Tales of The Symphonic Abyss: Dawn of The Second Descendent

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(Author's Note: To everyone that reads this, I'm truly sorry for taking so long with this chapter. I kept getting writer's block, along with making sure that everything was right and in order. Please enjoy the chapter now that it' up.)

Chapter 22: Embarrassing Gilgamesh! Nicole The Black Beast Makes Her Main Debut!

Mordred and Jeanne slowly opened their eyes and sat up in their beds. They then both realized what today was.

Mordred – "Morning Jeanne!"

Jeanne – "You too Mordred!"

After it was revealed that Mordred and Jeanne were sisters, under the Masi name no less, the duo were given a room with a bed for each of them. Despite how excited they were to meet their cousin the following day, they fell asleep the moments their heads hit the pillow. Once morning came, they quickly got dressed and made breakfast for everyone. Kairi, Sieg, Gawain, and Atalanta were the first ones to arrive, and were very surprised to see the two sisters in the kitchen.

Kairi – "You two are in a very good mood."

Mordred – "Sorry Kairi. It's just that Jeanne and I are so excited to meet our cousin later today."

Atalanta – "We had completely forgotten about that. Sorry…"

Jeanne – "Don't worry about it. We would've had the same kind of forgetfulness if we were in your places."

The group of six was soon joined by Astolfo, Scathach, Musashi, and Okita. Once the group of ten ate breakfast, they quickly got ready and boarded a private jet to Fuyuki.

Jeanne – "Gotta admit. It is a beautiful city."

Mordred – "Agreed. I'm still surprised Artoria was summoned here. Twice no less."

Astolfo – "Don't forget that Lancelot was summoned here during the fourth war as well."

Scathach – "I've also heard that my former student Cu was summoned here to act as the fifth war's Lancer servant."

Kairi – "So who's meeting us at the airport Gawain?"

Gawain – "I was talking with Lancelot earlier, and he told me that he would escort Sakura and her sister Rin to the airport alongside Medusa and Emiya. Oh, and Lancelot said that he also had a few surprises for you as well Atalanta."

Atalanta was surprised at that. Now she was curious what they were.

Atalanta – "Guess I'll just have to wait till we land to find out then."

Meanwhile, Mordred and Jeanne shared a glance out of a window as they were lost in their thoughts.

Mordred/Jeanne – "Where are you Michael?"

-With Michael, Legretta, Azura, Kyoshi, and Akira-

Legretta and the girls slowly woke up from their deep sleep.

Akira – "Morning girls."

Kyoshi – "Same to you Akira."

Azura then gave a quick look around the bed.

Azura – "Where's Michael?"

Legretta noticed a note left on the dresser. She grabbed it and read aloud. The note stated that Michael had woke up much earlier than them and had decided to get some training in to get used to his new powers. He wouldn't eat breakfast until they joined him before 9:30 am. If they didn't wake up by then, he would go ahead and eat without them until they did wake up. After that, they would set off to find Sheena. Legretta then quickly glanced at the clock.

Legretta – "Surprised its only 8:30 am right now."

Azura – "I know. Guess our little 'fun' time with Michael tired us out that much."

Kyoshi – "Pretty much."

The four women quickly got dressed and made their way to the living room to join Michael for breakfast. However, they were in for a big surprise when they finally reached the living room.

Akira – "What the-?!"

There was Michael sitting on the couch in front of the TV. He had a mic in front of him, along with a YouTube video on the TV. The title of the video was "Chernobyl | The Cost of Lies" by a user of the name "Slyfer2812".

Azura – "Michael, what are you-?"

Michael suddenly hit send to every person on the small list in front of him.

-At Soul Manor-

Tracie got a message from Michael.

Tracie – "'Show this to everyone in the manor?' Okay Michael. Whatever you say."

Tracie got everyone together. What they thought was Michael giving a progress report, was instead something else entirely.

-On Jet To Fuyuki-

Gawain felt his phone vibrate and pulled it out.

Kairi – "What is it?"

Gawain – "I don't know, but the message says that you all need to see this as well."

Everyone gathered around Gawain, waiting to see what they were to be shown.

-In Musutafu, Japan-

Izuku and Toshinori felt their phones go off. They both took them out and read the following message.

'Show this to everyone with you.'

To their complete shock, the message came from Michael himself.

-At Fuyuki Airport-

Sakura's phone went off. She pulled it out and read the message.

Sakura – "What the-? Okay then Michael."

Whatever Michael had to show, Sakura had a feeling that she wasn't ready for it.

-Back With Michael-

The video started from a hallway with a sink in the middle, then panned out to show a sleeping Lyudmilla Ignatenko lying against a wall.

Michael/Valery – "What is the cost of lies? It's not that we'll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all."

(Insert Music: When She Came Back by Max Richter)

Scene changes to kids walking to school while a bird falls from the sky and suddenly dies in agony.

Michael/Valery – "What can we do then?"

Valery's back is seen as he's talking in his kitchen into a camcorder.

Michael/Valery – "What else is left but to abandon even the hope or truth and content ourselves instead…with stories."

Workers are seen spraying chemicals on Vladimir Pilakov and the truck he used to drive into Chernobyl to check the true reading after the core of Reactor 4 exploded.

Michael/Valery – "In these stories it doesn't matter who the heroes are."

A deer is shown laying on the ground on its side after being killed due to lethal exposure to radiation.

Michael/Valery – "All we want to know is who is to blame. In this story it was Anatoly Dyatlov."

A helicopter is flying overhead as the citizens of Pripyat are finally allowed to evacuate on buses.

Michael/Valery – "He was the best choice. An arrogant, unpleasant man. He ran the room that night, he gave the orders."

A single dog is chasing one of the buses down the street.

Michael/Valery – "But no friends. At least, not incompetent ones."

A full body shot of Valery is shown from behind him to his right.

Michael/Valery – "And now, Dyatlov will spend the next 10 years in a prison labor camp."

Sitnikov slowly turns around after looking down into Reactor 4's exposed core.

P.A. Announcer – "Our goal is the happiness of all mankind."

The willing liquidators getting ready to clear the roof of Reactor 4. A tank truck and other liquidators spray chemicals over a wide area near some apartments. Lead coffins filled with the dead are welded shut. A wide shot of the cemetery is taken. More liquidators move about the streets.

Michael/Valery – "What have they done?"

Valery looks on from a vehicle's window. Lyudmilla and a few mourner's overlook the burial of those they've lost from this disaster.

Michael/Valery – "Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth."

Valery is silently taken away after telling the truth during the trial. Liquidators continue getting ready. More chemicals are sprayed around.

Michael/Valery – "Sooner or later that debt is paid. Lies."

A pair of glasses on a table. Clothes hung to dry.

Boris – "So it is their fault?"

Michael/Valery – "Yes."

Dyatlov not knowing what to do. Lyudmilla trying not to cry.

Ulana – "But not only their fault?"

Michael and Valery took a long pause before answering.

Michael/Valery – "No."

Cement is poured to cover the lead coffins so radiation doesn't leak out. A foot of one of the trio of Alexei Ananenko, Valeri Bezpalov, and Boris Baranov slowly make their way into the radiation filled waters. The liquidators start making their way onto Reactor 4's roof in small groups. To clear off the debris.

Ulana – "You have a chance to talk to the world Valery. If that chance was mine-"

Boris – "But it isn't, is it?"

Black smoke rises from Reactor 4's exposed core.

Boris – "I've known braver souls than you Ulana."

Liquidators patiently wait their turn for the 90 seconds they have to clear as much of the roof as they can.

Boris – "Men who had their moment and did nothing."

A helicopter files over the roof of Reactor 4.

Boris – "Cause when it's your life and the lives of everyone you love, your moral conviction doesn't mean anything."

One of the helicopters that was taking down the fire flies directly over the core and has its propellers destroyed on a crane cable, causing it to crash to the ground and kill everyone inside it. Valery looks on stunned at the fallen helicopter. A body is taken out on a gurney in a plastic bag.

Ulana – "We live in a country, where children have to die to save their mothers."

Lyudmilla is sitting on a hospital bed. Two liquidators climb up the red and white tower near Reactor 4. Numerous new soldiers are seen pledging their faith to the then Soviet Union.

Charkov – "No deity, no authority. No friend. No one will talk. No one will listen."

A Russian soldier pulls a landline phone out of a home down the stairs.

Charkov – "Other men, bless them, will receive credit for what you have done."

A Russian solder is shocked at what he sees. A liquidator trips and falls on Reactor 4's roof.

Charkov – "Your legacy is now their legacy."

One of the trio of Alexei Ananenko, Valeri Bezpalov, and Boris Baranov clear the viewing screen of their dosimeter as they try to keep their flashlights on to find their way to the underground vales so they can empty the bubbler pool and avoid a further steam explosion.

Charkov – "You'll live long enough to see that."

Ulana and the rest of the nurses rush through the halls of the hospital to take care of those that were affected by this disaster as best they can. Liquidator that tripped before returns with hole in his boot. Head liquidator silently says 'Comrade Soldier, you're done.' Overhead trailing scene of car silently taking Valery away after trial.

Michael/Valery – "To be a scientist is to be naïve."

Valery lights a cigarette and takes a puff.

Michael/Valery – "We are so focused on our search for truth, we fail to consider how few actually want us to find it."

Few soldiers stand around the tents they're in as they wait for further orders from the higher-ups.

Michael/Valery – "But it is always there, whether we see it or not, whether we choose to or not."

Clock ticks as cigarette continues burning. Scene returns to Valery.

Michael/Valery – "The truth doesn't care about our needs or wants. It doesn't care about our governments, our ideologies, our religions."

Trio of soldiers silently walk along pathway.

Michael/Valery – "It will lie in wait for all time. And this, at last, is the gift of Chernobyl. Where I once would fear the cost of truth, now I only ask:"

Michael and Valery paused before speaking one final line.

Michael/Valery – "What is the cost of lies?"

(Music Ends)

Michael could only sit in silence as he ended his own video. The others couldn't believe what they had just seen.

Azura – "Just… Just what did you show us Michael?"

Michael – "The one thing that matters the most in this world."

Legretta – "And that is?"

-At Fuyuki Airport-

(Insert Music: Sacrifice By Steve Jablonsky)

Tracie – "The truth."

The Chaldea group finally arrived in Fuyuki. Once introductions were made, and in Atalanta's case, reunions, the group made their way to
Soul Manor. However, they were still trying to understand the reason behind Michael's video. Tracie then quickly joined them.

