ZI-O Grand Order

by Forgeravin

Tokiwa Sougo a normal 18 year old student with a dream of becoming King is met with a dark future. In where he becomes the most hated Overlord, and that he destroys the world. Things only continue to change as as he's brought into the Chaldea Security Organisation, and is tasked in saving the world. All while collecting the powers of other Riders from other universes. RIDER TIME!

10. Rayshift 7: The Dragon's Fall

"According to this book, in September of 2018, the ordinary high schooler Tokiwa Sougo embarks on a path which leads him to become the overlord of time, Oma Zi-O. My Overlord and his team traveled to Ghost's World and were trailed by Kamen Rider Saver, a fool wishing for the power of a god. To do this both teams searched for the Great Eye, but in the way of both was Ghost Alter. But in the end my Overlord defeated Ghost Alter with a new power and with the help of Olga of Geiz-kun's world my Overlord returns to France with a new ally. With more soon to come.(closes book) Look forward to that."

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The Heisei Kamen Riders and the Holy Grail War have perded for decades. And now, they pass on their power and legacy onto the next generation! Rejoice!, for the Birth of a new King!

(Oh, yeah. Ohh…)

(Sougo, Geiz, Tsukyomi, Olga, and Mash look upon all the Previous Riders doing their Rider kicks. Scene changes to the Time portal, the Time Mazine flying through them, as the Katakana word for Rider attaches to Zi-O's helmet)

Isshun de tsukamitoru no sa Are you ready?

(Are you ready?)

(Sougo reaches out to the clocks on the wall, before swinging his arm down. The Background spinning in sync with his arm.)

Atarashī rekishi wa soko ni Feel it! Feel it!

(Crazy baby!)

(Geiz wipes something off his face before throwing aside his torn coat, the background spinning behind him. Changes to Tsukiyomi walking straight before the camera changes to her side, the world spinning again.)

Hikari wo kate ni kasokushite

(Changes to Mash and Olga who stand behind the Chaldea symbol. Olga glitches and Kamen Rider Echo fades onto Olga as she takes out her gun and slashes the camera. Mash looks at the camera, a clock behind her counting down.)

Konomama Shout it out! Shout it out!

(The scene is crushed by Oma Zi-O, as he looks up his crimson eyes glowing. Scene changes to the Gang standing over the Ride Watches before looking up at the Camera.)

Ima wo susume yō

(Changes to Woz, in a darkened room, with a clock in the background, from the sky flaming scraps of papers fall around him. Woz looks at the screen, flames light his face as he holds the book in his hand.)

Madō hi mo Ikudo tonaku Asu no tobira tatake

(Changes to Heure quickly speeding onto pulling down one of his eyes and sticking out his tongue before moving aside, behind Ora and Swartz keep their back, hiding their faces. Scene changes to a set of large thrones, each designed differently. Scene changes again to Woz who shows the book, flames coming off a close up shows Oma Zi-O obliterating rebels to dust. Then to the Ride Watche's faces turning then activating.)

Mitsumeta sono saki ni

(The Rider statues, crack and stone cascades off revealing the suits underneath. Quick change to Geiz turning his Ride Watch. Then to more Riders, then to Olga who turns a Ride Watch, more Statues.)

Tobikonde mitara

(Then Sougo who turns the face of the watch, as the statue of Sougo crumbles.)

Believe Yourself!

(Oma Zi-O stands behind the rubble. Camera comes close up to Oma Zi-O. The Rubble hiding his helmet only letting the Red eyes glow though it.)

Now, Over "Quartzer"

(Sougo exclaims Henshin before spinning his belt, the world spinning behind him.)

Toki no ame Surinukete Tomo ni

(Armor completes as the Words attach to the helmet. Zi-O, Geiz, Echo drive down a road, explosions and lasers blasting as they pass. Scene changes to a downpour of rain, as Jackers walk away from a destroyed clock. Back to the Riders as the three drive though the frozen Rider kicks.)

You, Over "Quartzer"

(Time resumes, as the Riders Kick, causing explosions. Zi-O Jumps through the fire.)

Mirai wo koe yō

(A shadowy woman, her blade in the ground in front of her, both hands resting on it turns her head back. As the camera flies back passing through 7 bubbles of different times. Before a shadowy figure brings his hands around the 8 bubbles a devious smile forming on his face. Scene changes to Sougo staring straight at the camera. He puts out his right arm as the world stops spinning. Same for Geiz, Tsukiyomi, Olga, and Mash.)

Kako no ishi wa Uso de wa azamuke nai

(Scene changes to a staircase, Zi-O, Geiz, and Echo rush in, their helmets words creating a path for them. All around them explosions go off and lasers are blasted at them.)

Kanjiro sō Nexus Future

(Tsukiyomi walks down the stairs, the Jackers shifting and glitching before disappearing leaving Tsukiyomi by herself. Scene changes to Zi-O who swings his blade attacking. Mash behind Zi-O protects him.)

Now, Over "Quartzer"

(Changes to Geiz, readying his bow before letting an arrow off. At the same time behind him, Echo shoots a few shots before kicking at the screen.)

Mabayui sekai

(Scene flashes title cards from the past before leaving Zi-O and Geiz back to back before they attack each other. The two clash their battle sparks and light up the screen.)

Misete

(The rest of the Title cards flash before leaving.)

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ZI-O Grand Order

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Rayshift 7: The Dragon's Fall

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We are Sougo… France

The door hatch lowers and we all step out of the Time Mazine, we are met by Jeanne and Amadeus who rush over to us. "We were worried that something happened when you didn't come back so we came to check." Jeanne said, walking over to us.

"We handled it… But~ Man! I'm pooped." I said letting out a long sigh and stretching. "I need rest… A nap… Something." I exclaimed. Geiz walks past cracking his neck.

"I hear ya. Somehow fighting through these singularities is more tiring than my days running from Oma Zi-O." Geiz said, sighing and stretching. Olga walks over to us; she pats us on the back walking over to Jeanne.

"You two should go inside and get some rest, I'll update everyone of our situation." Olga said, turning back to Jeanne to explain what happened. Tired, the two of us happily head back into the fort. 'Now that's an order I can get behind.' Re-entering the castle's inside, I find a soft place to rest my head as I quickly fall asleep.

The next day…

The morning dawns and after some breakfast, we all gather just outside the fort. "I just had a great idea! Let's draw lots right now!" Marie exclaims.

"... Excuse me?" Mash asks Marie.

"We are going to split up to find a Saint right? Well, if we are going to do that, then these things should be settled by drawing lots!" Marie exclaims, then she points to Amadeus. "Amadeus, please prepare some!" Marie asks.

"You just want to draw lots, don't you? … All right, all right, I'll make some. Let's split up based on that." Amadeus said, he quickly makes the lots then passes them around. We all draw our lots and we make our teams. I am with Geiz, Mash, Charlotte, and Amadeus. Olga is with Jeanne, and Marie. "Hmm… To be honest, I'm nervous about leaving your side. Not that there's a time when I'm not nervous about you… But lots are derived from fate. If I defy fate, I might invite misfortune." Amadeus said. "Well, you can use your Noble Phantasm to escape, and Jeanne is a defense specialist." Amadeus said, looking on the bright side.

"That's all well and good. But we need to focus." Olga said, pushing us back on track.

"Yes… Though I must say, I'm rather worried about our side." Amadeus expresses. Looking at Mash with a concerned look on her face. 'She's doubting herself with that comment.' I take a quiet breath. 'Time to back her up like a Good Senpai!' With a quick breath, I open my mouth to answer.

"Mash can handle herself. Her shield and skill wielding it should be just as good if not better!" I said with a confident tone. Mash hears my words before her face flips from a frown to a smile.

"Master… Thank you!" Mash thanks, I smile and give her a thumbs up.

"Actually, what I meant was the fact that Siegfried who's wounded." Amadeus points out… 'Yeah that is something we need to do something about that…' Olga raises her hand up. Our collective attention turns to Olga.

"*Ahem!* I believe I have a foolproof solution for that." Olga said, she looked at me. "Sougo call you're Time Mazine for me." Olga asks. 'The Time Mazine? Why do-' Two and two quickly come together. 'Oooh~' I shoot her a thumbs up as I call the Mazine in.

"Time Mazine!" The Mazine exclaims as it flies down to us. Olga gestures to me to help Siegfried up to his feet. Running over, we each take an arm and sling it over our shoulders. Picking up Seigfreid we walk over, bringing him inside the Mazine.

"Ah. I see what you are doing." Geiz said, he turns around to see everyone else's reactions. "I guess since everyone else doesn't know I guess I'll explain." Geiz said, at the same time Me and Olga set Siegfried down in the Mazine. "The Time Mazine is a Time Machine, remember? The Mazine can enter the time stream and keep Siegfried away from the fighting." Geiz finishes explaining, Director and I exit the Time Mazine. It lifts off and flies into the time stream. Safe and sound.

"What a relief!" Marie said, putting her hands together. "Now I suppose we shouldn't waste time now." Marie said, turning her attention over to Amadeus. "Amadeus, make sure you get along with them. You tend to be misunderstood by friends." Marie points out.

"I don't want to hear it from you, but you're right. Even if Seigfreid is safe, our potential saint isn't." Amadeus said. "Time to set out!" Amadeus said, turning away and walking off.

"See you Amadeus! We're leaving now! When we come back, let me listen to your piano again!" Marie requests Amadeus, to which he happily stops and nods with a smile. Olga walks over to Me, Mash, Geiz, and Charlotte.

"Everyone, let's keep in contact with each other at regular intervals." Olga said, taking out her Faiz Phone X. "Keep your communications close. Tsukuyomi you're in charge of Geiz's group, Roman you keep an eye on our team." Olga orders, she turns to Geiz. "Till we reconvene. Geiz you are in charge, understand?" Olga asks, Geiz salutes.

"Yes mam!" Geiz exclaims, Olga nods as she turns around to join her group.

"Be careful." I exclaimed to the girls.

"Yes, thank you. Sougo, please take care as well." Jeanne wishes us. We wave away as we part ways.

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We are Olga… A few hours later

Looking at the map of the area from the Faiz-Phone X, as we walk down the path. "We are making good time. We should be able to get to the next town in about an hour." I said looking up from the map. Jeanne is silent with a serious look. Marie walks next to her and pokes her in her right cheek.

"Jeanne, Jeanne. You have a scary look on your face." Marie points out. Jeanne snaps out of her thoughts.

"What? ...D-Do I look scary?" Jeanne asks, rubbing her right cheek, her face turning peachy.

"Hehehe, not so much scary as… Stern?" Marie said, tilting her head to the side.

"Well… I guess so. I was doing some thinking..." Jeanne said. It's clear as day who you are talking about. Letting out a sigh, I pocket my phone.

"It's about the other you right?" I spoke up, turning around to look at Jeanne. "Your mind is on the Dragon Witch and her actions right?" I said to Jeanne, to which she nods back.

"From the day I was born I've received God's revelations, and I just ran off without even looking back." Jeanne said, looking at me. "I became a Heroic Spirit after I died, and then was summoned as a Ruler… I accepted this fact as part of the Natural Order of things." Jeanne said before her face became serious again. "I don't understand anything the Dragon Witch says, not a single word. I wonder… Who that "Me" is." Jeanne asks.

"It's a "You" that questioned the words of God. A version of "You" that thought twice about her actions." I spoke up, Jeanne looked up at me. "Like me… Since this Grand Order began, everything I thought I knew was flipped on its head." I said looking at my Echo Ride Watch. "My Father, my closest friends, my coworkers… Hell, even myself." I said clenching the Echo Ride Watch. "My Best guess, the "You" that is the Dragon Witch is a "You" that felt betrayed by the world and wished for it to burn like she did." I surmised, Jeanne's face fell into thought. "Though it's pretty easy to see I suppose from the lens of another's view." I muttered. 'I'm sure even Sougo and Geiz have seens the similarities.'

"-Ah, you two are really are beautiful. Very, very, very- beautiful." Marie said, catching me off guard as I can feel my face increase by a few degrees.

"Don't tease us please..." Jeanne said.

"Y-Yes! What she said." I sputter out of my mouth. Marie simply smiles and giggles.

