant is correct Shirou, servant's shouldn't reveal their names for their identity is connected to their Noble Phantasm. If they reveal it, then other servants would know your Noble Phantasm…and its weakness."
Tohsaka's eyes turned serious and stared at Lion-O, her words were not directed to Shirou but to him. The Thunderian servant only scoffed off and look away. "But his origin isn't of this world." Ardrice then defended making Tohsaka sighed in frustration.
"In any case, aren't you worried Ardrice, that you might get kick out on this war? The chosen Masters are already complete, you're now truly the 8th, extra one."
"I wouldn't let that happen. I have to join this war." Ardrice's tone changed, startling the girl, it was a heavy one and enough to change the mood inside the room, into a serious one.
What's with him? Tohsaka felt disturbed. Shirou quickly raised his hand and asked. "Um…I'm kinda lost here, what war are we talking about? What's a Holy Grail war?" The atmosphere changed into a light one as Ardrice looked at him.
Oh he's a newbie too, he thought as Tohsaka sighed again, heavily and tired, for she was going to explain everything to him.
"I won't, shan't, can't. But I know a person who can." She looked away and closed her eyes as Shirou glanced at his servant. "I don't know why but if names are forbidden, what should I call you?" The woman looked down on him and then calmly spoke. "Saber, for I am a Saber-class servant, Master."
Shirou blushed at her words. "Y-You don't have to call me Master."
"Let servant be servant, at least let them serve you." Ardrice said as the boy turned to him. "Well she's a human being Lord Ardrice. Humans have names." He made a quick glanced at Lion-O who ignored his words. "Please, do call me Ardie."
"And call me Shirou, Ardie." Shirou extended his right hand and Ardrice shook it with a smile. "I think it's getting late, Ardie." Lion-O said while looking at the window before he added. "We have classes tomorrow."
Oh right, "Guess I should take my leave, tomorrow I will meet the overseer of this war. I have to participate in this Holy Grail war." Tohsaka casted her blue eyes at him. "Well good luck with that. He's the priest that lives in the church up on a hill." She paused and took a sip of her tea. "He's a weirdo and a pervert."
Her words made Ardrice and Lion-O, glanced at each other, puzzled to her description.
Emerald Sky Homes
The doors of the elevator opened with a low hum. Ardrice looked through the empty hallway before he walked out, Lion-O looked around, inspecting the pillars and the walls of the corridor.
"I wonder…what would be our breakfast tomorrow?" he asked as Lion-O chuckled. "I'm fine with milk and cereals." Ardie groaned in protest making his servant giggled. He reached the door of his unit and was about to grab the doorknob when his eyes caught something.
The door knob was already bent. The door was already, slightly detach from its doorframe. "Lion-O."
"Where are your human guards?" Lion-O's face turned into an alert one. "Their shift had already ended," Ardrice casted an unsure glanced at Lion-O and took out his gun.
"On 3…" Lion-O softly put his hand on the door and then, after a second, they both burst the door. Lion-O quickly look to his right and scan the dining room while Ardrice moved to his left towards the living room, gun at the ready.
There's someone here-Lion-O senses another presence beside them and he was correct. His eyes landed towards the door that leads to the verandah where a figure was standing. "Ardrice, behind me." Lion-O called Ardrice, slowly. The boy also saw the intruder and quickly pointed his gun at it.
The intruder was a person, a woman with long light violet waist-length hair. She was wearing an almost, revealing black clothes together with black boots. A strange symbol was etched on her forehead and her eyes was covered by purple blindfold.
She's emitting mana…not of human's but of servant! Ardrice eyes widened as the woman gracefully bowed at them. "Good evening, eighth servant of the eighth master." Her tone was soft yet menacing. Lion-O unsheathed his sword and pointed it at her.
"How did you enter here, without triggering any of my master's binding traps?" he asked, fiercely. The servant made a soft chuckle. "Do you think such simple traps are enough to stop me?" she took a step forward, prompting Lion-O to move forward, to taunt her.
"I'm just here to see you, eighth servant. True enough, you're very interesting." Whiskers! I'm really that famous huh Lion-O thought as Ardrice took a step forward and shouted. "Who's your master!?"
"Stay silent, you accursed master!" The woman's right hand moved in a flash. A sharp blade with chains attached on its end, shoot through the air, towards him. Ardrice gasped but Lion-O quickly twist his left hand and parried the blade.
"Well, since you came all the way here just to see me then I won't held myself back against you." Lion-O smiled excitingly and charged. The woman grinned and summoned another blade from her left hand which she threw. Lion-O swung his sword to the right, dodging the blade, and then spun to his right forcefully, before he extended his right leg and planted it at the woman's abdomen.