Mordred – "What are you talking about mom? What do you mean by the truth?"

Tracie – "What I mean is just what your brother said."

Jeanne – "Then explain to us what Michael is saying then."

Tracie – "All the secrets, all the lies you hold within you, they may practically be what defines you. And if there's anyone that knows those facts better than the rest of the world, it's your brother."

Everyone just sat where they were, completely stunned at what they heard. Mordred, Jeanne, and Sakura took it to heart, knowing that it meant that they knew Michael a little better.

Mordred/Jeanne – "Brother…"

Sakura – "Michael…"

Rin – "Can I ask you something Aunt Tracie?"

Tracie – "Go ahead Rin. What is it?"

Rin – "If the Masi's and Bradshaw's have a much older history than either of the Einzbern's, Tohsaka's, or Matou's, then how come you, Uncle John, and Michael haven't been a master in any of the grail wars at all?"

Tracie's smile disappeared, quickly being replaced with a frown.

Tracie – "That's because… we refused to."

Everyone was completely shocked at Tracie's answer.

Gawain – "What do you mean you refused to?!"

Tracie – "Just what I mean. We didn't take part in a single Grail War, because we deemed it unnecessary and foolish."

Lancelot – "So you're saying that you all never wanted your wishes granted?"

Tracie – "'Wish'? Oh please. Like any of your 'wishes' would've been granted at all."

Jeanne – "Mom. Are you saying that everything about the Holy Grail that we, including myself as a Ruler Servant, have been told was a lie?"

Tracie – "Yes Jeanne. That's exactly what I'm saying."

Everyone froze. No one spoke. No one took a breath. Suddenly, representatives for both the mage's association and the holy church appeared as audio only.

Mage's Association – "Hello Mrs. Masi."

Tracie – "What do you bastards want?"

Even though it didn't seem like it, Tracie had nothing but venom in her voice for the duo on the other ends on the video call.

Holy Church – "We're just asking if you and your family, along with the Bradshaw's, would please stay out of affairs that don't concern you."

Tracie – "And why should we do that?!"

Mage's Association – "Just because your families have been around longer than us, doesn't truly mean that you know any better."

Tracie – "At least we HAVE experience on our side, compared to you bunch of clowns!"

Holy Church – "Then maybe we should make an 'example' of your son then?"

Mordred, Jeanne, and Sakura were completely seething. For these two to bluntly make fun of Michael, was just asking for the trio to have their heads. However, they weren't the only ones angry. Scathach, Musashi, Atalanta, and Okita were just as angry that Michael was being threatened, despite the fact that the four of them wouldn't outright admit to their crush on the boy. Tracie then suddenly beat them all to the punch.

Tracie – "MY SON HAS DONE MORE IN HIS EIGHTEEN YEARS OF LIFE THAN YOU MOTHERFUCKERS HAVE DONE IN A SINGLE FUCKING GRAIL WAR!"

Mage's Association – "And what do you mean by that?!"

Tracie – "Just this. You fight my son, and you're all dead."

The threat hung in the air like a switch ready to be triggered.

Holy Church – "And just what kind of a threat is that?"

Tracie – "Then listen to me and listen very clearly, because I won't repeat myself. You all are dealing with someone who wields powers that have never existed on our worlds."

Mage's Association – "How do you know that?"

Tracie – "Because you bastards are letting innocent people die when they don't need to! All of these Grail Wars are completely pointless! Thousands, maybe even millions, of innocent lives led to slaughter, and all because you damn idiots don't even try to keep them out of harm's way while trying to claim that stupid Holy Grail!"

Holy Church – "And what about you then? You all have done nothing but lie to us about helping to make sure the fourth AND fifth Fuyuki grail wars stay on course!"

Tracie – "And where's your proof in that then?"

Mage's Association – "Alright then. Give us one, and I mean one, instance of proof of how we're killing innocent people-"

Tracie – "April 26, 1986."

Both representatives froze. Much like Tracie herself, they knew the date she was talking about. But to use it as a reference… However, the others didn't understand what the date meant.

Holy Church – "You don't mean…?"

Tracie – "Yes. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster. They were dealing with something that had never happened before…"

Everyone stayed silent as Tracie spoke, not wanting to interrupt her. She then stated three names.

Tracie – "Alexei Ananenko, Valery Bezpalov, and Boris Baranov. They did it, because it must be done. Those three are the truest heroes of that entire disaster. They did it, because nobody else could. If they didn't…millions would die. And if you tell me that's not enough, I won't believe you."

Now all of the Mage's Association and the Holy Church were listening.

Tracie – "This is what always set the Russians apart. They had a 1,000 years of sacrifice in their veins. And every generation must know its own suffering. They'd spit on the people who did this. And they curse the price they have to pay. But they made their peace with it. Now we make ours."

Tracie was silent for a moment.

Tracie – "Go into that water."

She went silent once again.

Tracie – "As it must be done."

(Music Ends)

No one said anything. They were just too stunned by what they heard.

Tracie – "Tell me, you two. Do you know how an RBMK reactor works?"

Mage's Association/Holy Church – "N-No ma'am."

Tracie – "Good. That makes this easier then. Besides, you don't need to be a nuclear scientist to understand what happened at Chernobyl. You only need to know this. There are essentially two things that happen inside a nuclear reactor. The reactivity which generates power either goes up (Red) or it goes down (Blue). That's it. All the operators do is maintain balance. Uranium Fuel (Red): As uranium atoms split apart and collide, reactivity goes up. But if you don't balance your reactivity it never stops rising. So, Boron Control Rods (Blue): They reduce reactivity like brakes on a car. But there's a third factor to consider: Water (Blue). Cool water takes heat out of the system. As it does, it turns to steam, or what we call a void. In an RBMK reactors of the type used in Chernobyl, there's something called a Positive Void Coefficient (Red). What does that mean? It means that the more steam present in the system, the higher the reactivity (Red). Which means more heat, which means more steam, which means… It will appear we have a vicious cycle on our hands. And we would were it not for this, the Negative Temperature Coefficient (Blue). When nuclear fuel gets hotter, it gets less reactive. So, fuel increases reactivity. Control rods and water reduce it. Steam increases it. The rise in temperature reduces it. This is the invisible dance that powers entire cities without smoke or flame. And, it is beautiful. When things are normal. As uranium splits apart to release energy, it breaks down into a new element, Zenon (Blue). Zenon reduces reactivity. This is the poison that Comrade Commute mentioned. When the core is running at full power, it burns the Zenon away before it can cause a problem. But, because of the delay, Chernobyl reactor 4 has been held at half power for 10 hours."

Everyone's eyes went wide at that.

Tracie – "The Zenon did not burn away. It built up, thus poisoning the core. We're starting to lose balance. At 28 minutes past midnight, the reactor is now primed to slow down. And yet, in less than an hour it will explode. If you can't understand how a stalled nuclear reactor could lead to an explosion, I don't blame you. After all, you don't work in the control room of a nuclear power plant. But, as it turned out, the men who did didn't understand it either. The time is 38 minutes past midnight. The reactor has nearly shut down. The operators of reactor 4 are locked on a path that leads directly to disaster. There's no way to turn back. They do not yet know it, but the die is cast. At 30 megawatts, Zenon is still being created, but none of it is burning away. The reactor is drowning in poison. To make matters worse, the reactor isn't hot enough to produce sufficient steam. The only way to safely raise power from this state is to do it very, very slowly, over the course of 24 hours. But Dyatlov wanted it done now. Akimov and Toptunov only had one course of action. They began pulling control rods out. Dozens at a time. Halfway out to three quarters of the way out. Still the power does not budge. So they began pulling them all the way out. There were 211 control rods in reactor 4. Akimov and Toptunov completely withdrew 205. Remember, control rods are the brakes on this car. Of 211 rods, only 6 now remain in the reactor. As for the fuel, it's gone cold, so the Negative Temperature Coefficient is no longer weighing down the reactivity. But even still, the Zenon poisoning is so strong, the best they can do is raise the power to 200 megawatts. The control rods are out. The emergency system has been disconnected. The only thing keeping the reactor in check is water and Zenon. It's 1 in the morning. With every decision they have pulled this reactor back like a slingshot. Further than anyone has ever pulled. Now the test begins. The pumps are shut down. And they've let go. The pumps stop moving water through the reactor. The uranium fuel is now unchecked by fresh coolant. Unchecked by control rods. The balance immediately swings in the opposite direction. In less than a second, reactivity increases. Inside the core, the remaining water is quickly converting to steam. A void is being created. There is no fresh water to replace it. Steam increases reactivity, increases heat, increases steam, increases reactivity. The remaining Zenon decays away. The power is rising. There's nothing left to stop it. 1:23 and 40 seconds. In every control room of every reactor in the world, there was a button with one single purpose. The scram will instantly shut down the reaction. In Soviet reactors, that button is called AZ-5. You press AZ-5, all of the control rods insert at once, and the reaction is stopped. Dead. But… Dyatlov broke every rule they had. He pushed a reactor to the brink of destruction. He did these things believing there was a failsafe, AZ-5. A simple button to shut it all down. But in the circumstances he created, there wasn't. You see, the shutdown system had a fatal flaw. At 1:23:40, Akimov engages AZ-5. The fully withdrawn control rods began moving back into the reactor. These rods are made of boron, which reduces reactivity, but not the tips. The tips are made of graphite, which accelerates reactivity."

Mage's Association – "Why?"

Tracie – "'Why?' For the same reason their reactors do not have containment buildings around them, like those in the West. For the same reason they didn't use properly enriched fuel in their cores. For the same reason they were the only nation that builds water-cooled, graphite-moderated reactors with a positive void coefficient. It's cheaper. The first part of the rods that enter the core are the graphite tips. And when they do, the reaction in the core which had been rising, skyrockets. Every last molecule of liquid water instantly converts to steam, which expands and ruptures a series of fuel rod channels. The control rods in those channels can move no further. The graphite tips are fixed in position, endlessly accelerating the reaction. Chernobyl reactor 4 is now a nuclear bomb."

Everyone went white as a sheet.

Tracie – "1:23:42. Perevozchenko looks down on the enormous steel lid of the reactor and sees the impossible. The control rod and fuel channel caps, which each weight 350 kilograms, are jumping up and down. He runs to warn the control room, but there's nothing he can do to stop what is coming. 1:23 and 44 seconds. The steam blows more fuel channels apart. We do not know how high the power went, we only know the final reading. Reactor 4, designed to operate at 3,200 megawatts, went beyond 33,000."

