Saber of Red.
Archer of Black dodged Asvatthaman's attack before firing an arrow straight at him, yet Pepe's Archer quickly summoned his armor and blocked the hit.
Both Archers stared at each other, waiting for the other to make the first move, and Asvatthaman did so, launching his Chakram enveloped in fire. Archer of Black quickly reacted by getting both himself and his Master out of the way of the blast, getting her to a safe place.
"This enemy isn't like any we've faced before. Stay safe, I'll handle him" -
"Be careful Archer" -
Asvatthaman quickly tracked down his enemy, slamming his weapon into the ground and creating a massive explosion which narrowly avoided Archer's Master, as her Servant moved to high ground.
Firing several arrows towards Asvatthaman, Pepe's Servant dodged them before getting close enough to land a powerful blow directly in Archer's chest, sending him through a building and landing in another street. As he got up from the ground, Asvatthaman came from above, trying to crush him with his flaming Chakram, a move that Archer of Black dodged by jumping backwards.
"Whoever you are, you're a formidable warrior" - Archer of Black said, making his bow disappear - "It would honor me to meet my enemy face to face" -
Asvatthaman remained quiet for a few seconds, before disappearing his armor and staring down at Archer of Black. The two warriors locked eyes before Asvatthaman made the first move, launching the spikes in his Chakram against Archer of Black.
The enemy Servant repelled the hits with his own fists before launching a powerful offensive at Asvatthaman. Several punches and kicks that he had to look out for, as even a single one of those blows would be devastating.
Despite this, with every hit, Asvatthaman's blood erupted, and his fighting spirit pushed him to match Archer of Black, trading blows with none of them gaining an obvious superiority.
While the two fought, someone launched an attack at them, a sword sparkling with red lighting. Both barely managed to avoid it.
"What the…" - Asvatthaman said, as the one who threw the weapon made himself present.
A knight, clad in red and white armor, stared the two Archers down. Archer of Black knew that winning against the two would prove more difficult than it was worth, and thus decided to escape.
"Hey you, what's your problem?" - Asvatthaman said as his rage slowly took center stage.
Pepe approached his Servant, and the two stared down the knight, the tension slowly rising until someone walked from behind her.
Ritsuka, together with Kadoc, Mash, Anastasia, and a man with brown hair, leather jacket and sunglasses, approached the Master-Servant pair, and then the man spoke.
"We're not your enemy, we came here for the same reason as you" - his words helped to ease the tension between them.
"What happened kouhai? Did you catch the enemy Assassin?" - Ritsuka looked at Pepe with an awkward look.
"We… We lost her, but on the bright side, we may have found our first ally here" - the black-haired Master said - "Now, we should find a safer place to talk" -
The group then went to a local park with their Servants keeping guard, so they could speak.
The man presented himself as Kairi Sisigou, a freelancer mage that the Clock Tower had hired to travel to Trifas in order to retrieve the Grail from those that stole it.
"The Yggdmillennia Clan stole the Greater Grail and they have it hidden here in Trifas. The Clock Tower assembled a team of both freelancers and members from their organization to retrieve it" -
As the members of the New A-Team listened to Kairi, questions began to arise.
"So, where are the others? Are you the only one acting tonight?" -
"Haven't seen them yet. They must be busy with other things. To think that they're leaving me to do everything…" - he then turned towards them - "And what about you? Why are you here, exactly?" -
"We came here to investigate an anomaly. We received reports of strange happenings in Trifas, and we had to take a look - " Pepe's quick thinking allowed him to come up with a lie on the spot.
"Is that so? Huh, it seems you might be more than what I initially thought, holding against a Servant from the Black Faction" -
"You mean the one that attacked my Archer?" -
"Yes. Archer of Black. I don't know why was he here originally, but I feel it has something to do with Assassin" -
"I could've gotten that information out of him, you know? If only your Servant didn't attack and gave him the chance to escape" - Asvatthaman said, angry at Saber's interference.
"You were getting too cocky. Be grateful I decided to help you when I did. You would've lost otherwise" -
"What did you say!?" -
Before the Servants could start a fight, their Masters calmed them down so they could continue their talk. However, something strange happened right after.
An eerie feeling filled the park, and the 4 Masters were caught off guard by this. As they got up from their resting place, they watched as the stars that illuminated the night sky suddenly vanished without a trace.
"What is going on?" - Kadoc asked, but he received no answer.
Anastasia, his Servant, stepped forward as she sensed something coming. A black goo emerged from the cracks in the ground, and it slowly took the form of something unusual.
A giant armor that towered over them, wielding a sword that Ritsuka, Mashu and Saber of Red knew all too well. Excalibur's sister sword, Galantine. There was no mistaking it. This armor belonged to the Knight of the Sun, Sir Gawain.
Before any of them could figure out what was happening, the armor launched a powerful strike at them, igniting the ground and creating huge pillars of flame which pushed the Masters back, as their Servants prepared to fight this strange enemy.
"Mash! It's time to use the skill that the Hassans taught you!" -
Mash turned to look at Ritsuka, before smiling - "Yes SenpaI! Here I go, Mistful Fortress!" -
All around them, strange formations appeared, like those that one would see inside a castle. Soon enough, it circled all of them, preventing their enemy from escaping or causing damage to the surrounding area.
Despite the mist, her companions found that they were able to see without issue, all while their enemy had its visibility cut.
Now they could freely fight against their new enemy.