"Well, it's the truth. Just as Olga said she is just another "You." If I were you I would probably accept the things the "Dragon Witch" says." Marie said. 'What?' "I don't hate the people who executed me. It's a fact that I'm 90% positive about." Marie said, I picked up what she was saying. 'Oh, I guess she sees it too.' "But the 10% that's left… Or, it might be much smaller than that. I hated those who killed my children just for a little bit. They killed my son Charles, to hurt me… You should truly feel pity for him." Marie looks off into the distance. "So, if my version of the Dragon Witch appears I would probably think "Oh, that's the other me." And accept the thing she says. But that's not the case for you, is it Jeanne? It's something really great and beautiful." Marie said, turning back to Jeanne. "It's not because you don't want to get dirty, or don't want to believe you are. Nor does that mean you lack something. You like people, don't you? People who try to move forward by groveling around. The unreasonable ones, the accusers." Marie said. 'The unreasonable ones? The Accusers?'

"...Yes. I do love them." Jeanne said, starting to smile. "Oh I see, there was no way I could hold a grudge against them because I loved them." Jeanne said assuredly.

"Yes. That's why France was saved by you. It's okay, tell the Dragon Witch when you see her." Marie said.

"Tell her? Well, tell her what?" Jeanne asks.

"Say what you want to say out loud." Marie said. "Say, "You're not me." Or, "I don't know you."" Marie suggests.

"That sounds more like a denial of reality, rather than any kind of declaration." I spoke up. 'I did the same with my Future self, even if I never said to her face…' "Yes, tell the Dragon Witch what you feel, but you can't forget that there has to be some part of you that agrees with what the Dragon Witch said." I point out.

"Marie… Olga... Well, you're both right. Absolutely right." Jeanne said. "I certainly - oh, huh?... Know you, maybe?" Jeanne said, wondering. 'Even if you understand, it doesn't mean that the Dragon Witch does.'

"You're starting to look serious again… I'm sorry, it wasn't of any help?" Marie apologies.

"Y-Yes… It was very helpful." Jeanne assures. "When I confront her next time, I'm sure I can tell her what I want to say." Jeanne said with a confident look on her face.

"Yes, you should be fine. Oh, Olga, I think it's time for our regular contact." Marie reminds me. I check the time. Yes it is that time. I take out my Faiz Phone X to call up the others.

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We are Sougo

"...And that is our report." Geiz finishes as we walk towards the next town.

"Good. Our team is making good progress as well. We will be arriving at the next town shortly. Once we arrive at the locations, check the area. Go through a full sweep and then we will check up again. Understood?" Olga orders. Geiz salutes, I nod, Mash nods too. "Excellent, let's get back to work." Olga said before hanging up.

"How are the others?" Amadeus asks as we continue down the path.

"The Director and the others will be arriving soon it seems." Mash updates Amadeus.

"Not much further now. Just another 20 minutes or so till you arrive at Thiers." Tsukuyomi updates us. "It should be coming into view." Tsukuyomi said as we arrived at the town. Oh wow, the town is still mostly intact.

"Thiers… If I recall, it's famous for its knives. So far it looks like it hasn't been destroyed." Amadeus said, looking at the town. 'Knives huh? Maybe I should give them- No, they wouldn't even pierce Dragon scales or hit a Servant.' Shaking my head side to side, I focus.

"That's a good sign, it means that there has to be someone protecting this place." I said putting a hand up to my chin. "I wonder who's protecting it tho." I said.

"Tsukuyomi-san, any signs of Servants?" Mash asks.

"Hold on, I'm checking… All right, there are two Servants in Thiers." Tsukyomi informs us. "Best that you make contact right away." Suddenly a tower of flames burst up from the center of town. 'Well that can't be good.'

"... Flame just went up in that town, didn't it?" Mash said, Amadeus puts his hands over his ears when hearing the sound.

"This noise… I hate it! An unprecedented noise, the premonition of an unprecedented demon!" Amadeus said as he began to shake. "Oh, Muses! Please show mercy! My body can't stop trembling from fear." Amadeus said. 'Is it really that bad?'

"No point in standing around. That flame is sure to attract someone." Geiz said, strapping his belt on. "Let's find out what caused it. Be ready for anything." Geiz said, I nod as I put on my own belt. "Let's go!" Geiz said, running towards the town. Ran after him, ready to watch for trouble.

"O-Okay! Everyone, follow me!" Mash said, chasing after us. Running into town we follow the flame and sounds to the center of town where two figures stand in the town center arguing.

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The first girl looks to be about 5ft 6in, she has pink flowy hair, with cyan blue eyes, headbands that look like horns. She's dressed in what I can only describe as a gothic idol dress. Her chest comprises 3 straps that cover her chest and connect up to a collar that has two more straps going down to white arm covers with black straps above the elbow and at the wrist. From the waist down is a tight black corset that constricts the wait and leads to a large black and white frilly skirt. Black layers on the top with a white layer underneath. The legs are exposed with a black line with pink gems running down the legs connecting to white armored shoes. Lastly a black tail that splits off into two pink ends.

The second girl looks to be the same height as the first girl. But this girl has long light green hair with yellow eyes. In her hair is a pair of hair straps that are made to like wings on the side of her head. She's dressed in a light blue and cyan kimono with yellow ribbon and straps with a black waist cover. White knee socks, and she was holding a gold and black fan.

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"You! You, you, you! You cheeky squirrel from the East!" The Idol girl shouts as the Kimono girl.

"Hehehe! Who's the actual cheeky one? Do you really think a failure like you can beat a true Dragon like myself, Elisabeth?" The Kimono girl said. 'Elisabeth?... Could it be?... No… No way… Could it?' I observe the girls closer.

"Do you know who they could be?" Geiz asks me.

"Not 100% sure yet on the pink haired girl, as for the other girl. I think I know but... I'll get back to you when I know for certain." I tell Geiz, he nods as we turn our attention back to the situation unfolding before us.

"Ughhhhh! I'm so upset! I'll deal with Carmilla later, you die first, you creepy stalker!" Elizabeth accuses. 'Stalker? She called the kimono- Wait, could she be?'

"I'm not a stalker. I'm "a devoted bodyguard who acts like a spy." I, Kiyohime, am a woman who lives for love." Kiyohime said. 'Oh~ Shit… Kiyohime? That's a bad combo…' Geiz leans over to ask me.

"Who?" Geiz asks.

"Kiyohime, a… an actual stalker for lack of a better word. But be careful with her, we can't lie to her." I said.

"What do you mean?" Geiz asks.

"Well…" I said, twiddling my thumbs. "The last person to lie to her kinda… Sorta… Burnt to death inside a large bell." I said, Geiz gives a concerned look. "I'm not kidding here. I'll give the details at a later time." I said, turning back at the two girls. "I get the feeling this is going to be bad..." I said.

"*Phoo* Agreed." Geiz said.

"Your love violates human rights!" Elizabeth shouts.

"I don't want to hear it from a pervert with a fetish for blood torture." Kiyohime shoots back. Blood torture? "I imagine that you were doing it… as doing THAT. Weren't you?" ... Oh man, I hate that I'm right. Dread fills my body.

"What's "doing it?" what's "doing that?" Don't talk nonsense!" Elizabeth asks, confused. Okay… Maybe not.

"...What? Elisabeth, I didn't know what you were." Kiyohime begins but Elisabeth cuts off.

"Ahhhh! Shut up, shut up, shut up! I'm going to kill you!" Elisabeth shouts, pointing her staff at Kiyohime. Kiyohime steps back and enters a fighting stance.

"You can't kill me because I'll kill you!" Kiyohime said before the two started screaming at each other. The screams are so ear piercing that Everyone covers their ears to block out the sound even if it is painful. Finally Amadeus charges in and stands between the two.

"Enough! Stop right there! I can't let you go any further. What you're doing is sacrilege against all voices and sound!" Amadeus shouts the two stop before killing each other.

"Please don't tell me that either of them are Saints." Geiz asks, walking over.

"Nope, no way, there is no way." I said waving my hand side to side.

"Anyway, we have to stop them!" Mash said, stepping up. "Hey, you two!" Mash shouts to the two. They look over at us with a 'Don't get in the way of this!' look. Scary… Wonder what the hell caused the two to get so heated?

"I'm busy right now. Come back the day before yesterday." Kiyohime said, turning back to Elisabeth.

"Hmph. You'll no longer be busy soon. Until the next Holy Grail War that is!" Elisabeth spits out, and the two proceed to spit insults at each other.

"...I can't. I've had it. I'm about to vomit. Yes, I'm leaving those people to you all..." Amadeus said walking away to watch from a distance and to listen without his eardrums popping. Geiz starts walking towards the two.

"Wait, what are you doing?" I ask Geiz.

"Both of you, knock it off." Geiz said, stepping between the two.

"Back off!" The two immediately shout as they kick Geiz back. Geiz is launched back with such force he's sent flying back towards us. Charlotte steps to the side to dodge Geiz, leaving me to take the blow. Geiz's body slams into me as we fall to the ground.

"Oof!" We grunt at the same time as we hit the ground..

"Why~? Did you… Get in their way?" I ask Geiz, he slowly pulls himself up. "Also, please get off me." I ask, Geiz gets up to his feet.

"Sorry." Geiz said, standing. I put out my hand to get help, Geiz ignored me but Mash handed me her hand. Taking Mash's hand she helps me back up. "What's their problem?" Geiz asks.

"Back off, Neckbrace!" Elisabeth shouts.

"Recklessness and bravery aren't the same. Are you stupid?" Kiyohime said.

"G-Geiz! Please calm down!" I said to Geiz. Elisabeth slams her foot on the ground as she and Kiyohime open her fan to cover her mouth and look at Geiz with clear anger on their face. Oh no…

"...Now I'm pissed." Elisabeth said.

"You said it. You'll regret your words from the bottom of hell." Kiyohime threatened. "Elisabeth, let's get started!" Kiyohime said, closing her fan.

"Fine! Just don't get cocky just because you beat some wimpy wyverns! I'll show you the terror that Dragonkin can inflict!" Elisabeth shouts.

"Did they just team up?!" Me and Mash ask at the same time. Kiyohime swings her arm out, sending a wave of flame at us. Mash brings up her shield and blocks the wave of fire. Hopping, I take out my belt. "What have you done Geiz?" I asked, putting on my belt.

"Shut up and help me stop them. Assassin!" Geiz orders, Assassin appears behind Geiz running at us. She stops behind Geiz and jumps over him, bringing up her blade she swings down at Elisabeth who blocks with her staff. The dagger sends sparks as it's sharp edge grinds down the spear, the edge hits the ground with Charlotte's feet landing just after. Shifting her balance back, Charlotte leans back, her face is out of the way when Elisabeth swings her staff. Then Charlotte jumps back to make distance, Elisabeth charges in to close the distance.

"Mash!" I order, Elisabeth thrusts her staff at Charlotte. Charlotte raises her arms to block, but just as the tip of the staff comes close, a metal shield gets in the way and deflects the blow, bouncing the staff and Elisabeth back. Mash shifts her momentum back as she swings in a circle, pointing the edge of the shield at Elisabeth's head as it inches closer. A small gold fan slips underneath the shield and the hand holding the fan pulls up. The shield lifts up and misses Elisabeth's head, Kiyohime quickly brings her arm back close to her chest before thrusting her fan into Mash's ribs, knocking her back into Charlotte. The two tumble to the ground "We need to get in there!" I shout, putting out my Ride Watch and turning the face of the watch.

"Zi-O!" "Geiz!" Inserting the watches into the belt, we tilt the belt face and enter our transformation pose.

"Henshin!" We shout, then spin our belts as the clock bells sound. The Watch strap rings spin around us as we run at the two Servants.

"Rider Time!" The Kanji fly out at Elisabeth and Kiyohime. The two jump back while deflecting the Kanji. "Kamen Rider~! Zi-O!" "Kamen Rider! Geiz!" Armor completes as the rings break apart and the Kanji attaches to our helmets. Running up to Elisabeth I jump and drop kick her back. Geiz charges Kiyohime, summoning his axe into his hand Geiz raises up the axe and swings down at Kiyohime. She jumps back again to dodge the axe.

"Mash! Get up! Help me with Elisabeth!" I shout.

"Assassin! We have Kiyohime!" Geiz shouts.

"Right/Y-Yes!" Mash and Charlotte both said as they stood up. Mash runs over to my side, Elisabeth raises her staff and points it at us. Bending her knees down, Elisabeth jumps up into the air and sits on her staff as she rides it down into Mash's shield. Jumping off her staff, Elisabeth proceeds to swing her staff in an up spiral, hitting the shield and forcing it upwards exposing Mash. I charge in and swing my fist at Elisabeth, only for her to step back. My fist completely misses, which is followed by the back of Elisabeth's staff hitting my face and knocking me away to the side.