Nothing could be heard but deathly silence.

Tracie – "The pressure inside the core can no longer be held back. At long last we have arrived, 1:23:45, explosion. In the instant the lid is thrown off the reactor, oxygen rushes in. It combines with hydrogen and superheated graphite. The chain of disaster is now complete."

Tracie pauses for dramatic effect.

Tracie – "No one in the room that night knew the shutdown button (AZ-5) could act as a detonator. They didn't know it, because it was kept from them."

Holy Church – "Mrs. Masi, Legasov was then contradicting his own testimony in Vienna."

Tracie – "His testimony in Vienna was a lie. He lied to the world. He's not the only one who kept this secret. There were many. They were following orders, from the KGB, from the Central Committee. And at that time, there were 16 reactors in the Soviet Union with the same fatal flaw. Three of them were still running less than 20 kilometers away, at Chernobyl."

Mage's Association – "Mrs. Masi, if you mean to suggest the Mage's Association and the Holy Church are somewhat responsible for what happened to all the Magi and servants under us during the grail wars was like what the Soviets were to Chernobyl, then we must warn you, you are treading on dangerous ground."

Tracie – "I've already trod on dangerous ground. We're on dangerous ground right now, because of our secrets and our lies. They're practically what define us. When the truth offends, we-we lie and lie until we can no longer remember it is even there. But it is...still there. Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid. That is how...an RBMK reactor core explodes: Lies. I know who I am, and I know what I've done. In a just world, I'd be shot for my lies, but not for this, not for the truth. Now if we're done here, Then Good Day!"

Tracie quickly hung up on both representatives before they could even retort. She then quickly calmed and saw how much she scared everybody before chuckling sheepishly.

Tracie – "Sorry everyone…"

Sakura – "Don't worry about it, Aunt Tracie. It was awesome to see you stick it to those guys."

Jeanne – "Can I ask you something mom?"

Tracie – "Sure Jeanne dear. What is it?"

Jeanne – "When you said 'You all are dealing with someone who wields powers that have never existed on our worlds.' to the representatives, you were talking about Michael, weren't you?"

Tracie – "Yes. I was."

Shirou – "So what kind of powers were you talking about then Mrs. Masi?"

Tracie – "You are Shirou Emiya. And the young lady with white hair next to you is your adopted sister Illyasviel Von Einzbern. Right?"

Illya – "That's right. It's an honor to meet you Mrs. Masi."

Tracie – "Please, call me Tracie. I insist."

Scathach – "So what are the other powers your son have then?"

Tracie – "Our world has a power called fonons, while yours has mana. Michael has access to both of these powers. However, he still has five more powers to talk about."

Emiya – "We figured that he was strong before. But not 'that' strong."

Tracie – "Trust me then. Michael's true power isn't something to laugh at. Especially when you're on the receiving end of it."

Every male in the room went pale at that.

Tracie – "Of the other five powers he wields, three other people in the room you all are in know all but one of them."

Lancelot – "The two obvious guesses are Mordred and Jeanne since they're his sisters."

Mordred – "Pretty much. So who's the third one then?"

Tracie – "Simple. It's Sakura."

Everyone freaked out at that.

Rin – "Is that true sis?!"

Sakura – "Yep. Although that's mostly due to being around Michael for 10 years. The same can be said for Angelica too."

Illya – "Who's Angelica?"

Tracie – "Angelica Ainsworth. She's another one of my nieces. However, compared to Sakura and Rin's father Tokiomi, Angelica's father Zachary and brother Julius were complete deadbeats. Treated her like an object. She quickly got the smarts to get out of there."

Rin – "And that's how she found you all."

Tracie – "Correct. However, a week before Sakura returned to Fuyuki, Angelica disappeared."

Shirou – "And you still haven't found her yet?"

Sakura – "No. Michael and I mostly believe that she was somehow kidnapped. And whoever did it, they did a very good job of covering their tracks."

Illya – "Are you two still trying to find her?"

Sakura – "Yes."

Rin – "Then allow us to help sis."

Sakura – "You mean it?!"

Rin – "Of course. Angelica's family after all."

Sakura – "Oh thank you Rin!"

Shirou – "You can count on us as well. Right sis?"

Illya – "Right!"

Sakura – "Thank you everyone."

Atalanta – "So what other powers does Michael have Tracie?"

Tracie – "He has six others. They are: Ki, Nen, Quirk, Stand, Chaos, and Seithr. Of those six, Mordred, Jeanne, AND Sakura can use Ki and Nen as well, only Mordred AND Jeanne can use Quirk and Stand, while none of them can use Chaos and Seithr."

Scathach – "So what's what?"

Sakura – "Ki and Nen work in the same way Fonons and Mana due to all four energy sources being very similar to each other.

Mordred – "Quirks are superhuman abilities that are unique to each person that has one."

Jeanne – "Stands are the physical representation of a person's psychological spirit."

Okita – "What about Chaos then?"

Tracie – "It actually has more to do with the energy inside the Chaos Emeralds. When used properly, Michael can use Chaos Energy to warp through time and space."

Illya – "And how about this last one? Seithr?"

Tracie – "I don't have to explain anything about it. After all, you guys have Musashi and Okita to do that for me."

Musashi and Okita were completely floored. Not only had Tracie not answered the question, which she truly knew the answer to no less, but she also had put them on the spot by having the two of them answer Illya's question instead.

Scathach – "So what is Seithr then you two?"

The two Saber Servants tried to answer, but the words couldn't come out of their mouths.

Tracie – "Know what. I'll do the explanation then."

Musashi/Okita – "Thank you…"

Tracie – "Anyway, Seithr is the leftover energy from the use of a grimoire."

Okita – "Grimoire?"

Tracie – "A grimoire, also known as a code, is an item of sorcery that can utilize the magic element. Grimoires were created by Nine, one of the Six Heroes, during the Great Dark War. The World Void Information Control Organization manages them, meaning they have a sort of monopoly on it; because of their control of grimoires, they earned the moniker of the "Library". Despite their name, grimoires don't appear as books, generally speaking, and can appear as a multitude of different objects, the Truth Grimoire appearing as a hand-held mirror, for example. The most infamous and powerful grimoire of them all is the Blue Grimoire, which can tap into the power of the Blue. Grimoires vary by rank, their power depends on the degree of smelting. Basically all magic weapons are equipped with a grimoire."

Medea – "What's the magic element?"

Tracie – "Magic element (a.k.a. Seithr) is a substance that covers the planet. It cannot be tasted, smelled, or seen. However, in thick clumps it can be seen, and it looks like a black fog. The element can be categorized as a Particle Type Program, and it's unknown how and what creates it. The Boundary is filled with the magic element, and the Kilns are connected to it. Before the Great Dark War, the public was unaware of the magic element's existence, and only conjurers, sorcerers and Unions had any use of this element. After the appearance of the Black Beast, the humanity has learned about the element. For the sake of victory over the Beast, Nine of the Six Heroes tried to teach people the art of sorcery, which is easier to perform than magic, and uses the magic element. However, people were not able to use it, so the Magic Formula, the fusion of magic and science, has been invented. When one uses Magic Formula, they draw the element out of the environment to power it, but there is only so much magic element in a given area. If one were to use up all of this element, they would have to wait a while for it to replenish. Some people can perform Magic Formula with less magic element than others. In small doses, magic element is harmless to humans, and even has favorable effects on the world, as in the deeps of First Area, the element leaking from the Kiln was neutralizing radiation and other harmful substances, clearing the air of any pollution.[2] In larger quantities, it can carry very detrimental effects; one can become addicted and their body will deteriorate. After the Great Dark War, a lot of humans and animals became tainted with the magic element and died off, save for the Kaka tribe. Humans were forced to move to high-altitude areas and create cities there. This is where the Hierarchical Cities come from. It is believed that all living things are made of the magic element and humans can even be broken down to it either by the Soul Eater or when Unions progress to Phase 6."

Sasaki – "Soul Eater?"

Tracie – "That's the name of the drive of the Aramasa, which Michael now wields."

Musashi flinched at hearing that.

Musashi – "Your son wields the Aramasa?!"

Tracie – "Yeah. After all, Nicole did determine him worthy of her power."

Musashi couldn't believe what she was hearing.

Musashi – "But how can the Black Beast be a sentient being?! It's normally a creature made of a high concentration of the magic element. It is an uncontrolled, self-Observing weapon. It is a being outside of reason. Different beasts appeared at different timelines and different worlds. The Beast itself is a Kiln, and can be created by fusing a Murakumo Unit with someone who wields a Blue Grimoire. Then, the grimoire becomes the body, and the Unit is the heart. Such Beast can be defeated only when its body and heart are killed."

Tracie – "True. What did it look like then?"

Okita – "The Black Beast is a mass of magic element shaped like an eight-headed, serpentine beast with numerous tentacles and red eyes. It was described as a colossal mass of solidified darkness, a shadow monster with eight heads, red eyes, and a torso of size far surpassing its heads. The repulsive, red, pulsing vines on its body looked artificial like wirings of a device and at same time natural like blood vessels."

Tracie – "How was it created?"

Musashi – "The Black Beast was created by people during the Prime Field War. It didn't discriminate between friend and foe, and devoured everything it could. Thus the world had ended, however, this was in accordance with humanity's plan, as all they needed was to win. As long as they could obtain the Blue and complete the Takamagahara system, they would be able to "rebuild" everything and prevent the creation of Prime Fields, while still having the "power of god" in their grasp. According to the Origin, the Beast was her older brother."

Tracie – "When did it first appear?"