The woman flung like a rag doll on the air and smashed right through the looking glass before crashing to the pool. That's for attempting to kill my master. Lion-O smiled again as he walked towards the pool and looked beneath.
"Is she dead?" Ardrice asked but before his servant could answer, the water split into two. The woman servant thrust upward swung her right blade. Lion-O quickly took a step back but the woman landed behind him and wrapped both of arms around his chest, her blades pointed at his neck.
"Whisker-!"
"That wasn't nice," she whispered through his right ear and slowly lick it with her tongue, making the lion servant frown in grimace from her perverted action. "Say, what's your name?" She whispered and breathed hard and it made Lion-O growled.
"Not telling you!" Lion-O moved his head back with force, head butting the woman before he pushed his right elbow, with strong might, and hit her on her stomach again. The woman detached herself from him and, seeing his chance, the lion servant spun to his right and performed another kick with his left but the woman only raised her right arm, blocking him.
"Got you!" the woman then charged and swiftly arched her left blade. Lion-O scowled as he tried to avoid it but he fell right into the pool. "Hmph," the woman servant then shifted her gazed at Ardrice. The boy cocked his gun at her and fired a single bullet.
The woman swiftly slashed it with her right blade and then threw her left blade towards the boy, Ardrice jumped to his right and the blade grazed his left cheek. He hit the dining table making him yelp in pain.
The woman grinned at his pain as the chain of her left blade rattled. "You're quiet famous too, Ardrice. Your family that is." Ardrice's eyes widened, fear crept into his heart.
"Hey, I'm still here." The woman servant looked behind her only to receive Lion-O's right foot as the servant performed another kick. She was pushed back as Lion-O quickly planted his right foot on the ground and spun forcefully again, his sword raised upward.
The woman servant crossed her blade but then she grunted loudly in pain as Lion-O's sword made contact with her blade. She was pushed further back again and hit the railings with her back. She then attempted to charged at him but then she stopped. Lion-O pointed his sword on her neck.
"The tables have turned…now put down your weapon and answer my questions." The woman frowned from being cornered by him and it made the lion servant smirk, triumphantly. "Who are you, what servant are you…and who is your Master?!"
The woman stood silent and it made Lion-O felt unnerve, he couldn't tell if she's staring at him or not, because of the blindfold around her eyes. "My name is Medusa," finally she spoke and made a grin, startling Lion-O. "I am a Rider-class servant." She slowly raised her hand. "And my Master…is none of your business!"
"Lion-O kill her now-!" Ardrice warned but it was too late. The woman pulled her blindfold with her right hand and bear her violet eyes that suddenly shone brightly at Lion-O.
Agh! Wh-what the fu-! Lion-O suddenly took a step back as his muscles started to stop functioning. "I—ca-can't-!" his eyes widened as his legs buckled which made him fall to the floor. "No!" Ardrice screamed hardly as the effect reached him. He felt his heart being squished by an unseen force inside. he collapsed and grunted in agony.
"Me-Medusa-! Mystic eyes perception!" the boy attempted to look away but his eyelids were stuck as if it was glued tightly by the woman's powerful eyes.
"Indeed, you know your history well." She smiled at Ardrice and then looked down on Lion-O. "So Lion-O is your name. How cute, it sounds like a pet." Lion-O growled in anger, he wanted to slashed her but he couldn't move.
"Well good bye, Lion-O…and Ardrice. It's been fun." The woman, now named Medusa raised both of her blades and giggled under her breath. But then she darted to her left and swiftly arched her left blade blocking a black and white colored short sword.
That sword, Lion-O recognized the sword. "Tch, an intruder." Medusa clicked her tongue in disappointment at the new intruder that landed and stood above Lion-O's servant.
"Sadly I don't have time to play with you anymore, my master is calling me, you see." She grinned at the new servant that appeared and quickly jumped at the ledge and then disappeared to the night.
That sword… Ardrice watched silently as he felt the effect slowly ebbed away. "Do you still want to join in this war, Ardrice?" a familiar cold voice asked him as he slowly looked up. Rin's servant, the Red archer, stood and was staring at him with cold calculating eyes.
"Yes…I have too, my wish it has too come true."
"What is your wish that you wanted the grail to fulfill anyway?" he asked again, in an irate manner, but he didn't answer. Darkness enveloped Ardrice's sight as he drifted into slumber.
Woo-hoo! Chapter 4 is here! I would like to thank everyone who read my fanfic and like it. I'm really happy for it. In any case, what do you think Ardrice's wish is? Will he form an alliance with the other servants or will he fight alone? Stay Tuned for more!
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Fate/stay night and Thundercats 2011 series. Thinker out!