"Senpai!" Mash shouts, Elisabeth quickly swings her spear again.

"Hey! Don't you dare look away from me!" Elisabeth shouts. Pushing off the ground, I look back at the fight. I push myself up to my feet and circle around to Elisabeth's back.

"Haa~!" I shout charging in. As I come in close, Elisabeth's tail wraps around my neck. "Shit! The tail! I forgot the tail!" I shout, the tail's grip tightens around my throat. I grab the tail in an effort to pull myself free.

"What idiot shouts when trying to attack from behind?" Elisabeth asks, continuing to attack Mash.

"What… Idiot picks a… fight with someone who just wants to talk?!" I shout, pulling on the tail. "L-Learn to chill!" I shout, with only the tail tightening further. 'This is bad… What do I do?...' In desperation I reach up to my helmet and turn the nob. My helmet fades away, I grab more of Elisabeths tail and bring it close to my mouth, opening my mouth I bite down as hard as I can on the tail.

"OOOWW!~" Elisabeth shouts as the grip around my throat releases. I keep holding onto the tail as I take in a big breath of air. Elisabeth tries to move back, tightening my grip on her tail, I hold her from moving away. "Wha? H-Hey! Let… Go!" I keep pulling on the tail all while Mash keeps Elisabeth busy from the front. 'I need something to hold her in place.' Glancing down at my Ride Watches, I take in my choices.

"Ah ha!" I said taking a Ride Watch off the holder and twisting the face into position and activating it.

"Brave!" Inserting the watch into my belt, tilting, then spinning the bell rings out. "Armor time! Level up!~ Brave!" The new armor attaches on, I call forth the second blade. "Gashacon Sword!" The blade announces, pressing A the blade switches element. "Ko Chin!" Pulling back on the tail, I switch hands and press the B button.

"You two, need to chill!" I shout, grabbing the Gashacon sword with my other hand again and thrusting the blade's tip into the ground. The moisture in the air clumps and freezes as the ice begins to travel under Elisabeth and rise up, first freezing her feet, then up to her knees, lower waist and further up. "Mash! Get back!" I shout, Mash jumps away with only some of the ice creeping onto her shield.

"H-Hey what is-" Elisabeth gets out before the ice completely covers her, locking her in place. Dropping the tail, I slowly start walking towards Elisabeth. Pressing the A button, the blade changes elements.

"Ka Chin!" The Blade announces, opening my palm Brave's Taddle Quest Gashat appears in my hand. I insert it into the blade's slot holder. "Gashat! Kimewaza!" Reaching down to my belt, I take off the Brave Ride Watch and insert it into my Zikan Girade. "Finish Time!" Both blades are engulfed in flames, I speed up my charge towards Elisabeth.

"Mash! Let's finish this!" I order, breaking out into a full charge towards Elisabeth. Mash nods as she takes one step back, winds up with her shield behind her, then swings forwards slamming into the ice, shattering it as the cold steel slams into Elisabeth and launches her up. Putting my feet together I jump up pulling the triggers on both blades.

"Taddle! Critical Finish!" "Brave! Giri Giri Slash!" Slashing in an X pattern, the twin blade cuts into Elisabeth. The flame blasts, launching Elisabeth back into the ground. As her body hits the ground, the soil and stone underneath cave in as the kinetic energy ripples out from the impact center. Landing back on solid ground my feet stink as I fix my stance. 'She can't be out of the fight…'

We are Geiz

Charlotte swings her blade at Kiyohime which she does the same. The blade and the fan clash as the steel grinds against each other sending sparks as the two hold their weapons in a blade lock. "Raaagh!" I shout, swinging down my axe, Kiyohime jumps back. My axe hits the ground cracking it upon impact.

"Ssshaaa~!" Kiyohime screeches as blue flames blast out from her mouth hitting me with hot flames. "Raaagh~!" Kiyohime shouts again, as she ignites and charges into me, knocking me up into the air, Kiyohime swings around and hits me again in the back before stopping mid-air in front of me. Placing her open hand on my chest. "Don't get in my way!" Kiyohime mutters, creating a pillar of flame. The flames blast me back, I slam into the ground and flip falling on my belly.

"Master! Are you okay?" Charlotte asks me, as she runs over to me. Pushing myself up to my feet, my gaze turns to Kiyohime who seems to reveal in my pain as parts of my suit are now starting to glow from the heat.

"Agh… Y-Yeah… But those flames… If I didn't have the armor. Well, I'd be cooked." I said, Kiyohime opens her fan over her mouth. 'I don't need to see your mouth to know you're smirking at me… but those flames are a pain… How can I get arou-' Eyes fall on an Orange Ride Watch. "Assassin. I'll keep her distracted, you go for hit and run. Understood?" I ordered.

"How do you plan on getting past those flames, Master?" Charlotte asks as I take off the Ghost Ride Watch. "I can dodge them just fine, but you can-! Oh, I see." Charlotte said seeing me hold the Ghost Watch. "I understand." Charlotte said.

"I can't be burned if there is nothing there to be burnt!" I said turning the Ride Watch face and activating it.

"Ghost!" Inserting the Ride Watch into my belt, I see Kiyohime raise an eyebrow at what I am doing. Spinning my belt the bell rings out. "Armor Time! Kaigan! Ghost!" The Belt exclaims as the armor appears and attaches onto me.

"Ufufu… What kind of armor is that?" Kiyohime asks me, still hiding her mouth behind her fan. "*snicker*" 'I can hear you snicker behind that fan or yours. But let's see how long that lasts.'

"An armor that can take you on." I retorted.

"Is that so?... Whatever you say, Broad-shoulders!" Kiyohime said, lowering her fan and billowing flames from her mouth. Charlotte jumps out of the way to dodge, while I become intangible with the flames passing right through me. "What?!" Kiyohime exclaims, I start charging forward. She retaliates, by sending wave after wave of flames at me, each passing through me like air. "This-This can't be!" Kiyohime shouts.

"Get her!" I shout putting my hands together, as from the Eyecons fly out the spirit parkas. "Assassin! You too!" I order summoning my axe and Ghost's blade into my hands. The Parka's attack Kiyohime as she is forced on the defencive by the Parka and Assassins' attacks. Charging in close, I change Ghost's blade into its gun mode. "Haa~!" I shout shooting at Kiyohime before swinging my axe at her.

"Cheeky!" Kiyohime exclaims, swinging her leg up at me. The leg phases straight through me as my axe smacks right into Kiyohime's ribs, knocking her away. Assassin drops in going for the killing blow. "Kiyaaa~!" Kiyohime screeches as her entire body is engulfed in flames blasting Assassin back. "Assassin!" Charging into the flames I jump out grabbing Assassin and letting the flames pass though her.

"Assassin! You alright?" I ask her as we land back on the ground.

"Master! I'm fine, thank you." Assassin assures me, I set her down and she dusts herself off. "Though, I think I can only hit and run. I'm afraid I will have to leave the final attack to you Master." Assassin said, glancing down at my belt I nod.

"I have a plan to get this Servant. Just be ready to jump in." I said, reaching for my watch rack on my arm, I took off the Gemn Ride Watch, turning the watch face, I pressed the crown. "Assassin, distract her. Keep her on her toes!" I order as she jumps

"Gemn!" Replacing the Ghost Ride Watch in the belt, I tilt the watch face and spin the belt. "Armor Time! LEVEL UP! Gemn~!" The armor attaches onto me, as I rush towards Kiyohime. Kiyohime spots me and launches a flame snake towards me. Jumping on to a block then into the air Kiyohime then blasts me with flames, I fall to the ground.

"Master!" Charlotte exclaims as I go limb.

"Hmnf, jumping to your death how- huh?" Kiyohime begins when I fade away.

"Game Over!" A pipe materialises above Kiyohime and I launch out of it kicking Kiyohime in the back of the head. "Continue!" A sign exclaims on the pipe.

"Baha! You can't kill me so long as I'm like this!" I exclaim. What kind of tone is that? Shaking my head I reach down to my belt and ready my Finisher. "I'm Ending this here!" I exclaim running at Kiyohime. Kiyohime swings her fan as a wave of flame begins to form on the edge of the fan, when Charlotte jumps in with a slash across Kiyohime's back and jumps away.

"Finish Time! Gemn!" Kiyohime attacks me again and hits me. I disappear, before jumping out of a pipe spinning in the air and kicking at Kiyohime. "Critical! Time Burst!" My foot hits Kiyohime's face knocking her back before she explodes in mid air.

We are Sougo… A few min later...

"Y-You got me..." Kiyohime mutters as I lay her and Elizabeth against a wall.

"N-Not bad, you know… I'll let you call it a day now..." Elizabeth said, laying her head against the wall. Geiz and I remove our armor as we catch our breath.

"Now that things have settled, I'd like to hear from you two. Would you mind?" Mash asks. The two Servants glare at Mash.

"I'm a loser snake, in other words, you're kicking a defeated snake when it's down?" Kiyohime asks.

"L-Loser snake? Um, have you two ever seen any other Servants besides yourselves?" Mash asks, directing the conversation back on topic.

"Well, I've seen crazy Servants. Like this one." Elisabeth said, pointing at Kiyohime. Kiyohime glares at Elizabeth and is about to step in when I step in.

"Ignoring that last statement. You two haven't seen any other Servants other than the "Dragon Witch" or Carmilla's group, right?" I ask, the two nod. A sigh escapes my lips as I walk over to Geiz. "Let's get out of here. They clearly know nothing." I gestured to Mash to follow me.

"We'll look elsewhere. I'll report to the others that our trip here has been a waste of time." Geiz said going to leave. Which is abruptly stopped by a foot being stomped to the ground. Our gaze turns back to Elizabeth who's stopped her foot into the ground so hard it cracked the ground. Holy shit…

"What's that about shame?! You met Me, and it's a shame?!" Elizabeth exclaims.

"Yes. You're not the Servant we're after. We need to move. Until we find a Saint, there is no point wasting any more time on people like you two." Geiz said, crossing his arms. Kiyohime stands up, opening her fan to hide her lower face.

"Oh. It takes guts to make that Comeback… But in any case, a saint?" Kiyohime asks, Mash and I nod. "I only know of one saint, if you mean someone whose teachings took root deep within this nation." Kiyohime said, closing her fan. Mash and I look at Kiyohime with a look of surprise.

"Really?!" We both exclaim at the same time.

"Yes. I met him before coming across Elisabeth." Kiyohime said, her face turned to disappointment. "I almost fought him, but he realised I was a "Genuine" Berserker and he sheathed his sword. His True Name is Georgios. I believe he is quite a famous Saint around here." Kiyohime said.

"You mean Saint Georgios?!" I exclaim. "He would fit the list perfectly! Not to mention he can help with our Dragon Problem! In legend he was also a Dragon slayer!" I shout, Geiz tilts his head, not knowing what I am talking about. "Saint Georgios, or Saint George as he is also called-" Dr. Roman cuts in.

"Do you perhaps know where he went?" Roman asks. 'Oh, not important… Right.' I shut my mouth.

"That's the real shame. He went the opposite direction as me, to the west." Kiyohime explains, Geiz and I shoot a look at each other.

"Tsukuyomi, call up the Director and Jeanne, we need to let them know!" Geiz said quickly looking at 's hologram.

---

We are Olga… To the west…

"... Yes? I see… Yes, we have detected a Servant over here as well." I said as our group approached the figure. "We are going to make contact, hold on." I said putting away the phone, glancing over at Jeanne and Marie, I gave them a nod that we can move forwards. We approach the figure, he stands up and turns to us.

"Please stop right there." The Servant said, grabbing the handle of his blade. "Who are you?" The Servant said clearly on edge. 'We need to go about this carefully...' As I ponder on what to answer with, Marie steps past. 'What is she?-'

"I am a Servant. My class is Rider, but my True Name is Marie Antoinette." Marei answers, putting on a bright smile. The Servant takes the smile in and lowers his arm.

"... I see, you are not under Madness Enhancement." The Servant surmises. 'Ah… She just… '

"Yes. I'm on the side opposing them, and this is-" Marie said, gesturing to Jeanne and me.

"Ah… O-Olga. I'm a human." I said, Jeanne goes to introduce herself but Georgios politely raises a hand to stop her.