Okita – "The Black Beast suddenly appeared in Japan on January 1, 2100, interrupting the smelting experiment conducted by Relius Clover, Shūichirō Ayatsuki, and Yūki Terumi. As a result of its appearance, Terumi lost his body, Relius was sent to the future, and only Shūichirō was able to escape. Having got out of the laboratory, the Beast began to spread the magic element around the world, since it can function only in an environment saturated with it. It began to destroy Japan, and the heads of other nations attacked it with the nuclear weapons. The Beast was not harmed by it, the use of nuclear weapons only destroyed Japan. Then, the Beast moved to Eurasia to continue its rampage. The Beast suddenly disappeared. In December 2106, a warrior named Bloodedge was responsible for causing the Beast to go dormant for one year, by killing the heart of the Beast, and sacrificing himself to do so. During its absence, the remains continued their activities, threatening the lives of many. During this year, Nine gathered six warriors who could help the mankind win. These warriors were: Mitsuyoshi, Yūki Terumi, Hakumen, Valkenhayn R. Hellsing, Trinity Glassfille, and Nine herself, who was responsible for inventing the Magic Formulas that allowed humans to inflict damage on the Beast. In addition, she found a Legacy Weapon used in the similar war centuries ago. It needed a source of energy, so Seven and Eight sacrificed a huge amount of souls, creating a miniature Black Beast, and completed this weapon as the Arch-Enemy Event Weapon, now known as Highlander: Takemikazuchi. The Beast attacked the completed Takemikazuchi, but the magicians teleported their creation to Ishana, the safest place in the world. Also, they teleported one of the Beast's heads, because of it founding out about the weapon's existence. The decisive battle against the Black Beast took place on the ground where the first village of the Kaka tribe was located. The Black Beast returned even bigger after its one-year absence.[1] Eventually, the Beast was defeated on January 1, 2110. On this day, another part of the Beast was killed by Hakumen, it means the body. Following the Beast's death, its genes, known as the Beast Genes, were extracted from its corpse; after many years of perfecting them, they have been used for the creation of artificial humans."

Tracie – "Any other known appearances?"

Musashi – "In 2194, Kokonoe Mercury and Relius Clover smelted a miniature Black Beast that now is a core of Detonator: Ignis."

Okita – "On December 25, 2194, the 7th Agency tried to create a Black Beast to fight the World Void Information Control Organization with it. The heart of this Beast was supposed to be Mu-12, and the body was Hazama. However, the smelting was stopped by Takamagahara, which fired their Takemikazuchi at the 5th Hierarchical City of Ibukido, where the experiment was conducted."

Musashi – "On December 31, 2199, Ragna and Nu merged in the Kiln of the 13th Hierarchical City of Kagutsuchi, and fell into the past, becoming the Black Beast who began the Great Dark War. In the current timeline, Noel Vermillion saved Ragna from falling into the Kiln, not allowing him and Nu to become the Beast."

Okita – "On February 2200, Ragna was sent to the time of the Great Dark War, where he gave the humanity a year without the Beast, but also killed the heart of the Beast. Soon after his return, Izanami brought Ragna's Blue Grimoire out of control, temporarily making him a miniature Black Beast."

Tracie – "Powers and abilities?"

Musashi – "The Beast itself is invulnerable to almost everything. It withstood the nuclear attacks of every nation with not even scratches on its own hide. It owes this invincibility to the fact that it exists outside of reason, and can only be harmed by magic, sorcery, and the various forms of Magic Formulas, such as the Arch-Enemy Event Weapons. The Beast can also be harmed by those physically outside of reason, like Valkenhayn R. Hellsing. Even when the Beast was attacked by the Six Heroes and a multitude of different Magic Formula users, such as Ayame Yayoi, it was still able to stand up to the abuse and proved to be an immensely powerful figure."

Okita – "One of its most troublesome abilities is its capability to spawn remains. As the Beast is constantly surrounded by a myriad of them, with varying battle capabilities, one has to first push through an army of them before even facing the Black Beast's real body. These remains were also a high concentration of the magic element, and were as inferior as their creator. They target anything that comes near them or are spotted by them. The power of remains is decided by their density. As remains consume the magic element, they gain in density, size and battle ability. Certain ones are even able to display high enough capabilities to defeat someone on Mitsuyoshi's level. They take various forms, but their base one is a black mist or a lump of the element. While in their initial form, they possess neither legs, nor fangs, as they grow they are able to alter their form, sprouting claws, whip-like tails, snake-like heads, transform into mist, waves, black orbs and so on. The more they consume the magic element, the closer they get to their origin, becoming a mass of shadow towering over humans. As those are the fragments of the Black Beast, they possess similar presence and stench, as well as an intimidating aura, although it pales in comparison to the original.

Musashi – "Wounds inflicted by the Beast, or its remains, cause magic element poisoning. The Beast is capable of semi-liquidating itself into a mist form and entering the earth in order to move through the underground at an unimaginable speed for an object of such colossal size and mass. This ability is also possessed by its remains."

Okita – "Its sheer size and mass allows it to level the battlefield by simply slamming its gigantic necks into the ground. Its roar can shake the earth and its presence alone can paralyze even the greatest of warriors. It is capable of regenerating itself and survive wounds as severe as a giant hole in its abdomen or severed head. Parts of its body, like a head, continues to function even after being severed from it. The Black Beast that appeared during the Great Dark War was using military strategy, avoided traps and set them."

Tracie – "Very good you two. Now then, any more questions?"

Atalanta – "What is the Blue Grimoire?"

Tracie – "The Blue Grimoire (a.k.a. Azure Grimoire), also known as the BlazBlue, is the so-called "strongest" grimoire, the "original book", and can tap into the power of the Blue. It was originally created by Yūki Terumi when he managed to receive a sample of the Blue during his lifetime, based on the original Book of the Blue Blaze. Despite being called a grimoire, its form is not that of a book, but rather a high-density mass of concentrated magic element similar to the Black Beast. Its original purpose is to utilize the power of the Boundary similarly to a Kiln, and was smelted with the power to oppose the Amaterasu Unit. It has no fixed form. In case of Ragna, it originally had the form of a jet black rock shaped in the fashion of a human without a head when it was in the possession of Rachel Alucard (which was his original body from a prior time loop that formed a Black Beast). After a younger Ragna touched it, it crumbled, turned into a mist, swallowed him in darkness, and then took the form of his right arm, despite still having the same obsidian blackness. One of the grimoire's weaknesses is that it will remember the wounds that were dealt to the soul, to the point of transcending even Event Interference. Continuous corrosion of it, might even cause ruptures of other phenomena as well. Ragna's BlazBlue is remains of the Black Beast which was deemed as a prototype and is also later on fused with the Idea Engine, which can allow him to access the true Blue. During the Continuum Shift, one of the probabilistic events was him losing the control over the grimoire, which absorbed him and turned into the Black Beast, who destroyed almost all of the planet. According to Litchi's realization, the Blue Grimoire is like the Boundary itself, the Blue surrounded by limitless amounts of magic element."

Mordred – "And you're saying that big bro has this power because of what happened to him during his fight with Hassan mom?"

Tracie – "That's right Mordred. Too bad your brother had to nearly get himself killed numerous times just to prove himself to Nicole."

Jeanne – "What do you mean by that mom?"

Tracie – "Tell me you two. How many times do you think your brother's heart stopped during his fight with Hassan?"

Gawain – "As far as most of us were keeping track, it was four."

Tracie – "Are you sure?"

Lancelot – "Yes. There was Hassan crushing his heart, Hassan nearly crushing his whole body if not for Mordred, Jeanne, and the rest of their sisters distracting Hassan, Michael somewhat passing out after using Clarent Blood Excalibur, and him passing out after the fight was finally over."

Tracie – "Those four are completely true. However, including them, his heart stopped a total of ten times during the whole fight."

Everyone froze at hearing that.

Jeanne – "Ten…"

Mordred – "Times…"

Tracie – "Yes. When I was looking back over the fight footage, in additional to the four times mentioned, Michael's heart had stopped beating another six times. However, they were only a millisecond in length each."

Scathach – "I'm surprised they were picked up at all."

Tracie – "I know. Good thing I decided to update all the equipment we have here ahead of time. Never would've found those millisecond stops otherwise."

Heracles – "Another question for you Tracie. How heavy were his limiters when Michael's fight with Hassan started?"

Tracie – "Around 1,000 Tons. Why do you ask?"

Illya – "What is it currently at?"

Tracie quickly looked it up, and gave a mini freak out.

Mordred – "What is it mom?"

Tracie – "The current weight of the limiters… It's over half a million tons?!"

Everyone – "HALF A MILLION?!"

Shirou – "But how is that even possible?!"

Tracie – "Michael must've gotten so many Zenkai boosts due to his heart stopping ten times."

Rin – "Is that even possible?"

Tracie – "Luke! Come here please!"

Luke quickly came into the room, with Tear right behind him.

Tracie – "Good. You decided to bring Tear as well."

Tear – "So what did you need us for Aunt Tracie?"

Rin was shocked. Michael had another cousin besides her and Sakura.

Sakura – "Hey Tear. Nice to see you again."

Tear – "Likewise Sakura."

Luke – "You've met Sakura before Tear?"

Sakura – "During the few times when she was younger, she and her grandfather Teodoro visited the manor while Angelica and I were staying there. The three of us became good friends with each other."

Tear – "Sorry I couldn't be there to see you off for your return to Fuyuki."

Sakura – "Don't worry about it. You were busy with something else."

Luke – "So what did you need Tracie?"

Tracie – "When was the last known reading either of you got for Michael's current power level at the time?"

Tear – "Pretty much his battle with Khan and Nappa in the Zao Ruins. He powered up after they tried to kill Sync. Michael got so mad that his power level kept rising. Khan stated that Michael's power level was over 9,000,000 as he crushed his own scouter."

Tracie – "Of course those morons would use scouters. Useless things they are."

Luke – "Agreed. No point in them if Michael, his sisters, Sakura, Izuku, Katsuki, and I can keep our true power hidden."

Tear – "So what is Michael's power currently at right now?"

Tracie – "If I had to guess, somewhere in the trillions."

Jeanne – "And the exact weight of his limiters?"

Tracie deeply sighed before answering.

Tracie – "For every 100,000 he gains in power, the weight increases by 5 tons. However, I don't know what his current power is. Despite that fact, the current weight is 550,000 tons."

Everyone went white as a sheet.

Lancelot – "550,000… tons…"

Gawain – "There's no way anyone can take that kind of weight."

Mordred – "Michael can."

The male duo looked towards their fellow knight.

Kairi – "What makes you say that Mordred?"

Jeanne – "Because he's our brother."

Sieg – "Jeanne…"

Sakura – "He's not just your brother. He's my cousin too. And you're both right anyway."

Tracie – "And just what are Mordred and Jeanne right about Sakura?"

Mordred/Jeanne/Sakura – "No matter what Rensho or anyone else puts in front of him, Michael will push past that obstacle with everything he has!"

Tracie could only smile at her daughters and niece, happy to see their faith in Michael was completely unwavering. She then did the limiter weight calculation again, and what she saw completely shocked her.

Tracie – "No way…"

Rin – "Something wrong Aunt Tracie?"

Tracie – "I don't know how, but I somehow messed up the calculation for Michael's limiter weights."

Tear – "So then, the reading you gave us before was off."

Tracie – "Way, WAY off."

Illya – "So if it's not 550,000 tons, then what is it really?"

Tracie – "Try nearly 4.5 Billion tons."

Everyone else went completely pale at hearing that.

Luke – "If that's true, then Michael's power level is 14 figures."

Atalanta – "B-But that's nearly a power level of 10 Trillion!"

Tracie – "Like I said, he got so many Zenkai boosts due to his heart stopping 10 times. And because they were in such a short amount of time, it took a good while for his body to adjust to the new power. Which is why he was asleep for a whole day."

Musashi – "Zenkai boost?"

Luke – "A Zenkai boost is how we Fonians get stronger. The closer we are to death, the bigger the Zenkai boost we get."

Okita – "And how do you know about that?"

Luke – "Simple. Michael, Izuku, Katsuki, and I are all Fonians."

Scathach – "Oh really. Prove it then."

Izuku, Katsuki, and Luke let their power flare as they went Super Fonian 2 for a split second, then quickly powered down.

Scathach – "Okay then. We all agree that they're telling the truth."

Everyone – "Agreed."

Atalanta – "But still. It's nowhere near the power that Michael wields."

Izuku – "That's because we haven't obtained that kind of power yet."

Okita – "You haven't?"

Katsuki – "Nope. Michael only got it because we helped him."

Musashi – "How so?"

Everyone else, minus Tracie and Tear, asked the same question. The trio of former students answered the question as best they possibly could.

Scathach – "Wow. So he's that strong, huh? Sounds like a fine opponent for me."

Luke/Katsuki/Izuku – "Not quite."

Musashi – "What do you three mean by that?"

Sakura – "Michael won't fight a woman."

The others froze.

Rin – "You're kidding, right?"

Tracie – "She's not. Fighting a woman goes against Michael's morals."

Scathach felt deflated. She actually wanted to fight Michael.

Sakura – "Don't worry Scathach. Just ask Michael for a friendly spar instead, and he won't turn you down."

Scathach – "Really?"

Tracie – "Really."

Sakura then quickly remembered something.

Sakura – "Oh! Before I forget, there's something I wanted to show everyone. Just follow me out back for it."

Everyone followed Sakura out to the back foyer.

Rin – "So what did you want to show us sis?"

Sakura – "First off. Mordred. Jeanne. I want you both to attack me."

Mordred – "What for?"

Sakura quickly donned her martial artist outfit, which was a purple top with white trim, and white pants with black trim.

Sakura – "Just prove you're not weak to me."

That comment alone ticked the two sisters off. They quickly attacked Sakura, but the duo, along with everyone else, were quickly shocked at Sakura parrying away the joint attack like it was nothing.

Mordred – "Give me some time Jeanne."

Jeanne – "Right."

Sakura already knew what they were gonna do, so she let it happen. Jeanne launched herself at Sakura, who blocked it no problem. Then Mordred started charging up her Crimson Lighting. Sakura gave a small smirk at seeing it.

Sakura – "Bingo."

Suddenly, the energy of Mordred's Crimson Lighting bounced back at her and exploded, sending her sprawling backwards across the ground.

Jeanne – "Mordred!"

Jeanne quickly rushed over to her sister's aide.

Jeanne – "You okay?"

Mordred instead shocked everyone by sitting up and showing that she hadn't taken any damage at all.

Mordred – "That was amazing Sakura! You have to show us how you did that!"

However, before Sakura could do anything. Atalanta appeared behind her knocking back an arrow.

Mordred/Jeanne – "Atalanta!"

Atalanta fired the arrow, then was completely shocked as Sakura not only spun around on the spot and caught the arrow, but also returned it right back at her. The returned arrow missed hitting her face by mere inches and embedded itself in the wood pillar behind her.

Sakura – "Testing my reflexes Atalanta?"

Atalanta – "Yes. I'm sorry."

Sakura – "Don't worry about it. Thanks for the test by the way."

Atalanta – "Not a problem."

Atalanta quickly returned to the others.

Sakura – "Now Mordred. Please charge up your Crimson Lighting and prepare to fire it at me."

Mordred – "Right!"

Mordred did just as Sakura asked and charged up her Crimson Lighting.

Sakura – "Now try firing it at me."

Mordred – "Okay."

Just as Mordred started firing her Crimson Lighting at Sakura, she made her move.

Sakura – "Now! Magi Queen!"

A taller and older-looking version of Sakura herself appeared behind her. She was wearing a white dress with red trim and gold highlights. (Think of the dress Iris wears when she's acting as a Caster Servant, only without the crown.)

Mordred – "Magi…"

Jeanne – "Queen…"

Sakura then brought up her left hand. Even though it was empty, her hand was in the position of holding a remote detonator.

Sakura – "You lose."

Suddenly, a click was heard and Mordred's Crimson Lighting exploded in her and Jeanne's faces. Once the smoke cleared, everyone burst out laughing as Mordred and Jeanne's hair had looked like they had stuck their fingers in an outlet together. The two sisters then looked at each other and joined in laughing as well. The two sisters then shook their heads to return their hair to normal.

Mordred – "Thanks Sakura. We needed that."

Sakura – "Don't mention it."

Jeanne – "So this is your Soul Stand?"

Sakura – "Yep. Although I'm still trying to understand how I acquired Magi at all."

Tracie – "Like we said before. Being around Michael for the last ten years could very well be the reason why you have Magi Queen in the first place. And the same could be said for Angelica as well."

Sakura – "That's true. Now then. As for you two."

Sakura turned her attention back to Mordred and Jeanne.

Jeanne – "What are you gonna do Sakura?"

Sakura – "What else. Help you two bring out your Soul Dragons."

Mordred – "And just how do you plan and doing that?"

Sakura could only smirk.

Sakura – "Magi Queen!"

Magi moved forward and attacked Mordred and Jeanne. Before anyone could move forward to assist them, they were held back by a shockwave as two female arms stopped Magi's attack on the sisters in its tracks. Magi then quickly grabbed the arms and revealed Mordred and Jeanne's Soul Dragons to everyone else.

Mordred – "So these are our Soul Dragons huh?"

? – "Yes. It's an honor to finally meet you Lady Mordred."

? – "Same here Lady Jeanne."

Mordred – "Nice to meet you too Gaia."

Jeanne – "Likewise Ifrit."

Tracie – "So then their Stand names are?"

Mordred – "Gaia Nova!"

Jeanne – "Blazing Ifrit!"

Ifrit noticed Tracie staring at her.

Ifrit – "Is something wrong Lady Tracie?"

Tracie – "Sorry Ifrit. You just looked familiar to me for some reason."

Sakura – "Now that you mention it Aunt Tracie, I'm getting a sense of déjà vu from Ifrit as well."

Rin – "Can one of you please explain to the rest of us what you two are talking about?"

Tracie – "What your sister and I are saying Rin, is that we believe Ifrit is a sister Stand."

Jeanne – "Sister Stand? What's that?"

Sakura – "According to what I was told back then, in the short time that stands have been around for, every appearance of them have been unique."

Mordred – "So what does that have to do with this whole 'sister stand' thing?"

Tracie – "Recently, most of the Stands with a physical body that Joseph and I were able to gather data on, showed a very special energy signature."

Shirou – "What kind of energy signature?"

Sakura – "The energy signature showed that both the Masi member's Soul Stand and the other person's Stand were VERY similar to each other. This in turn made the Soul Stands of the Masi family become sister stands."

Tracie – "And we've already had four cases of this happening."

Illya – "We have?!"

Luke – "The only example you and Sakura are using that Tear and I know of are Star Platinum and Soul."

Sakura – "That's correct. While it may not truly look like it, Soul and Star's powers are very similar to each other."

Tracie – "No doubt Michael and Jotaro don't need to be told that. They already know it for a fact."

Jeanne – "So who's who then?"

Sakura – "We've already established that Soul is the sister Stand to Star Platinum."

Tracie – "The only other ones we have so far are Artoria's White Knight Gold being the sister of Kakyoin's Hierophant Green, Hilda's Dark Gladiator sister to Jean Pierre Polnareff's Silver Chariot, and Jeanne's Blazing Ifrit sister to Muhammad Avdol's Magician's Red."

Mordred – "What about me and the others?"

Sakura – "We don't know yet. I'm still clueless about Magi too. But I'm sure we'll see them somewhere down the line."

A device then beeped by Tracie.

Jeanne – "What was that?"

Tracie – "I programmed a camera to follow Michael and those with him on their trek to find Legretta and Sheena. Seems like it caught on to something."

The camera feed showed Michael, along with Legretta, Azura, Kyoshi, and Akira, making their way towards a giant mountain.

Tracie – "Now why does that mountain look so familiar?"

-With Michael, Legretta, Azura, Kyoshi, and Akira-

Michael and the girls were making good headway. After they left the cave they have stayed in for the night, Michael and his sisters quickly picked up on Sheena's energy signature. They quickly followed the trail it left behind, before going into the large mountain in front of them.

Akira – "Well. This is where Sheena's energy signature disappears into."

Legretta – "I hope she's okay."

Kyoshi – "I'm worried too Legretta. But let's not focus on a what-if."

Azura – "Kyoshi's right. If we can, we'll get her, Artoria, and Hilda out of there without ANY of them being harmed."

Michael – "Let's move then girls."

Legretta/Azura/Kyoshi/Akira – "Right!"

As they made way towards the entrance of the mountain, they were spotted by two guards. However, they started freaking out upon seeing Michael.

Soldier #1 – "It's the monster brat from last night!"

Soldier #2 – "Run!"

Soldier #1/#2 – "Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!"

The two soldiers kept yelling retreat as they fled into the mountain.

Michael – "That was easy. Come along girls."

Legretta/Azura/Kyoshi/Akira – "Right."

They soon made their way into the mountain.

Akira – "Hey Michael. Weren't those the soldiers that you embarrassed and destroyed with Aramasa last night?"

Michael – "The exact same ones Akira."

Kyoshi – "No wonder they ran off with their tails between their legs. Spineless bastards."

Legretta/Azura – "Agreed."

Michael wanted to agree as well, but he noticed something odd.

Michael – "Sure, those two were scared. But their eyes said something else entirely."