"I see… A human Master, while she is the holy maiden. Best we keep her name undisclosed." Georgios said, Jeanne closed her mouth and nods in agreement. "This city has been razed by the Witch and her Dragon. I was able to make them retreat, but that won't happen again." Georgios said, glancing around the sky.

"...Then will you join us? We will need all the help we can get." I said. "We have another "Dragon Slayer" but he is cursed. And we need it removed immediately." Jeanne steps over. "We would have our Maiden here do it." I look over to Jeanne.

"However, multiple curses are entwined together, so both you and I must be present..." Jeanne explains, Georgios nods.

"I understand the situation." Georgios said, turning around he looks towards a group of scared residents. "... The residents have already started evacuating the area. Let us depart once that has completed." I bow in thanks, while Jeanne and Marie smile.

"Thank you very much." The three of us all thank him. 'Once again, the situation proceeds without me. I guess I still have much to grow...' Standing up straight, Georgios gestures to us to follow him.

"But we are having difficulty moving many people." Georgios said walking down a path only to have large pieces of rubble blocking the path. "Due to this." He gestures to the rubble. 'Hmm...' Pulling out my phone I open communication with Chaldea.

"Da Vinci, come in. I need a report on the my Time Mazine." I ask. "What is it's progress?" Da Vinci appears and pulls up a status screen on the Time Mazines.

"Unfortunately the Time Mazine Echo once had, is still heavily damaged. I haven't completed the necessary repairs. Sorry Director." Da Vinci informs me.

"Then what about Sougo and Geiz's Time Mazine available?" I ask, Da Vinci shows me the status of both. "Contact Geiz's team and let him know I'll be borrowing his Time Mazine." Da Vinci smiles and gives me a thumbs up, as from overhead Geiz's Time Mazine comes down. "Right, I'll clear the rubble." I said walking over to the Mazine. "Marie, lead the people away. Jeanne and Georgios keep an eye out for anyone else." I said entering the Machine. Changing it into mech mode I move the rubble out of the way as everyone goes about their task. When a screech comes from the sky.

"A wyvern attack? There's been a lot of violence lately." Georgios said, turning to face them. Jeanne is immediately on edge and readies for battle.

"No, that wasn't it. This sensation… It's the "Dragon Witch!" Marie! Get everyone out of here!" Jeanne exclaims. "Let's retreat, Georgios! We don't stand a chance against her right now!" Jeanne said as she turned to walk away but paused in place when she saw Georgios not moving.

"...But we can't do that yet. The Civilians haven't evacuated yet. The Mayor has entrusted me with their protection." Georgios said, drawing his blade. "I must fulfill that wish. Or else, I won't be able to stay a saint." Georgios said standing firm. 'Such conviction.'

"But, if you stay." I said.

"...I know. If I stay, I will die." Georgios said. "But even so- I can't abandon them." Marie steps over.

"Lord Georgios, you are a man who is thick in the head, body, and beard." Marie said. 'But he doesn't have a beard...' Georgios turns around to look at Marie. "But that part of you that is terribly cute has touched my heart. And so- please allow me to take over that duty." Marie states.

"What!?" Jeanne and I both said in unison.

"I am the Queen of France." Marie states. "Even though that is in the "Future" from here, for me neither''past `` nor''Present `` make much difference. Protecting the citizens is an important duty for me too, and you are now given a duty that can change everything. St. Georgios, go with Jeanne d'Arc and please lift the curse from the Dragon Slayer." Marie states putting a hand on his chest. "In the name of Marie Antoinette, I will make sure to protect this city." Marie said with a smile, she turned around to head towards the danger. 'If she goes now… Am I gonna watch another die?... No.' I suddenly remembered...

"I couldn't change, but you can." Echo's words. I land in the way of Marie, the Mazine's hatch opens as I step out to confront her. "I'm going to have to stop you on that. There is another way." I said, reaching into my pack I take out my Driver and strap it on my arm. "It is not going to require any kind of sacrifice." I said taking out the Echo Ride Watch.

"What is that?" Jeanne asks. Looking at the watch, show the watch to the other. Turning the face and pressing the crown.

"Echo!" Inserting the watch into the belt tilting. "Henshin." I said as I spun the belt. "Kamen Rider Echo~!" The armor forms on me and completes.

"My Rider armor and the Time Mazine can keep the Dragon Witch at bay." I said, turning back to the Time Mazine. "I can hold the Witch off long enough for everyone to escape." Marie steps in the way putting out her arms to block me.

"But mademoiselle Olga you won't stand a chance against her!" Marie said, her face concerned. "You are just a human, not a Servant, you don't stand a chance!" Marie exclaims. 'Normally, I'd agree with her. And I'm terrified of dying… But.' Stepping up to her, my body begins to shift as I phase though her, multiple echoes of me pass around her as I appear behind her. "Wha-?"

"This is Echo, my ability allows me to shift my way though attacks and moves." I said as the hatch door to the Time Mazine lowers for me again. "With it, I'll be able to dodge their attacks." Marie turns to me. "I never said I'd defeat them. I'm just stalling them. Besides, even if this town is destroyed, so long as the people living in it are able to live then the soul of the city will live on…" Looking at the Echo time watch. "Is one way of looking at it?" I said, turning around to look at Georgios. "Does this arrangement work?" I ask him.

"... If you are fine with it, I will humbly yield this role to you." Georgios said. I glance over at Marie.

"Mademoiselle Olga… " Marie takes in my words before smiling. "I understand, such a noble act will not go unignored." Mare said as she moved over to the others. 'Don't phrase it like I'm gonna die...' "We shall see you once we are all out of the city." Marie said as she directed the civilians out of the city, I stepped over to Jeanne.

"Jeanne, contact me when you are out of the city and to a safe place. Then I will join you." I said, Jeanne nods and I returned to the Time Mazine. 'For my plan to work, I'll need this ready in a certain spot and someone.' "Tsukuyomi came in. I need you for something." Lifting the Time Mazine up, I fly it over to a certain location…

A few minutes later…

Stepping out of a building into the opening with my armor on, I see a Servant approach. "Servant… Sanson, was it?" I ask. Sanson simply stops where he stands and looks around.

"Of course I am. Execution needs qualifications. For both the executioner and the executed." Sanson said, raising his blade up and bringing it down. The tip of the blade being buried into the ground. "No other person has the right to execute the Queen. So… I'll ask only once." Sanson said as his eyes hardened. "Where is her Highness?" My foot slides back as my body screams at me to run.

"I'm afraid her highness is busy." I said as my hand began to shiver. "I don't think she's in any rush to die..." Forcing my foot back up I take a step forward. "You clearly show great respect to Her Majesty and carry your duty with the same level of honor." Reaching into my pocket to grab my watch. "But this isn't the Revolution anymore. No one wants to kill her, so there's no need." 'Why am I trying to reason with a Berserker?!' "Nor do you have the right to. You aren't a judge and jury."

"But I am an executioner. I was born into this, you know." Sanson said, looking down at his blade. His face in it's reflection. "My family were executioners, and I was taught how to execute." Sanson turns the blade as the shine of the blade reflects my face. "No compromise on who it is. It's not only about dedication, I am particular about the method - the technique as it were." Sanson looks up to meet my eyes. "It's natural for a good executioner to not inflict pain on the criminal. I see beyond that."

"Would that include even killing me?" I ask. Sanson pulls the blade from the earth and points it at me.

"Without exception. I see the - ecstasy. The moment it feels so good that "it will kill you." That is the type of beheading I dedicate myself to." Sanson said, as he brought his arms out gazing up at the sky with a cynical smile on his face. "The best slice of my life was my "Kiss" for her." My legs begin to shiver at the clear sight of a madman.

"I guess that's the Madness Enhancement talking." I said drawing my blade as I entered a battle stance. "I can't let you get anywhere close to her." Taking a deep breath I attempt to calm myself down as much as possible. Sanson looks back down at me.

"You cannot keep me from her." He said, slowly walking towards me. "This is destiny for me. I want to see her so I could ask her… "How was my beheading? Were you able to climax at the very end?"" Sanson smiles as he raises his blade to the sky and down on me. As the blade swings down on me, my body begins to phase as I swing around behind him and slice him across the back before jumping back to make distance."Wha- Surprising… But weak." Sanson said, turning around and walking towards me. "Do you really think you can beat me with just that small blade?" Sanson ask.

"No, but this might. Tsukuyomi! NOW!" I shout, Sanson tilts his head, as the roof of a building next to us is torn off as Geiz's Time Mazine in mech form rises up. "Don't let him run!" I exclaim as I run for cover.

"What is-?!" Sanson is cut off when the Time Mazine grabs him and tosses him through several buildings. The Time Mazine transforms back into its transport form, as the chest hatch lowers.

"Director! Jeanne Alter and the dragon are almost on us!" Tsukuyomi exclaims, running over I hop on and into the control center as Tsukuyomi takes control. "The Civilians and Servants are safe, they are a good distance away now." Removing my armor, I grab onto the side of the cockpit.

"Good, no need to stay here much longer. Let's go!" In order, Tsukyomi nods as she pushes forwards the controls to fly off.

We are Observers…

Sanson pushes the rubble off of him, managing to catch a glimpse of the Time Mazine fly away. "That's impossible?! What was that thing? How did-" A foot crushes the building behind Sanson, as he turns up to see Jeanne Alter step off the dragon. "D-Dragon Witch." Sanson mutters.

"So… You failed. "Myself" has already escaped, along with that Saint and Queen." Jeanne Alter looked to Sanson for an answer. "How did you end up like this?" Sanson stays silent. "Hmf. They believe they have hope just because they gained One Servant? How ridiculous." Alter said with a smile.

"Actually. They gained two." Nega said, stepping off the Dragon and walking over to the two. "That new Rider of theirs. She's smart and works well on her feet." Nega said, looking at the building with it's roof torn off. "She might actually be an issue for us." Nega crosses his arms glancing at Alter. "They need all the allies they can get. I think we should be ready for war." Nega said.

"It makes no difference regardless of how many of them they have." Alter said, as she turned back to Fafnier. "They will burn regardless." Alter said.

"Yes, we killers are nothing if not thorough. We will enjoy the killing." Nega said, only for Sanson's blade to be brought up to the Imagin's throat. "Oh~ Hit a Nerve did I?" Nega said, turning to look at Sanson's face.

"I am an executioner. Not a killer." Sanson states, which only gets Nega to chuckle.

"Don't kid yourself." Nega said getting uncomfortably close to Sanson. "An Executioner doesn't need the skills to fight. Just to cut." Nega runs his hand across Sanson's blade. "The moment you began to use this kill you turned into the rest of us. A killer." Nega steps back, as the words settle into Sanson's mind. "Even if you met your Queen, she wouldn't see you as anything else." Nega remarks turning his back to Sanson, enraged Sanson raises his blade to strike Nega.

"Enough. Both of you. Let's move." Alter said, Sanson begrudgingly lowering his blade.

---

Back with the others… We are Sougo…

We rode vue in a town close to where the Director and her team went too. We arrive to see civilians dispersing leaving the team plus one and with the director missing. "Mash!" Jeanne exclaims, her face smiling as the rest of us arrive. "Sougo, Geiz, I'm glad to see everyone okay." Jenne said with a smile.

"Glad to see you're okay." Geiz said, his glance shifts to Marie. "Same to you, Marie." Finally, Geiz looks to the new Servant. "And he is?" Geiz asks.

"My name is Georgios." Georgios said, a roar drags our view above us as Geiz's Time Mazine floats down to the ground. "She has succeeded it seems." Georgios proclaims, Geiz and I rush over to the Time Mazine as the ramp lowers. Out comes Director and Tsukuyomi.

"The plans look to have gone off without issue!" Marie exclaims.

"Tsukuyomi? You were in there too?" I ask.

"Director asked for my help in executing her plan." Tsukyomi explains, she looks at the Director. "I was surprised at her request but it worked out in the end."

"The plan was simple." Olga said, crossing her arms. "I wasn't expecting to win the fight. Just keep Sanson busy. The Mazine was their to cover the escape." Olga looks at Tsukuyomi with a smile. "Thank you for helping me with my plan."

"It was my pleasure Director." Tsukuyomi said.

"Now head back to Chaldea. I'll call you if we need help." Olga said, stepping off the ramp. Tsukuyomi nods and climbs back into the Mazine, flying off and back into the time Stream. "Sougo, bring in your Time Mazine. Let us reverse the curse on Siegfried." Olga said to me, I salute and call in the Time Mazine. "Good, Jeanne, Georgios, get to work on him... Now then…" Olga looks behind me. "Who are those two?" 'Huh?' I turn around to see Elisabeth and Kiyohime.