They then quickly made their way further inside the mountain.

Michael – "As for this entire mountain. Something about it feels…familiar."

Meanwhile, the two guards stumbled into a clearing in the cavern, where their boss was giving a speech.

Soldier #1 – "Lady Chika! Lady Chika!"

Chika – "What is it you two?"

Soldier #2 – "The boy! He's here!"

Chika stood up for a few seconds, then sat back down on her throne as her soldiers got into position. Michael and the girls finally entered the cavern.

Chika – "Hello! Welcome, welcome!"

Michael – "Cut the crap lady. You know the true reason that we're here."

Chika smirked at Michael being quick to the point.

Chika – "Very well then. Gilgamesh! Bring them out here please!"

Gilgamesh walked into the cavern while pulling on three leashes. At the ends of the leashes were…

Michael – "Artoria! Hilda! Sheena!"

He then turned back towards Chika.

Michael – "Let them go Chika! They're not a part of this!"

Chika – "On the contrary, my dear Michael. As long as you surrender, all of your sisters and fiancées are allowed to leave."

Akira – "And if he doesn't surrender?"

Chika – "Then their lives are forfeit."

Gilgamesh proved Chika's point by pointing three of his own blades at Artoria, Hilda, and Sheena. Michael suddenly bolted towards his two sisters and Sheena.

Azura – "You Fool! Are You Crazy?! You're Going To Get The Three Of Them Killed!"

Michael ignored Azura's outburst and continued his rush towards Artoria, Hilda, and Sheena.

Michael – "Even if I stop time right now, I'm still too far away from them."

Legretta – "Don't let him launch those swords!"

Gilgamesh – "No, this is the limit! I'm launching them… Now!"

Artoria saw the look in her little brother's eyes and got his message imminently.

Artoria – "Together you two!"

Hilda/Sheena – "Right!"

Artoria – "White Knight Gold! Gold Splash!"

Hilda – "Dark Gladiator! Dark Slash!"

Sheena – "Ventus! Gale Tempest!"

The combined attack of the two Soul Stands and Elemental Spirit kept Gilgamesh's three swords at bay. Suddenly, Gilgamesh found himself on his knees.

Gilgamesh – "Who Said You Damn Mutts Could Fight Back?!"

Artoria – "That's funny."

Hilda – "Cause who said anything…"

Sheena – "…about the three of us fighting back at all?"

Gilgamesh quickly realized his mistake. He yelled as he fought to bring his right hand back up.

Gilgamesh – "You Rotten Mongrels!"

Michael – "Soul Platinum! The World!"

Time around him stopped. He then looked towards Artoria, Hilda, and Sheena.

Michael – "You three okay?"

Suddenly, all three women could move.

Artoria – "What the-?"

Sheena – "Michael. Is this-?"

Michael – "Yep. Welcome to my World."

-Back At Soul Manor-

Luke – "Tracie. Is this…"

Tracie – "Yes. Everyone. Welcome to Michael's World."

Mordred – "Michael's World? What do you mean by that mom?"

Jeanne – "I think I have an idea. It may have something to do with how Gilgamesh, Chika, and the soldiers aren't moving."

Tear – "That's exactly right Jeanne."

Rin – "It is?!"

Tracie – "Yes Rin. This is Soul's power as a Stand. The power of The World, to stop time around her and Michael for a few seconds."

Everyone froze at that.

Shirou – "But then why are we not caught in it? As well as Artoria, Azura, Hilda, Akira, Legretta, Sheena, and Kyoshi."

Tracie – "Simple. Michael's tail."

Illya – "His tail?"

Tracie – "Yes. By wrapping his tail around as many people as he wants, Michael is granting them the right to enter his World.

Sakura – "But what about all of us then?"

Tracie – "Easy. Michael takes the tip of his tail and taps the camera giving the live feed. And because all of us are watching through the camera, we're all allowed into Michael's world as well."

Cu – 'Mordred. Jeanne. Your brother is completely amazing!"

Mordred/Jeanne – "We know right!"

-Back With Michael and The Girls-

Michael – "You three okay?"

Artoria, Hilda, and Sheena quickly hugged Michael.

Artoria/Hilda/Sheena – "We are now."

Michael quickly returned the hug. They were then joined by Legretta, Azura, Kyoshi, and Akira.

Azura – "Welcome back to us you three."

Michael – "Agreed. And… Good grief. I made it in time."

(Insert Music: JJBA Stardust Crusaders OST – Stardust Crusaders)

Soul quickly launched herself at Gilgamesh.

Soul – "ORA!"

A single punch from Soul completely destroyed all three of Gilgamesh's swords. Michael then took a deep breath as the images of his sisters and fiancées flashed by him. He then glared at Gilgamesh and yelled.

Michael/Soul – "ORA!"

Soul – "ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA!"

Soul ended her punching barrage and quickly turned away from Gilgamesh.

Michael – "Time has begun to move again."

All of the damage Soul had dealt to Gilgamesh crashed into his body at once, causing his body to crash into the cavern wall.

(Music Ends)

Michael – "Good grief. Such an arrogant pain in the ass."

Gilgamesh slowly stood up after being thrown into the cavern wall. Michael saw just how furious the so-called "King of Heroes' was. He then had an idea that would really annoy Gilgamesh.

Michael – "Oh, and your next line is 'You damn mongrel. How dare you make fun of me?' Now."

Gilgamesh – "You Damn Mongrel! How Dare You Make Fun Of Me?!"

Gilgamesh was just as shocked as everyone else that Michael predicted what he was gonna say.

Gilgamesh – "And just how did you do that?"

Michael – "Sorry. Not saying anything."

Gilgamesh growled in annoyance at Michael's answer.

Michael – "Next, you're going to say:"

Michael/Gilgamesh – "Whatever. It doesn't matter anyway. A dog like can never beat the King of Heroes."

Michael – "Right?"

Gilgamesh was now royally pissed off and started to lunge at Michael.

Michael – "Tch. I didn't want to use this, but…"

Gilgamesh quickly stopped himself from attacking.

Michael – "Restriction 666 released. Dimensional interference imagery field deployed. BlazBlue… Activate! Take this! You son of a bitch!"

Gilgamesh froze. He was suddenly afraid of the aura coming off of Michael.

Michael – "Nicole!"

Nicole – "Right!"

Nicole quickly centered her own energy on Michael. This in turn caused Michael's body to be surrounded by a black aura. The aura then disappeared as Michael roared while wearing the Black Beast armor.

Michael – "Now then Gilgamesh. What say you give me a proper fight? Oh, who am I kidding? It doesn't really matter anyway. You won't even be able to lay a scratch on it. Never could, never will."

(Insert Music: BlazBlue OST – Rebellion (Ragna's Theme))

Gilgamesh roared as he lost himself in his anger. However, before he could even call for the blades from his vast treasury, Michael acted quicker and struck first.

Michael – "Hell's Fang! Gauntlet Hades! Inferno Divider! Beliel Edge!"

Michael's attacks were so quick, Gilgamesh was knocked back before he could even counterattack. Gilgamesh then finally fired a sword at Michael.

Michael – "Too slow! Dead Spike!"

Contact with Michael's Dead Spike destroyed the sword imminently. Michael then upped the ante.

Michael – "Overdrive activate! Blood Cain Idea! Exceed Accel! Seed of Tartarus!"

Michael's Seed of Tartarus knocked Gilgamesh onto his back. He then realized his mistake too late as he rushed at Michael once again.

Michael – "Carnage Scissors! I'll Devour You!"

Gilgamesh was launched into the air. He could do nothing as Michael caught him.

Michael – "Let Darkness Consume You! Shatter!"

Michael clutched Gilgamesh with an enlarged claw made of dark energy. Gilgamesh then felt his own energy being drained out of him. The claw then shattered, knocking Gilgamesh away from Michael.

Gilgamesh – "What is…this…?"

Michael roughly pulled Gilgamesh to his feet.

Michael – "I'll show you, the power of the Azure! Black Onslaught!"

Michael did a reverse grip slash on Gilgamesh.

Michael – "Black Zagam!"

The Aramasa turned into a scythe. Michael attacked Gilgamesh three times, one from the left, one from the right, and one from above. He then attacked Gilgamesh with the same sequence a second time.

Michael – "Nightmare Rage!"

Michael brings Aramasa up and behind him to his left as Nicole's energy and aura completely cloaked his body. Gilgamesh feels his energy leave his spiritual body at a faster pace than before. Michael then swings Aramasa down.

Michael – "Destruction!"

Aramasa hits Gilgamesh one final time. It doesn't completely destroy his spiritual body, but it does knock him for a loop as he lays sprawled on the ground.

(Music Ends)

Soldier #1 – "Captain!"

Soldier #2 – "Captain Gilgamesh!"

The soldiers ran over and checked on their fallen captain.

(Insert Music: Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia ED 3 – Tell Me By Milet)

Michael – "Now then. It's time, Kingu!"

Kingu – "Right!"

Kingu floated out of Michael's body. She then got ready to use her Noble Phantasm alongside Michael.

-At Masi Manor-

Tracie quickly realized what was happening.

Tracie – "Siduri! Get in here quickly!"

Siduri rushed into the room.

Siduri – "What is it Lady Tracie?"

Tracie – "Look at the monitor."

Siduri did just that, and received the biggest shock of her life.

Siduri – "K-Kingu?!"

-Back With Michael & Kingu-

Michael shared a glance with Kingu.

Michael – "Ready?"

Kingu – "Ready!"

Michael/Kingu – "Kingu, daughter of Tiamat, will show you the power of the Chain of the Heavens!"

Electricity danced from their fingertips as small yellow portals appeared in the ground behind them.

Michael/Kingu – "Mother's fury is a thing of the past!"

Kingu launched herself into the air as golden chained spear tips came out of the portals.

Michael/Kingu – "Now, I will awaken the breath of stars!"

Kingu then became one with the chains. Most of the chains then became a giant one and aimed right at Gilgamesh and the knights.

Michael/Kingu – "ENUMA ELISH!"

The chains hit the ground as they surrounded Gilgamesh and the knights.

(Music Ends)

Artoria – "That just now…"

Michael – "See for yourself."

Everyone did just that. The destruction left behind by Michael and Kingu's Enuma Elsh was absolutely devastating.

Scathach – "Good lord…"

Atalanta – "What power…"

Musashi – "For a mere human to have this kind of power…"

Okita – "Incredible…"

Suddenly, someone walked out of the smoke from the explosion. The girls were ready to fight.

Michael – "Wait."

Michael held a hand up to stop them. The figure then walked over to him.

Michael – "It's been a while, hasn't it, Gilgamesh."

Gilgamesh – "Pretty much Michael."

Besides Tracie and Siduri, everyone else couldn't believe what they were seeing. Michael's attitude towards Gilgamesh had taken a complete 180. However, they didn't know the true reason behind the change.

Shirou – "Wait a second. Doesn't this Gilgamesh look different from the one we all know?"

The others looked closer and saw that Shirou was right. The outfit alone should've been enough of an indicator.

Mordred – "We have to be complete idiots not to see that."

Jeanne – "Agreed."

Archer Gilgamesh popped back up, along with holding Kingu by her neck.

Gilgamesh (Caster) – "Kingu!

Michael – "Good grief. Your Archer self is such an idiot."

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "And just what do you mean by that boy?!"

Michael – "Just this. Soul Platinum! The World!"

Time froze. Michael quickly broke Kingu out of Archer Gilgamesh's grip. Soul then threw a punch barrage on Archer Gilgamesh.

Michael – "Time has begun to move again."

Time resumed. Archer Gilgamesh was thrown back by Soul's barrage. Michael was also seen holding Kingu bridal style before putting her down.

Michael – "You okay Kingu?"

Kingu – "I am. Thanks Michael."

Michael – "Head back towards my sisters and fiancées. I can handle these clowns alone."

Gilgamesh (Caster) – "Right. Come on Kingu."

Kingu – "Okay."

Michael glanced back as the duo got out of harm's way.

Cynder – "So what do we do Michael?"

Michael – "Simple. Are the fire skates ready?"

Cynder – "As ready as they're ever gonna be."

Michael – "Good."

Michael quickly changed outfits (Hanyu Yuzuru's outfit from his Gold Medal performance during the Pyeong Chang 2018 Winter Games). Cynder also put on his fire skates. He then took a pose with the palm of his right hand pointed at his chest.

Michael – "Give me a hand here Yuzuru-san."

(Insert Music: Yuri On Ice OP – History Maker By Dean Fujioka)

-Can you hear my heartbeat?-

-Tired of feeling never enough-

-I close my eyes and tell myself-

-That my dreams will come true-

Michael starts off with an Axel Jump into a Camel Spin, followed by a Double Axel Jump combination and an Edge Jump.

-There'll be no more darkness when you believe in-

-Yourself you are unstoppable-

-Where your destiny lies, dancing on the blades-

-You set my heart on fire!-

Hydroblades into a Flutz Jump. He quickly follows that with a Ina Bauer and a Double Top Loop Jump.

-Don't stop us now the moment of truth-

-We were born to make history-

-We'll make it happen, we'll turn it around-

-Yes, we were born to make history-

Does a Layback spin into an Upright spin. He then quickly Hydroblades into a Triple Jump.

-Born to make history-

-(Bo-bo-born to)-

-Make history-

Exits the Triple Jump with another Hydroblade, then does a six rotation Shoot-The-Duck Sit Spin.

-Don't stop us now the moment of truth-

-We were born to make history-

-We'll make it happen, we'll turn it around-

-Yes, we were born to make history-

Does a Waltz Jump into a Toe Jump. He then does an Upright Spin into a Triple Axel Jump.

-Can you hear my heartbeat?-

-I've got a feeling it's never too late-

-I close my eyes and see myself-

-How my dreams will come true-

Upright Spin into a Layback Spin. Follows with a Double Waltz Jump and a Triple Toe Jump.

-There'll be no more darkness when you believe in-

-Yourself you are unstoppable-

-Where your destiny lies, dancing on the blades-

-You set my heart on fire!-

Double Axel Jump into a Shoot-The-Duck Sit Spin. Triple Axel Jump and Triple Jump Combination.

-Don't stop us now the moment of truth-

-We were born to make history-

-We'll make it happen, we'll turn it around-

-Yes, we were born to make history-

Layback Spin into a Camel Spin, then a Quadruple Jump followed by a Quadruple Axel Jump.

-Born to make history-

-(Bo-bo-born to)-

-Make history-

Hydroblade exit into a Sit Spin, followed by a Layback Spin.

-Don't stop us now the moment of truth-

-We were born to make history-

-We'll make it happen, we'll turn it around-

-Yes, we were born to make history-

Triple Axel Jump into a Quadruple Jump, followed by Hydroblading into a Double Axel Jump.

-Don't stop us now the moment of truth-

-We were born to make history-

-We'll make it happen, we'll turn it around-

-Yes, we were born to make history-

Five rotation Layback Spin into a four rotation Sit Spin, followed by a six rotation Camel Spin into a three rotation Shoot-The-Duck Sit Spin.

-We were born to make history-

-We were born to make history-

-Yes, we were born to make history-

Triple Jump, followed by a Quadruple Jump, and finally finishing the performance with a Quintuple Jump.

(Music Ends)

Michael stopped and snapped his fingers. Suddenly, a large red spell circle surrounded the soldiers. It exploded, catching all of them in its wake.

Artoria – "That Was Completely Amazing!"

Azura – "But what was that spell for?"

The others were just as curious. Meanwhile, Tracie gave a silent giggle at her son's antics.

Tracie – "Using Fire Skating to distract your opponents while making such a large spell circle without them even noticing. Clever Michael. Very clever."

The girls started to step forward and assist Michael, but were stopped by Gilgamesh.

Artoria – "What are you doing Gilgamesh?"

Gilgamesh (Caster) – "This is Michael's fight. Stay out of it."

Azura – "But-!"

Michael – "Please girls. I need to do this."

The girls all stared at him.

Artoria/Azura/Hilda/Mordred/Akira/Jeanne – "Brother…"

Legretta/Sheena/Kyoshi/Sakura/Scathach/Atalanta/Musashi/Okita – "Michael…"

The girls with Michael stared at him for as few more seconds before sighing in defeat and stepping back.

Legretta – "Okay. Just please be careful.

Michael – "Right."

Michael then suddenly took off his bracelets, anklets, and collar.

Michael – "I'm done hiding my true power."

Upon throwing them on the ground, everyone was completely shocked at how much of a crater they made.

Everyone – "Just how strong is he?!"

(Insert Music: SAO Alicization: War of Underworld Pt 2 OP – Anima By Reona)

Michael then unsheathed his swords.

Michael – "Come on."

Michael launched himself at the enemy soldiers. He swung his swords, knocking them back with complete ease.

Scathach – "No way…"

Musashi – "What strength…"

Meanwhile, Michael already had a plan of attack thought out.

Michael – "There's a million soldiers here. I'll start at 1% of my full power, then go up another 1% for every 100,000 soldiers I defeat. This way Chika and Clowngrel will think that I'm not such a big threat in their eyes and that I was lucky before."

Michael charged the soldiers, cutting them down like they were nothing. Soon he found himself a quarter (250,000) of the way through the soldiers that Chika had thrown at him.

Michael – "3% so far, but I can still do more."

Michael held his right palm out and fired a fireball at his opponents. The fireball spun in the air as it went towards the ground. It then impacted the ground and exploded, taking out numerous soldiers while also splitting apart into smaller ones. This took out even more soldiers in the process.

Michael – "Half way there."

However, instead of starting from 6%, Michael jumped right up to 10%.

Michael – "Hanzo."

Michael pulled out his two Katanas and combined them into their string less bow form. Energy flowed through his left arm into the spirit arrow.

Michael – "Ryūu Ga Waga Teki Wo Kuraū!"

Two purple spirit dragons shot out of the arrow, encircling each other as they raced towards their opponents. 2/5 of the remaining 500,000 soldiers were taken out in an instant.

Chika – "Kill him! Somebody kill him!"

Michael quickly sheathed both Katanas.

Michael – "Genji."

Then just as the spells of the opposing soldiers were on top of him.

Michael – "Ryūjin No Ken Wo Kūrae!"

In one solid motion, Michael pulled out one of the two Katanas and quickly spun it around his head twice before holding it above his head, blade upward, as a single silver spirit dragon appeared next to him. Michael then slashed downwards, sending the silver spirit dragon at the soldier's spells. The spirit dragon intercepted the spells, with Michael slowly moving in a circle as he used the spirit dragon to guide the opposing spells along. After making a full circle, Michael flicked his Katana upwards, causing the Silver Spirit Dragon to fly away and send every single spell sent at him back at his attackers. Soon only 100,000 soldiers were left.

Atalanta – "Such amazing raw power…"

Okita – "Michael's So Cool!"

Michael held his swords skyward, where they were enveloped in a bright light. He then swung downwards.

Michael – "Skyward Strike!"

Michael then brings his swords to his sides, followed by slashing out and away from himself.

Michael – "Getsuga… Tensho!"

Michael's two slash attacks merged together, creating a black and white cross that took out nearly all of the remaining soldiers.

(Music Ends)

Michael – "It's over. You've lost this fight before it even started."

(Insert Music: Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia OST Vol. 1 - Absolute Demonic Front)

Michael held a sword outward, then slowly swung it in front of him. While swinging, nine identical swords appeared out of thin air.

Legretta – "This is…"

Akira – "His Saber Noble Phantasm."

Michael – "Awaken, Soul Queen of Dragons!"

Soul floated out of her pendant around Michael's neck. She was then joined by two others. One was Cynder, the Fonic Dragon of Fire. Then to everyone's surprise, the other was Terra, Cynder's sister and the Fonic Dragon of Earth.

Michael – "Embrace the power of the Fonic Dragons, and let nothing stand in your way!"

Soul turned into a purple orb of energy, while Cynder and Terra did the same as a red and brown orb respectively. They then each flew into a sword. Soul occupied the main sword, which Michael was holding, while Cynder and Terra took two of the other nine swords. The three occupied swords then turned into their respective colors. Michael pointed his sword at the remaining soldiers, causing the other swords to do the same. All ten blades then quickly charged up.

Michael – "Destroy all those that stand in your wake! Fonic Dragon Joyeuse Ordre!"

All ten swords fired a beam at the remaining knights, with three of them becoming giant dragons.

(Music Ends)

Soon the remaining 100,000 soldiers were killed off.

Michael – "And done."

Everyone couldn't believe what they had just witnessed. Michael had taken down 1 million enemy soldiers by himself. Tracie then silently looked at the one corner of her screen that showed how of his own power that Michael was using.