"Wha~?! Wh-Why are you two here as well?!" I ask aloud.

"It's fine, isn't it?" Elisabeth asks.

"You don't approve of us being here?" Kiyohime asks, bringing her fan close to her lips. "We're willing to assist you in combat." Kiyohime suggests. 'Well, that's nice and all but...' Kiyohime suddenly steps closer to me. 'Wha-huh?' "By the way, Master." 'Who?' I look around, but shes looking at no one else.

"Who?" I ask. 'When did I become her master? Did I?' Kiyohime giggles softly.

"Of course you. Though temporary, can you enter a contract with me?" Kiyohime asks me. 'I… Guess we could use all the help. Her flames are powerful… But how…?' By instinct I put out my right hand and pointed out my pinky finger. "Yes, sticking out your pinky is enough." Kiyohime wraps her pinky around mine and we both shake on it. "This is a pinky promise, if you lie, I'll make you swallow a thousand needles..." Kiyohime smiles at me.

"Nice to have you… So~ I just wanna be sure, will you "Actually" stuff me with a thousand needles?" I ask her.

"Of course, but that's only if you lie." Kiyohime said with a clear threat in her voice. 'Yay~ I made a contract with a yandere...' "Please take care of me from now on." Kiyohime smiles, yet I only feel dread filling my spine. The moment is interrupted by Mash rushing over.

"Master, Jeanne's group seems to have succeeded in lifting Siegfried's curse!" Mash reports. Our group convened with Siegfried standing up, his body in a much better condition than this morning.

"Okay, you will be fine from now on." Jeanne said, wiping some sweat from her brow. "This would probably have been impossible by myself." Jeanne said, looking at Olga. "It's all thanks to Olga. We were able to survive because of her." Olga blushes slightly at the compliments, not helped with Maria hugging Olga from behind. "We have the strength to protect something I want to protect too." Jeanne raises her flag up high. "This era, this world, this country - To do so, let's defeat the "Dragon Witch" and the dragon."

"Alright, I can move now." Siegfried said standing up. "I apologize for all your efforts, Sougo, Geiz. No, Masters… The more correct way to put it, I appreciate all your efforts from the bottom of my heart." Geiz simply nods, while I give Siegfried a thumbs up. Siegfried kneels before Geiz which puts him slightly off. "I shall entrust my sword to you. This body will be my Master's sword and shield. My True Name is Siegfried. I have no other skill than slaying dragons, but I'd be honored to be put to use."

"S-Sure, pleasure to have you..." Geiz said.

"Alright, we now have ourselves a team. Tsukuyomi is back, I think we are ready to attack Orleans." Roman reports.

"...Hmph. I wouldn't mind helping you out with that little Puppy." Elisabeth said to me. 'Me?' I point at myself, she smiles and nods. 'In what way am I both Little, and a puppy?' I wonder in confusion. A dark Aura fills the air as Kiyohime steps in front of Elisabeth.

"My, My, Elisabeth, calling my Love a Puppy is an insult." Elisabeth sternly said. 'Oh god, the stalker has attached itself to me!'

"... Did you just make a ridiculous word change? Well, I don't care. I'm not a cheap dragon." Elisabeth said. 'Wait… Was she ever stated in being a Dragon?' "I will meet an extra-special Master someday!" She exclaims, pumping her hand into the air. 'I get the feeling that kind of attitude will only lend you to bad situations...' Backing away I walk over to the Director.

"So what's the plan Director?" I ask, she crosses her arms and ponders. After a few seconds of thought she glances at me. "Got a plan?" Olga shakes her head.

"I have the foundation of one, but nothing concrete yet. Meanwhile, let's move on to Orlean." Olga said going over to talk with Roman. Jeanne steps over.

"Sougo. No, Master. Right now, I am merely a powerless Servant. But I wish to protect this world. Please, fight with me." Jeanne asks me, with a smile I clench my hand and nod.

"Of course, I think we can do this!" I said with a smile.

"Thank you so much!" Jeanne proclaims before we head off. As we move out, I see Amadeus step over to Marie.

"I'm surprised you let her take points like that." Amadeus points out. "I figured since you're an eternal philanthropist, I'd figure you were ready to die. Especially since you asked me about the piano." Mash and I glance to each other with clear looks of surprise on our faces.

"I was, I was wholly ready to give my life for France..." Marie glances over at Olga who's talking with Jeanne. "But when she said that there was no need to sacrifice anyone… It made me think of the words given to both Jeanne and Sougo. Fate can be changed, but not alone." Marie smiles as she looks back at Amadeus. "As such through that lens, I decided not to sacrifice myself." Marie answers.

"I see… How nice. How wonderful, changing fate is..." Amadeus said.

---

Later…

Stopping in a forest only an hour off of Orlean, Jeanne sets down her flag. "Let's camp here tonight to prepare for tomorrow's showdown." Jeanne said, everyone agrees and begins to set up camp. "First, we'll have to secure the area. Everyone, be ready for battle, we could be surrounded at any time." Jeanne warns, I strap on my belt and my Ride Watch close by. "If we are attacked, refrain from flashy attacks so we can keep the element of surprise… Sougo?" Jeanne asks, glancing over at me. "I don't see Mash, Amadeus, Olga, or Geiz." I look around.

"Huh, yeah. Where did they go?" I wonder. "Charlotte, you there?" I ask aloud, only to hear nothing back. "Hmm… Guess she's with Geiz then. They can contact us. They'll probably be fine." I assure Jeanne.

---

We are Geiz…

"This is it!" I exclaim, tilting the face of my belt and spinning it.

"Time Burst!" Jumping into the air as a future image of a Wyvern appears. Slamming into the Wyvern, the dragon crashes right into the ground where the image is, then exploding.

"Whew! We made it though in one piece, but we seem to have accidentally left the forest during the battle." Amadeus points out, he lets out a sigh before looking at us. "Sougo and Jeanne must be worried. Let's rest awhile, then return to camp." Mash steps up to Amadeus.

"Um… It seems a bit odd to ask questions now but, do you mind?" Mask asks.

"Of course not. Be it important or trivial, ask away." Amadeus said. "Tomorrow is the final battle. You should wrap up any unfinished business."

"While on our way to the camp, you said something about "Humans choose what they love." I don't understand what that meant." Mash said, but pondered on her words. "Rather, I understand the meaning of the words, it's the "Choose" part I don't understand. I mean, things we should view favorably are morally just, and things we should reject are socially bad. That's what I was taught. I feel deep down that it's right." Mash said.

"Hmm… What do you consider right then?" Amadeus asks back.

"Well…" Mash ponders an answer. "Sometimes that saves many lives, and sees value in many lives, I suppose." Mash answers.

"That's rather ill-defined. Let's assume for a moment that Sougo was very much an Overlord. What then?" Amadeus puts forth, Mash considers the idea and becomes visibly uncomfortable at the thought. "Geiz once viewed him as such… Or do you still?" Amadeus asks me.

"I'm..." I mutter as I remove my watch and return to normal. I can't seem to give a clear answer. "Not sure. Now that I have seen him. I'm not sure what to think." I answer, looking at my Ride Watch, remembering all of the death and destruction caused by him. "Alter, she… She had to have a reason for all of this." I mutter. "But I never considered Zi- Sougo's reason."

"Amadeus, you're making them feel uncomfortable." Marie steps in.

"Forgive me, that was a mean assumption." Amadeus apologises. "However, keep that hesitation and discomfort in mind. Mash, Geiz, I suspect that you two are people who have only recently gained your freedom." I look at Amadeus. 'Y-Yeah… I guess I am free...' "As such, you two freeze in the face of hard choices and have doubts about the person you are becoming." Amadeus points out.

"...Yes, I think you might be right." Mash said. "I, uh… Didn't know much about the outside world." Mash said. 'Nor I with the past. Or Present.' "... No. Maybe I never had the right to care for anything in the first place. I mean, I-" Mash is cut off.

"Oh, dear. You truly are pure, aren't you? Unlike Geiz, you're a music sheet without a single note on it." Amadesu said. 'A music sheet?' "But heed my words, Mash. Even if you are a doll created for the sole purpose of fighting… You have the obligation to care for something. You may not have freedom, but you have obligations." Amadeus said.

"Obligations? Not rights or privileges?" Mash asks.

"No, Obligations, Mash." Marie pops in. "You can also think of them as duties, if you like." Marie explains. "Much like Mademoiselle Olga, she had a duty to uphold and she went through with it." Marie said with a smile.

"Humans have that responsibility, for they possess the intelligence to think." Amadeus said, "What to care for, what to dislike, what is considered precious, what is considered evil. There are things you must choose for yourself. Not by the words of others, nor by conforming to your environment." Amadeus said, 'things I must choose for myself...' Thinking back to the destruction caused by Oma Zi-O. 'Was that something that He wanted?'

"Every human is unique, Mash. So too are each one's value." Marie said, "My life is only as beautiful as the experiences I have." Marie glances at me. "We all learn and do as much as we can. By doing so, our love can be enriched. Much like Sougo's dream to become king. He wishes to learn, thus his love for his dream will grow with it!"

"A dream...huh." I said. 'I never had a dream. Just a desire to defeat Oma Zi-O.'

"Listen, both of you. The world is not what you make of it. You are what the world makes of you." Amadeus said pointing at the two of us. "Then when you have become you, you become more than this world." Amadeus begins moving his hands, like pressing invisible keys. "You must leave proof that you existed, whatever it is. All of the music I left behind is proof for me. Even though- that itself is insignificant." Amadeus said, confusing me and Mash. 'He was remembered in the history books, how is that insignificant?' "After all, I am a man who couldn't even bear witness to the death of his one and only first love. My legacy may have been loved by many, but my actual life was nothing special." Amadeus looks at me. "This Oma Zi-O too must have had a life much like Sougo, that just happened to go off the rails. Everyone has a reason for their actions." Amadeus said. "Still, I am content with my legacy. Human beings are filthy and unpleasant. My conclusion stands. There are sinners who shine brilliantly and saints that make one retch. So there is no need for you two to fear your own Future, same with Sougo. You are created by the world, and you expand and improve the world, or tear it down. That is what "being a human" is all about." Amadeus said with a smile.

"I couldn't agree more." Marie said, stepping over to me grabbing my hands. "Begin by absorbing all you can from the world and then return those favors to the world as you see fit later. Sougo is already on that path, you two can walk that path with him." Marie let's go and steps over besides Amadeus. "Worrying over what results that will have is a matter for another day. Worry about it too much and you lose sight of why you do so. Or it could push you to greater heights." Marie said.

"Amadeus… Marie..." Mash mutters.

"However, most things in this world have a fair value, and a result fit for such value. As was the case with my music and my life. Sougo's dream will make him bear a lot of responsibility." Amadeus said. "As well as likely to bear much pain and sadness," I'm struck by that.

"Pain and sadness? He wants to rule the world, what part of that is sad?" I ask, this catches everyone's attention. "He ruined the world, for his own sake. He's evil, he has everything to himself, how could a man like that feel sadness?" I ask in confusion.

"That is its own kind of solitude, Geiz." Marie said. "If one does not rise up with others to help that rise, being a king is self-destructive and lonely." Marie looks down at the ground. "I'm sure the Sougo that became Oma-Zi-O lost many of his loved ones to reach his position. Likely why he takes it out on others instead of himself." Marie explains, I clench my hand in frustration at the statement. 'Us?! What kind of-'

"Geiz, as long as humans are humans, evil will not prevail. After all, humanity will be unable to flourish otherwise." Amadeus said. "It is said that "Evil" is the hindrance to the prosperity of life. The species cannot survive with it there. If humanity cannot purge itself of that "Evil," that is the day of Humanity's extinction. It's that simple." Amadeus said, stepping over to me and patting me on the shoulder. "But evil is also self-destructive, if Sougo wants to prevent himself from becoming Oma Zi-O, then all you need to do is do what you are doing now. Help him." Amadeus said.

"... I think our break is over, let's return to the others now." Marie said. "Most likely this is the last time we will chat. Though it seems to have turned into a bit of a lecture." Marie said, she smiles with content. "But I'm happy we had that chat regardless." Marie smiles at us.

"Indeed, I'm happy that we were here for this talk. From start to finish, you two were wonderful to talk to." Amadeus said. "I hope the best for you Geiz." Amadeus said to me. "In this battle, I would have proposed to you had Maria not been there." Amadeus said to Mash, which Marie grabs Amadeus's ear and pulls on it. "Ow-OW!"