Tracie – "All that, and he only used 10%?! Talk about crazy strong."

Michael started turning away, but a voice stopped him.

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "That's far enough boy!"

Michael slowly turned around and stared at Clowngrel.

Michael – "And just what does the clown want?"

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "Shut up! Only I have the right to call someone a clown!"

Michael – "Whatever you say Clowngrel."

Everyone tried their hardest not to laugh as Michael kept insulting Archer Gilgamesh. Archer Gilgamesh finally had enough and snapped.

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "I've Had Enough Of These Insults! Die You Damn Mongrel!"

Michael smirked as Archer Gilgamesh fired the golden sword at him.

Michael – "Just what I was hoping you would do."

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "What are you-?"

Michael held his arms out as he yelled.

Michael – "The World!"

Time froze, with Archer Gilgamesh's sword stopping mere inches away from Michael's face. Michael grabbed Archer Gilgamesh's sword and held it in his hand by the tip of the blade. He then held the blade behind him.

Michael – "MUDA! MUDA! MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA! MUDA!"

Michael threw the sword, where it stopped a few inches away from piercing Archer Gilgamesh's throat.

Michael – "Archer Gilgamesh, King of Heroes… You are now dead!"

He then held up his left index finger.

Michael – "One more second…"

Michael smirked evilly.

Michael – "Zero."

Time resumed, with Archer Gilgamesh's own sword piercing him through the neck. Everyone was shocked silent at what just happened.

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "You… Damn… Brat!"

Archer Gilgamesh quickly pulled the sword out of his neck. Everyone was shocked as his neck healed instantly. Michael glared, a bit suspicious of what just happened.

Michael – "No way that's normal. He would've had to keep pressure on it for a good while until a healing spell was used on him. Along with the fact that trying to speak at all was nearly impossible."

He gave a quick glare at Chika, who took no notice.

Michael – "This is your doing, isn't it, Rensho?"

He then glared back at Archer Gilgamesh.

Michael – "Now then Clowngrel. Are you challenging me to a fight?"

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "Damn straight I am, you damn brat!"

Michael took up his twin guard stance.

Artoria – "What kind of fighting stance is he using here?"

Legretta – "His Twin Guard stance."

Azura – "Twin Guard?"

Sheena – "It's his own version of being a Two-Sword Style user. Among the rest of our entire group, my good friend Lloyd Irving and Kyoshi's little sister Niko are the only other multi-sword users."

Hilda – "So how is Michael's style different from theirs?"

Kyoshi – "It mainly has to do with how the swords are held."

Akira – "I see what you mean. While most dual wielders have both blades point in the same direction, Michael has them point in opposite directions."

Kingu – "But what's the point of doing that?"

Gilgamesh (Caster) – "Most of the time dual-wielders have to use extra energy to block attacks on them. By having his swords point in opposite directions, Michael has already overcome that weakness."

Michael glared at Archer Gilgamesh, ready to fight.

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "Ready to lose boy?"

Michael – "Not really. Besides, you're a 2,000 years too late to fight the likes of me, boy."

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "You'll pay for that comment, you brat!"

(Insert Music: SAO Ordinal Scale OP – Catch The Moment By Lisa)

Michael – "Come on."

Michael launched himself at Archer Gilgamesh. The two traded sword strikes that were nearly too quick for the others to follow. Tracie watched as her son's power jumped to 15%.

Tracie – "Upping the ante, aren't you Michael?"

Michael dodged every sword that Archer Gilgamesh fired at him. Archer Gilgamesh then quickly brought out Ea to defend himself with. Michael spun his body in a tight circle twice, followed by swinging his swords at Archer Gilgamesh. Archer Gilgamesh blocked the strike, but was still knocked back. Michael took another swing at Archer Gilgamesh, this time grazing him with the second sword.

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "How?! Just how is he this damn good?!"

Archer Gilgamesh launched himself at Michael this time. Michael stepped forward to meet Archer Gilgamesh, then casually side-stepped and swung his swords upwards, knocking Ea out of Archer Gilgamesh's grip.

Michael – "Now try 20%, you rat bastard!"

Michael held both swords skyward as they were bathed in light. He then brought his swords towards him and before spinning clockwise like a top, hitting Archer Gilgamesh with enough speed and force to sending him flying away.

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "You… Damn… Brat!"

Archer Gilgamesh quickly grabbed Ea and launched himself at Michael again.

Michael – "Too slow."

Michael sheathed one sword and put the other one in his mouth, then pulled out his two katanas.

Kyoshi – "No way…"

Niko – "That's…"

Michael – "Santoryu!"

Archer Gilgamesh was suddenly deathly afraid of Michael.

Michael – "Senhachiju Pound Ho!"

Michael's attack not only sent archer Gilgamesh flying, but still had enough power and speed to leave a deep crevice in the opposite wall from floor to ceiling.

Shirou – "No way…"

Rin – "How can one person have that kind of power…?"

Michael returned his katanas to their sheaths and brought back out his main pair, then lunged at Archer Gilgamesh and quickly swung without giving his opponent a chance to guard. Archer Gilgamesh kept taking hit after hit, not finding a chance to guard at all. Michael's final swing sent Archer Gilgamesh flying across the ground.

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "How is he… This damn strong?!"

Archer Gilgamesh slowly stood up, bleeding heavily from his injures. Michael centered all of his current power inside his body, then roared as he increased his power to 25% true full.

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "WHAT?!"

Michael launches himself like a rocket at Archer Gilgamesh. He then jumped off the ground and spun six times before bringing both swords down on Archer Gilgamesh. Archer Gilgamesh hastily brought up a guard, but it did little as the full force of Michael's attack knocked him back. Michael launched himself at Archer Gilgamesh again.

Michael – "Twin Mother's Rosario!"

Having spoken for the first time since the fight started, Michael used a double version of Mother's Rosario, attacking Archer Gilgamesh on each side with one. He then did numerous diagonal and x-slashes on Archer Gilgamesh before jumping in the air before swinging downward at him. Archer Gilgamesh grabbed Ea and lunged in return. Just as Archer Gilgamesh as sure of his complete victory, Michael suddenly moved down and spun quickly before attacking Archer Gilgamesh one final time.

Michael – "Dragon Starburst Stream!"

Michael did a wide swing with his right sword, and a half swing with his left one. He then slowly stood up, twirling his swords in his hands before returning them to their sheaths. The moment his swords were fully sheathed, a large x-shaped scar appeared on Archer Gilgamesh's chest, who then fell to the ground while bleeding out from his injuries.

(Music Ends)

Michael turned and started walking back towards the others.

Michael – "Such a pain in the ass."

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "H-Hold it…!"

Michael turned back towards the severely injured Archer Gilgamesh.

Michael – "What do you want Clowngrel?"

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "I could already tell. You Weren't Using Your Full Power, Right?"

Michael – "You're right Clowngrel. I wasn't. But it doesn't matter anyway. You're still 2,000 years too late to fight me."

Gilgamesh (Archer) – "Prove it then."

Michael let out an annoyed sigh.

Michael – "You asked for it then."

Michael went back into Three-Sword Style. He then let out his aura.

Computer – "Warning. Power exceeding 100%."

Michael's aura flared brightly.

Computer – "Warning. Power at 150%."

Michael – "Santoryu!"

Then it blazed.

Computer – "Warning. Power at 200%."

Michael – "Rengoku…"

Suddenly, Michael's aura was completely suffocating everyone within it. The meter stopping counting.

Computer – "Warning. Power at 250%."

Archer Gilgamesh fired a few of his swords at Michael, who just completely ignored them and rushed at Archer Gilgamesh in response.

Michael – "…Onigiri!"

In one swift motion, Michael cut down Archer Gilgamesh like it was nothing. He then returned his swords.

Michael – "Like I said Clowngrel. You're 2,000 years too early to fight someone like me."

Michael walked back towards the others before walking away into a pathway with the others following.

Michael – "Come along everyone."

Artoria – "W-Wait for us Michael!"

Caster Gilgamesh and the girls quickly followed Michael down the pathway.

Hilda – "You okay little bro?"

Michael – "Just fine sis. Thanks for asking."

Akira – "You sure?"

Michael – "Yep."

Azura stopped Michael.

Azura – "I'm giving you a full medical examination when we have a chance. I refuse to let my little brother bury himself six feet under due to his own stubbornness."

Michael – "I wanted to ask you to do that for me anyway Azura."

Azura – "No problem little bro."

Michael took an empty room next to the girl's room, which also doubled as the servant quarters since they were the only 'servants' in the entire mountain. Azura then gave her brother his medical examination.

Azura – "Well, as far as I can tell Michael. You're in perfect health. Just take it easy for a few minutes and you'll be back to 100%."

Michael – "Right. Btw, where's Alice?"

The girls froze at that.

Artoria – "She's… being tested on."

Michael suddenly bolted up from his chair.

Michael – "What do you mean by that Artoria?"

Azura – "We've been…tested on."

Michael – "Tested?"

Michael watched in horror as his sisters showed the scars from being tested on multiple times. His face went completely dark.

Michael – "How long?"

Akira – "Since day one."

Michael quickly redressed and stormed out of the room. The others quickly followed him.

Legretta – "Where are you going Michael?"

Michael – "To find Alice. Like hell I'm letting my sisters be treated like lab experiments any longer."

Michael also knew who to blame for this.

Michael – "Rensho, You Rat Bastard! I'll Make Sure You Pay For This!"

They soon came to a fork in the path. Michael pointed to the right.

Michael – "You guys go that way. I'll take the other route."

Azura – "Please be careful Michael."

Michael – "I will Azura. Don't worry."

Michael makes his way down the hall. Suddenly, he hears a conversation behind somewhat closed doors.

Michael – "What's this about?"

Michael closely listens in on the conversation, and he quickly likes what he hears.

Michael – "So that's it huh?"

-A Couple Of Hours Later-

Michael found himself walking along another corridor. He didn't mind it though. Despite being seemingly lost, he actually had a very good sense of direction. He then heard voices from what seemed like a cell a bit further downwards.

? – "It's over Iris. No one's coming to save us."

Iris – "Don't worry Aoi. Just have faith."

Michael – "Iris?! Aunt Aoi?!"

Michael stood beside the cell against the wall.

Michael – "You know. I can free you two if you want me to?"

Iris/Aoi – "Michael?!"

Michael – That's me. Hello Iris, Aunt Aoi. It's great to see the both of you again after so long."