"And I won't let you! She deserves someone better than you." Marie said.

"... I see. Thank you, great composer Amadeus, France's queen Marie Antionette! I won't forget what you said." Mash thanks the two. Amadeus and Marie smile.

"Indeed. You pass, Mademoiselle Mash." Marie said with a smile, letting go of Amadeu's ear.

"I want you to remember one last thing. There's nothing more beautiful than a parting smile." Amadeus said, the three head off. But I stay where I stand. I go to follow, but I feel something keeping me in place. 'Assassin?' "Hmm? Something wrong Geiz?" Amadeus asks me.

"I'm fine. I'll follow, I need a moment." I answer, Amadeus nods and heads ahead with the others… "What's wrong Assassin?" Charlotte appears next to me. She steps over to a river close to us. "You've been quite silent since we met up with the others… What's wrong?" I ask her, Charlotte removes her top hat and looks at it.

"I'm… Not sure. When I was to be beheaded, my life was full of regrets, and I had many failures. But knowing my death was something she did not want." Charlotte clenches her hat and brings it close.

"So why don't you tell her that?" I ask her, she looks at me. Her face is a look of conflict, she struggles to find the words to answer. "Do you… Still not trust her?" I ask again.

"Do you trust Sougo?" Charlotte asks me, I open my mouth to answer only to have nothing come out. Thinking on the words, I find myself scratching the back of my head.

"I… Don't know." Thinking about Jeanne Alter, I'm reminded of Sougo's words of her being a resentful version of regular Jeanne. "I guess… I never considered if Oma Zi-O was a good person at one time." I said.

"I never knew the Queen personally myself." Charlotte said, looking at her own hat. "I was a country girl, I was never there in person, not until the end. I… Guess I never understood others feelings." She said, looking at me. "When Olga told me Sanson was there and his only gain was to kill Marie… I wondered what his thoughts were when killing me?"

"You have a chance, so… Do you want to know?" I ask.

"No… I. I'm not sure if I want to know." Charlotte said.

"Yeah… I get that… Let's… Think about this." I said. "Come on, Assassin. Let's go meet up with the others." I said, she nods dusting off her hat before putting it back on.

"Okay, Master." She said, disappearing again as we walked back.

---

Back with everyone… We are Olga...

Sitting on a log across from Sougo, I watch him eat when Elisabeth and Kiyohime sit next to him. "Hey, that looks good." Elisabeth said, looking at the rice balls, Kiyohime picks up one of the rice balls and raises it to Sougo's mouth.

"Then allow me to feed you, say "Ahh."" Kiyohime said, only for Sougo to act confused before he takes a bite, much to the joy of Kiyohime who smiles and giggles with delight. Mash steps over and starts to talk to the three. Geiz next to them just sighs and shakes his head, Charlotte is silently watching with a smile, Amadeus chuckles at Sougo's reaction.

"Jeanne, Olga? Is this seat taken?" Marie asks us, stepping over to us.

"Oh, no! Be our guest." Jeanne said making space, I schooch to the right a bit too.

"I'm sorry to be a bother while we are relaxing, but those dragons over there are quite noisy." Marie said, picking up one of the rice balls and taking a bite. "Mmh! What is this? I've never had this before." Marie said, looking at what's inside the rice ball. "Is this… Fish?" Marie asks.

"It's called Salmon." I said taking a bite. "They are native to coasts near the North Atlantic, as well as fresh water lakes." I explain, I then point to the rice. "These are called Onigiri, I believe the Japanese pronounce it. It's essentially a rice ball but this one has fish inside." I said taking another bite. "This single food is simple but has ingredients from both sides of the world." I said.

"A continental food! Incredible!" Marie said, taking another bite.

"Maire… You have been very kind to me." Jeanne speaks up. Both of us glance over at her. "But, you have been… Much kinder to me." Jeanne said, her face beginning to slowly blush.

"Of course!" Marie exclaims. "I hold you in high esteem, because you were a young woman who took a stand all on her own." Marie stands up and moves over to sit next to Jeanne. "Because we are similar. I became a queen at 14 years of age and was forced into battle all alone in Versailles." Marie said, smiling. "Of course, I'm sure my battles pale in comparison to yours." Marie admitted.

"But they are a kind of battle. All of their own." I speak up, looking at the two I show my driver. "I never expect to be pulled into this kind of battle. For me, it was a battlefield of words and actions. If I failed at any point. I would have been swallowed whole." I said, lowering my arm and looking at the two. "For Maire, a battlefield with cannonballs and conspiracies are, in truth, fundamentally different."

"Nevertheless, it was indeed a life or death struggle for us. That's why I empathise with you Jenne." Marie said, she clenched her chest. "I was living through a lonely battle all on my own. But for me, standing up for a loved one is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. Be it family, another person, a Servant, a Dream, or even the nation itself." Marie explains. "True, I was a sheltered girl who knew no hardship, so my way of standing up for someone was rather off-putting."

"... Oh, is that so? In that case, I want to stand up for you as a friend." Jeanne said. "Given the situation, we were lucky to escape when we did. But if you did go on your own. I wish- I could've been by your side." Jeanne said, but she clasps her hands as she looks to the ground. "... I like to believe so." Marie grasps Jeanne's hands.

"A friend, yes… To me. That is the ultimate reward for me." Marie said with a much more sincere smile than normal. "Amadeus and I have one thing in common. We were not blessed with friends." Marie let's go of Jeannes hands and sits down next to her. "But to be able to fulfill that wish in this second life of mine, I am happy." Marie said.

"That's fine, but I think we all think of each other as comrades here… Huh." I said.

"What?" Maire asks, I look over at the other group on the other side of the fire.

"Friends… I think we all lacked that here." I said looking at everyone. "All of us have been lonely at one point in our life or another." I said looking at Mash. "Mash never interacted with any other staff except Roman," I look at the Dragons. "Both of them died without really making friends," I look at Amadeus, "All Amadeus had was his music… I get the feeling he is happy with that." I look at Charlotte. "She died trying to bring an end to a revolution and died for it." I finally look at Geiz and Sougo. "Both of them have had one close to them taken away by a cruel world and have been alone ever since." Looking at my Ride watch. "We are lonely people who have managed to find each other."

"But that's what life is about. Finding where you belong." Marie said, looking at me. "You, Sougo, Geiz, Mash. You're all still alive. You can still experience so much." Marie said, You still have so much to learn. You can become ever more beautiful." Marie complement, which only makes me blush.

"Yes… We all do… So let's do it tomorrow. Let's save this France!" Jeanne exclaims. I smile and nod.

---

We are observers… Orleans…

Jeanne Alter enters the altar room alone. "Gilles, are you here?" Alter asks, Gilles appears behind her and bows before her.

"Yes, right here!" Gilles said.

"Everyone managed to escape. But what of Sanson?" Alter asks.

"I am treating him. Though his injuries are minor. His mind is clouded by Nega's words." Gilles reports, as Nega walks into the room and sits down in one of the church seats. "Though his mind is still squarely on Marie, so I will ensure that his Spiritron Shell stays intact, and use him as a foot soldier." Gilles explains.

"I see..." Alter said, before gritting her teeth. "Georgios escaped from that town. Had that other Rider used that steel giant to buy time, our plan would have worked..."

"Ah, I see. The enemy ranks gained one and managed to escape." Gilles surmises.

"We're not at a disadvantage here, but it is a nuisance. Continue searching for them-" Alter beings but is cut off.

"That's not necessary." Nega said, Gilles and Alter look at him as he props his legs up on a chair in front of him. "Tomorrow is the make or break. Either we win or we die." A set of footsteps approach the room. "Ain't that right, Saber?" Nega said, looking behind him.

"It's as Mr. Nega said. It doesn't look like that will be necessary." d'eon said entering the room.

"Saber?" Alter asks looking over. "I thought I ordered you to search the southeastern region."

"There's no longer any need, Master." d'eon said. "They're heading straight for Orleans. Looks like it's a final showdown they want. Don't you want the same thing?" Alter considers the words and nods.

"... So, they've stopped running around have they? Which means they think they have a shot at winning." Alter said, she turns to the Altar and steps up to it.

"I suppose they do." d'eon said.

"Not to mention they have the numbers now." Nega reminds the room. "We may have numbers. But it's still gonna be one hell of a fight!" Nega said, with d'eon nodding in agreement. Alter glances back to gauge the two's expression.

"You two enjoying yourselves?" Alter asks them.

"Of course. As you know, I'm not right in the head. I'll be just as happy with wiping them out as being wiped out by them." d'Eon said.

"Well." Nega lowers his legs off the seat as he stands up and tosses his belt around his waist. "Oma Zi-O gave me one hell of an offer. Kill thousands of people while destroying a timeline." Nega raises his pass to the sky. "Henshin." He passes the pass over his belt as his armor appears on him.

"Nega Form!" The armor attaches onto him.

"What we are doing… Is everything I wanted to do." Nega said, he raises his leg to the sky and brings it down on the seat in front of him, shattering it into tiny wooden chunks. "So, I absolutely intend to kill every… single… One of them." Nega stands up straight and puts his arms out while looking at Alter. "Go on then… Order us. Master." Nega bows.

"Prepare for the final Battle. Nega, ready your steel titan. Gilles, summon them, not just the Servants." Alter orders.

"Understood." Gilles bows. "I shall gather all the dragons who were slain in France." Gilles said, everyone else leaves the room. Alter stands alone in the Altar room.

"... If we win, the world will be destroyed. Even if we lose, it will make no difference." Alter said her face did not show anything. Not joy nor dismay. "The world is gone. Even if they correct this place, an endless journey lies ahead." Alter looks up at her flag, a disgusted look forms. "And yet… And yet, they have faith in the world- those people, and "Me." In that case, I shall smite them. I won't let them reconnect this world." Alter looks at her hand. "That is my wish, and Gilles' wish… Yes, that should be my wish-"

---

The next day… We are Sougo…

At Breakfast we discuss strategy. "We don't have the time, or ability to stealth this." Olga said. "Our best bet is a frontal assault. Sougo, Geiz, when we arrive you will break off and hit them hard. I'll explain to you my plan later. But for now..." Olga said, she looks to Siegfried. "Do you agree with this plan?" Olga asks.

"I agree with the Frontal Assault." Siegfried said, he looks at me. "As such, Master and I will see to Fafnir. I want the others to protect us from Servants and wyverns." I nod back, looking at my Ride watches. 'This is where it gets real.' "Whether we slay Fafnir or not, the outcome of this war hinges on that question."

"I'll be counting on your cover Mash." I said looking at Mash.

"... Understood." Mash said, she looks at Siegfried. "I'm inexperienced, but I'll fight with everything I have." Mash assures. Elisabeth walks over to me. 'Hmm?'

"Hey Puppy, there is someone I must fight. Would it be alright if I focus on her?" Elisabeth asks me. "I think you already know who I'm talking about." 'Right… Her future self.' "That servant is someone I share a certain fate with. If I can do that, I'll be quite satisfied… I'll lend you a hand if I can spare the time."

"You're going after Carmilla." I said. "We'll help if we can." Elisabeth nods.

"Thanks." Elisabeth said, I give her a thumbs up. "Though, with her being a Berserker and all it will be say pickings." Elisabeth said, puffing up her chest. 'She's still dangerous regardless…'

"I, without a doubt, will be facing the "Dragon Witch" in battle." Jeanne said.

"Can you defeat her?" Georgios asks.

"... Yes." Jeanne said. "I shall be victorious." Jeanne seems assured, resolved. "Even if she turns out to be the real Jeanne d'Arc, I will still prevail in battle."

"Hm, I don't have an issue with anybody. I guess Marie and I will just try to get wyverns' attention." Amadeus said.

"Amadeus." Marie speaks up. "Their was that Saber and Sanson we may have to deal with." Marie reminds Amadeus. "We will need to be ready for that." Amadeus nods, as he seems to put on a serious face. 'Huh, oddly pumped today.' My thoughts are interrupted when an arm wraps around mine and a soft chest presses against it. 'Bwough?!'

"In that case..." Kiyohime said with a smile. "I shall be at our Master's side and breathe fire as needed." 'S-Soft?! N-No f-focus!' "As they say, like moths to the flame, and scoundrels of dubious origin who stand in the way of romance." Kiyohime said with a devious smile. 'I'm pretty sure no one says that… are girls' bodies this soft!?'

"Leave scouting to the Chaldea team." Roman said, he reaches next to him and pulls out a can of soda. "This is do-or-die time. I've got lots of energy drinks and buckets ready!" Roman said as he cracked open a can and chugs a can. 'That can't be healthy...'

"Doctor, those have the opposite effect. They cause stomach aches, so maybe you shouldn't drink them…" Mash tells Roman, only for him to burp into his arm. "I guess I'm too late..." Mash said.

"Oh trust me Mash. He's just being stubborn at this point." Tsukuyomi said. "It's what the buckets are for." Tsukuyomi said, waving her nose. "He really doesn't need to do it in the command room."

"Tsukuyomi is right." Olga said to Roman. "Go to the bathroom for that. I trust Tsukuyomi and Da Vinci to cover while you're in the room. That's an order." Olga orders, Roman chuckles.

"I am sure it will freshen me up anyways. But, if the Director orders me to do so. I'll be sure to go." Roman said, an audible sigh of relief comes form the other side. 'Thank you for your hard work everyone!' "Anyways, leave the rest to us!" Siegfried stands up and looks at me.

"So, if no one has any questions… Master, please issue your orders." Siegfried requests me.

"I think… We can do this! Let's win!" I exclaim, pumping my hand into the air.

"Right!" Jeanne said, raising her flag up high as the light sky hit the flag shining a path for us. "Now, on to Orleans!" Jeanne exclaims as we follow her.

---

We are Olga...

Our trip is hit up by wyverns and a Servant but we plow through them and reach Orleans.

"Fafnir's left Orleans. In other words… The showdown's about to begin!" Roman informs us. We arrive at an open and burnt landscape. Filled with scorch marks, skeletons, and rotting corpses. At the center of it all, standing before the castle with her remaining Servants and Nega's mech towering over him. "Identified… Jeanne Alter."

"Hello, trash I left behind." Alter greets.

"...No, I am a vestige." Jeanne said. "Most importantly, I'm not you Dragon Witch." Jeanne said.

"But you are me." Alter said with a dark smile. "What are you talking about? I am thou, Thou art I, are we not?"

"... Maybe some part of me. Yes. I'll give you that." Jeanne said, putting at hand on her chest. "But only a small part of me. Everything else is opposite of you… No matter what I say, I can no longer reach you anyhow." Jeanne lowers her hand, before raising her flag and pointing it at Alter. "After this battle is over, I'm going to give you an earful!" Jeanne exclaims.

"Silence! Behold these dragons! Behold this horde of Dragons!" Alter exclaims as tons of Wyverns and half dragons drop down from the sky. "We have turned this nation into a nest of dragons! They will devour everything, and nothing will ever live in France again!" Alter exclaims, "Then this world will be complete. Then this world will be destroyed. The Dragons will fight one another for eternity. Endless war. Endless devouring. That will be the true Hundred Years' War- A Hundred Years War of Evil Dragon!" Alter screams out, only for cannonballs to fly straight into the Dragons. "What?!" On the horizon the French army arrives in droves.

"... Gilles!" Jeanne exclaims looking at the one leading the army.

"Fire!" Gilles in white armor shouts pointing at the dragons. "We fight for the very survival of France! Fire everything we have! Fire! Fire!" The soldiers fire volley after volley of cannonballs into the wyvern and dragon lines. "Do not be afraid! Do not sorrow! Do not falter!" Gilles glances at us, his eyes falling on Jeanne. "If you have human blood, now is the time to die!" Gilles raises a flag high as it flaps in the wind. "I will say it again! There is nothing to fear! For we- "For we have the Saint on our side!" Viva La France!~"

"... Gilles!" Jeanne smiles with joy at the sight of Gilles. 'Now for our plan.'

"Sougo, Geiz, Now!" I order over the comms.

"Time Mazin!" Sougo and Geiz's time mazine's fly over head. Changing into their mech forms.

"Zi-O! Fire everything you have!" Geiz orders over comms.

"Yeah!" Zi-O shouts, as hatches across the two armors open up. Missiles, bullets, lasers and more come flying out of the machine and begin tearing into the dragons and wyverns. "I can't believe these mechs have so many weapons on them!" Zi-O exclaims.

"These were built for war." Geiz said, as he pointed his mech's weapons on another dragon. "The Time machine function is kind of a secondary thing." Geiz said.

"Stand tall! The Saint has brought Steel Titans to battle with us!" Gilles shouts.

"Hmph, such stubborn belief. It makes me want to vomit. Nega! Fafnir!" Alter snaps. Fafnir flies down to the battlefield. Nega steps forwards in his mech. "Incinerate that Saint, that army, this nation! Burn everything to the ground!" Alter orders.

"Thought you'd never ask!" Nega exclaims as he jumps into the air. "Change! Dragon Mode!" From the sky, a second train flies in. Nega Den-Liner's legs detach and change back into its tail cart mode. The tail connects to the train as gold parts materialise and attach, golden claws wings, neck and head attach, while the tail cart connects into the main body. The Upper body connects to the Dragon near the neck of the Dragon. A drill like a lance flies into Nega's grasp.

"Nega Den-Liner Dragon Mode!" The robotic voice announces.

"Oh fuck off!" Zi-O exclaims as he and Geiz begin to attack the Nega Den-Liner.

"-Hah. I never thought I'd see you a third time." Siegfried said, stepping past me and towards the Dragon. "Perhaps, in another time or another world, we could've been connected in another way." Siegfried enters a battle stance as he draws his blade. "Fafnir! I am here, wicked Dragon! I, Siegfried, am right here!" Siegfried's blade begins to glow a blue aura. "Once again, you shall taste the twilight. I swear by my righteousness, and by my beliefs-!"

"Tch! Come forth my Servants!" Alter cries out as from behind her, the remaining Servants appear.

"Greetings everyone. Good to see you doing well." d'Eon greets us. 'Oddly polite...' "I am Chevalier d'Eon. This time, I lend my blade to evil - but it remains pure as ever! Now, fight me with all you have! End this Nightmare!" Strapping on my driver I take out my Ride watch and raise it to my face.

"You have our word. We will end this here!" I said turning the watch face and activating it.

"Echo!" Inserting the watch into the driver. Tilting the driver I spin it. "Rider Time! Kamen Rider Echo~!" My armor appears on me. Stepping in beside her Vlad readies his lance.

"... Well greetings to you." Vlad said, pointing the tip of his spear towards me. "Know there's no shame in falling here. Defeat is the greatest shame of all. I've become a mere puppet in the search for the Grail." Vlad's face turns to a look of disappointment. "I am praised as the immortal vampire. Fiction or not, that is all I have left."

"Director, they're coming! The French army, Geiz, and Sougo are holding off the wyverns and Nega." Mash informs me of stepping in front of me.

"Right, Mash, I know I am not Sougo. But you can count on me." I said drawing my blade. "Mash, Marie, Amadeus, with me." I order, gesturing to the three to follow. "Siegfried, Charlotte, you have Fafnir, everyone else spreads out and keeps their attention split."

"Right! We'll achieve victory together, director!" Mash exclaims. The four of us charge at d'Eon and Vlad. "I shall take the front!" Mash exclaims as she moves in front of me. Taking out a Ride Watch I turn the face and activate it.

"Snipe!" Quickly replacing the Ride watch in my driver, I tilt my driver and spin. "Armor Time!" The armor appears and attaches to me. "Level up! Snipe! Gashacon Magnum! Zikan Revolken!" Dual wielding both, I open fire on the two Servants as they break off.

"Tch! Mash, we have Vlad. Marie, Amadeus d'Eon is yours!" I order, everyone nods as we split up. Vlad launches towards me, but Mash steps in the way as Vlad's spear meets Mash's shield. "Ha~!" Jumping over Mash's shield I swing my leg to kick Vlad only for him to dodge my foot and jump back. I fire another barrage of bullets at Vlad.

"A brave effort, but a Human can't hope to match a Servant!" Vlad exclaims as he ruches at me again. Turning my Revolken into it's blade mode, I charge Vlad. "Brave! But foolish!" Vlad swings down at me. My body phases through the spear as it hits the ground. "What?!" I flip my grip and jam my knife into the left shoulder of Vlad, before shooting his left shoulder. "Raah!" Vlad flings his spear back up into the air, but it doesn't hit me. Vlad quickly kicks me that knocks me back.

"Agh!" I tumble across the ground, before I am caught by Mash. "Ah… Thank you." I get back up to my feet as Vlad looks at his bloodied left shoulder. "A normal Human, sure. But this armor is quite powerful." I said, 'Even so, he can easily turn the tide.' Looking at Vlad he collects himself and enters a battle stance. "If I didn't have the armor, I'd be dead… " I mutter. 'I can't keep risking myself like that. Let's see if there's anything with this Rider that I could use?' Reaching across my belt, almost on instinct I pull something out. "Huh?" Looking at an orange Gashat, I read the title. "Jet… Combat?... Better than nothing." I activated the Gashat.

"Jet Combat!" The title appears behind me, followed by a mascot jet flying through the air, as items fill the battlefield. 'This is new.' I flip my grip on the Gashat as a belt appears on my waist. It's face is covered by a pink panel, I insert the Gashat next to the first. "Gashato!"

"Engaging 3rd Tactic." I open the belt face.

"Gatchan! Level up!" The Jet flies towards me, the chest piece and shoulders swap for the Jet, as an orange visior piece slides over the Kanji. "Jet! Jet! Through the Sky!~ Jet Jet! JET COMBAT~!" The wings fold out, as a pair of Gatling Guns fold down to the sides of my waist.

"What now?!" Vlad asks as I grab the gatling guns.

"As Sougo would say, I think we can do this!" I said as the thrusters lifted me up into the air. "Mash! I'll cover you! Engage Vlad!" Mash nods as she charges Vlad. Flying over head, I fire at Vlad.

"Such nonsense won't stop me!" Vlad shouts as he stabs the butt of his Spear into the ground as dark blades launch up towards me. 'Let's see how they hold against Lead!' Firing a barrage of bullets at the blades, the bullets bounce off them. 'Crap!' Pushing my thrusters output to max, I race past the blades dodging them. 'I still need to get used to this Rider thing...'

"Mmmrrr… Offer that blood, that life." Vlad said, dropping his spear.

"Director! I'm sensing a build up of Mana!" Mash informs me. 'His Noble Phantasm!' A spiraling arua forms around Vlad as it spins like a tornado. 'How do we...' Glancing over at Marie and Amadeus's fight. They are managing against d'Eon but something decisive needs to be done. 'Someone needs to do something bold...' Clenching my flist, I fly over to Mash.

"I have an idea." I said to Mash. "I need to carry you as my shield. It's risky, but I need you to trust me." Looking Mash in the eye I nod to her. She nods to me. "Thank you." Mash firmly grabs her shield, I wrap my arms under hers and boost my thrusters to the max. "Let's fly." I said as we both launched into the sky.

"Covered in blood, I hereby offer up my life! Kazikli BEY!" Vlad's chest opens as blood tendurals launch towards us. "Aaah~!" Maneuvering through the sky, I dodge tendural after tendural until they all begin to follow us. The ones that close, I turn to have Mash face it. The Tendurals slam into the shield and bounce off. Flying close to the ground the Tendurals slam into the ground. 'Now to get in close!'

"Mash! Brace for Impact!" I said as we flew straight into Vlad, lifting him off his feet before slamming him into d'Eon, I flew the two up into the air before flying straight into the ground. Flying out of the crater I land next to Marie and Amadeus. "Mash! Are you alright?"

"I am fine, Director." Mash said, looking at her shield. "This is quite good at taking impacts." Mash said, looking at the shield's condition. "It's a really good shield!" She said with a smile.

"Ah… Heh… yeah it is..." I chuckle, looking over at the crater I see the two Servants beginning to get up. "Oh no you don't!" Flying up over the crater, I pull the gashat out and into the holder on my right, putting the Gashat in and pressing the button next to it.

"Gashat! Kimewaza!" Taking hold of both guns, I aim them at the crater, I press the button again. "Jet! Critical Strike!" I fire gatling while firing missiles. All of my ordinance hits the crater causing a large explosion. 'Not done yet!' Landing on the Ground, I take out both of my guns. Pulling the Ride watch from my belt, I tilt the head of the Zikan Revolken down and insert the watch in. "Finish Time!" Flipping the front of the gun up, while taking the Gashat from my belt and into the Magnum. "Gashato! Kimewaza!" Point both guns at the Crater.

"Marie! Give me a hand!" I shout, Marie rushes past me.

"Well, if you wish so!" Marie exclaims, she stops and puts her hands together on her chest. "I shall continue to bloom, okay? And I shall continue to dance! Here we go!" Marie suddenly is riding on a glass horse as it gallops towards the crater. "Guillotine Breaker!" Marie shouts as her horse jumps into the crater while she jumps off. The Glass horse shatters, I pull the triggers on both guns.

"Snipe! Zara Zara Shoot!" "Jet! Critical Finish!" The Revolken fires out a large bullet, joined by a large jet from the Magnum, that transforms it into a missile. The knock back sends me sliding back into Mash's shield as the missile explodes right on the two Servants. The two Servants are flung back and tumble to the ground.

"...We've lost." d'Eon said, getting up to his feet. "Now my curse will be broken." d'Eon looks at us with a smile. "Thank you all, especially you, brave Rider." He said, looking at me. 'I wouldn't call myself brave...' bows to Marie. "Apologise my beloved queen. Please forgive my mistake-" He's unable to finish his sentence as he glows gold and fades away.

"- Is it over now? My dreams, my ambitions will once again be erased?" Vlad seems content rather than disappointed. "Hmph, who knew I'd deal with a "Empowered Human" again? How ironic." Vlad said as he sat down with a look of contentment. "I see. So they were right, I am Dracul, the devil. It must be my destiny to fall in the presence of people surprising their boundaries..." Vlad… Smiles. "Very well, I will allow it." Vlad looks at me. "You, the Master over there… Yes, I can sense who you are." Vlad said. "You are a woman who does not lose sight of herself amidst the battle. Next time, summon me. Then I will show you the true power of my lance. The lance that defended a nation- the weapons that defended my people… In your hands, they will shine-" Vlad then fades to nothing.

"Servant confirmed defeated." Mash said.

"Are you two okay?" I ask Marie and Amadeus, they nod.

"Neither of us were very adept in close quarters so it was quite difficult." Amadeus said, scratching the back of his head. "So we should thank you for your timely arrival." Amadeus thanks.

"Yeah. Sorry I guess I need to work on my strategies..." I mutter.

"Ladies, Gentlemen. We have another guest." Marie said, our attention turns to Sanson approaching, reaching to his blade holstered on the left side of his waist, he draws the blade as fresh blood drips from the blade edge. "Sanson, you came."

"Yes, I would have come sooner if not for her." Sanson said, looking at me. "Regardless, no other person has the right to execute you. You should have realised that Marie." Sanson swings his blade over his head and to the side. The Blood on the blade splattering to the ground around him.

"... Let's see… Hold on a second, Sanson." Marie said, her face beginning to blush a little. 'Was- Was that supposed to be a complement?' "I know you are a wonderful executioner. I mean, you're cruel, merciless, and inhuman, but you never once mocked criminals. You guarded the guillotine with great respect, so I indeed trust you. But, does that mean you alone hold the right to kill me? Isn't that a bit absurd?" Marie points out.

"She said the same thing." Sanson glances at me again. "But just as I said to her, I was born into my profession. My dedication is without rival." Sanson said with a sense of pride.

"Fuh! No one wishes to rival an Executioner. You only care for the moment the head comes off." Amadeus said, with frustration apparent in his voice.

"Please, tell me, Marie." Sanson ignores Amadeus. "How was my beheading? Were you able to climax at the very end?" Sansons asks.

"...I can see that you seriously showed respect for me Sanson, from the bottom of your heart." Marie said, putting her hands on her chest. "But, I'm sorry. That's just impossible. It's something that I cannot possibly say… I already know enough men with perverse hobbies." I glance at Amadeus who gives me a look of 'guilty as charged.' "Terribly sorry, but I can't accept a second kiss from you." Marie states.

"Yes, I know. But I'm sure you will be delighted, I've gotten even better than back then." Sanson approaches us. "That is why I was summoned as a Servant!" Sanson dashes in front of Marie, swinging his blade down. Mash brings out her shield and blocks the blade. "I shall give you all the final ecstasy!" I grab my gatling guns and open fire at Sanson, he jumps back and dodges my bullets.

"Tch, so this is the dodging ability of an Assassin huh?" I continue to fire at Sanson but when I fire a barrage of missiles at him, he proceeds to jump across them. 'Wait? WHAT?!' Sanson jumps and me and swings for my head, leaning back the blades slice the barrels of my gatling guns as I'm forced back to the others… "Okay, that's not going to work." I said removing the Snipe Ride Watch from my belt, the armor fading to normal.

"Director, what's the plan?" Mash asks me.

"... Mash, front and center I need you to guard Marie, he's likely going to be aiming for her first." I said, Mash steps over next to Marie. "Amadeus, what does your Noble Phantasm do?" I ask him.

"My Noble Phantasm can debilitate and weaken him. Is that enough?" Amadeus said.

"It's just wanted to hear." I said, "We can't beat him in range, so we'll need to bring him in close. Amadeus, use your Noble Phantasm to weaken him then we finish him off." I finish explaining, I reach for my holder. "Geiz, I'm going to be using the Cross-Z Ride watch. Be advised." Pulling the Ride Watch, I insert it into my belt and spin my belt.

"Armor Time! Wake up Burning! Cross-Z!" The Armor appears and attaches on to me.

"Right, split up. Amadeus, with me. Begin charging up your Noble Phantasm." I exclaim, he nods and we split up. As expected, Sanson charges towards Marie. Marie fires at Sanson, only for him to deflect her shots, getting in close Sanson swings at Marie, Mash blocks with her shield. Sanson roars as he swings his blade against the shield. "We'll close in from behind him. His Madness Enhancement may limit his cognitive ability!" I exclaim drawing Cross-Z's blade.

"Ah, I see. Then it's time for a performance. Enjoy it to the fullest!" Amadeus said as he stopped in place. A flying choir of angel-like creatures appear. "Listen, to this bewitching sound! Requiem for Death!" A magic aura gathers around Sanson, his swings seemingly become less and less powerful.

"Right, now we need to hold him in place!" I said, taking out a Full Bottle. Giving the bottle a shake I insert it into the blade.

"Special Tune!" Grabbing the butt of the blade I pull down on the butt pulling it back. "Hippare!" Electro music plays as I thrust at Sanson. "Smash Slash!" A long glowing gold chain flies out and wraps around Sanson. I plant my feet in the ground as I swing the blade around, flinging Sanson around before tossing him into the ground. 'Just to make sure he doesn't get up anytime soon!' I pull the blade's butt three more times. "Hippare! Hippare! Hippare!" Swinging my blade, "Mega Slash!" Multiple energy dragons fly into Sanson.

"Let's finish it!" I exclaim, going to press the watch crown. When Marie steps over. "Wha- What's up?" I ask.

"You are going to kick him, correct?" She asks me. I nod. "Then I shall join you. He needs to know that his blade is rusty."

"Well, hurry. He might get up soon." I said, pressing the crown of my Driver watch, then the Cross-Z Ride Watch.

"Finish time! Cross-Z" Glancing at Marie she gives me a nod. I nod back before we charge and jump into the air. I spin the driver. "Voltech! Time Shatter!" The two drop kick into Sanson, his body becoming a visual like glass before he cracks and shatters, blasting Sanson away.

"Aaarhg!" Sansons tumbles to the ground, before exploding suddenly. "H-How… I've killed so many since that day, and become so much stronger… So why?" Sanson asks.

"How sad, Charles-Henri Sanson. I should've told you when we reunited." Marie said, standing back up. "Our relationship ended that day. Because your blade was truly- rusty." Marie looks down at Sanson's shattered blade, our attacks breaking it and reducing it to fragments. "You've killed so many that it's lost its way. You've increased your proficiency as a killer." Sanson seems to freeze up at the statement. "Executioners and killers are not the same, Sanson. The more skilled you become at killing others- the rustier your blade as an executioner, savior of criminals, becomes. By the time you followed the Dragon Witch, you were no longer the Sanson I knew."

"No… Lies!" Sanson shouts as he clambers to his feet. Mash and I ready our weapons to attack, but Marie steps past us. "It cannot be! I kept my faith that you would come! That's why I kept honing my skills!" A blush of red comes across Sanson's face. "To see you, and behead you with more skill- Give you a much more ecstatic moment! I thought that by doing so, you would surely forgive me!" Sanson exclaims. 'Forgive? Forgiveness…'

"...Geez. You really are a pitiful, adorable person. I don't hold a grudge against you." Marie said.

"Think." I said, catching everyone's attention. "I don't think the one who needs to forgive is her." I said, turning the crown on my helmet, it disappears in the watch rings. "The one who needs to forgive you… Is yourself." I said, Sanson's eyes widened. "I… I can't imagine what it must be like to be an Executioner. But I know what it's like to bear a heavy burden." I said clenching my chest. "My family has done terrible things, to ourselves, and others." I glance at Mash. "To bear the sin of killing so many, must have hurt so much." I said looking at Sanson. "But you don't need to bear it anymore." I said.

"But… I…" Sanson struggles. 'Oh for the love of…' I stomp over to him, grabbing his collar and lifting him close, I raise my right hand and backhand Sanson across the face. "Ow! Wha-?!"

"You're a Savior of Criminals! You saved them from themselves. Whether they deserved it or not does not matter anymore! They are long dead!" I shout at Sanson. "Justice is on the side of the many, it's not perfect but it always shines in the end! So stop your bitching and grow a Pair!" I shouted as I backhanded him again.

"Ah… Th-Then… The evil one is me…?" Sanson thinks on my words as his body begins to glow gold and they finally seem to connect. "No question about it. You're right. Justice is on your side… Then, I shall resign myself… May blessings be upon you… Thank you." Sanson said as he disappeared into nothing.

"You idiot, you actually cared whose side justice is on?" Amadeus asks, he shakes his head. "... How gloomy. This is why we need to get rid of jobs where you do nothing but kill people all day." Amadeus said a bit remorsefully. "Bye Sanson, next time I see you I'll play my Requiem until you're sick of it. I mean, you're actually a huge fan of the song aren't you?" Sanson wondered.

"No way we will know until we meet him again." Marie said, looking at Amadeus. "Thank you, Madmoizelle Olga. Perhaps he needed a bit of a beating for him to realise his mistake." Marie said to me with a smile.

"I never expected a slap to work tho…" Mash muttered.

"Neither did I." I said, crossing my arms. "Enough, we have a fight to win." I said putting my helmet back on. "Zi-O, Geiz what is the situation?" I look to the fight of the giants to see that the citation is holding but requires assistance. "Not going well I see…" I said.

"I'd love someone to swap with me!" Zi-O said, "My machine could use some resupply!" Zi-O said, rolling out of the way of a volley of cannons coming from the sky. Looking up, I see Nega Den-liner standing on a train dragon flying around the sky with tons of guns firing at Geiz and Zi-O.

"Da Vinci? Is my Time Mazine ready?" I ask.

"It took an all nighter, but it is ready, Director!" Da Vinci answers.

"Nothing less from the genius! Zi-O swaps with me while Da Vinci resupplises." I said as I ordered in my Time Mazine. Flying in from the sky, the hatch opens up for me to hop in. "Geiz I'm inbound!" Getting into the cockpit, I swap the controls into mech form as it changes into it's mech form.

We are Sougo

My Time Mazine flies back to Chaldea, "Master!" Mash runs over to me. "Elisabeth is currently fighting Carmilla." Mash informs me.

"Right, let's back her up." I said as we headed off to assist Elisabeth. 'Better to help, then stand around doing nothing.' Rushing over, I see Elisabeth swinging at Carmilla.

"Why you! Why you! Why you! Why you!" Elisabeth shouts swinging at Carmilla.

"This is… quite irritating." Carmilla said, looking at Elisabeth. "This "Me."" Carmilla said with clear contempt in her voice.

"Right back at you! How did you get to be a Servant?" Elisabeth shouted.

"Never thought you'd say that. From where I sit, it's far more maddening to see that I've become a Servant as Myself!" Carmilla shouts, knocking Elisabeth back. Carmilla collects herself. 'Totally not confusing.' "I am a revered countess, feared by all. The Finished product." Carmilla looks down at Elisabeth. "I'm not like an unfinished product like you. I devoured fear and became an Anti-Hero. But what about you? You devoured the existence that is me. You simply refused to age, and feared being sealed away." Carmilla gives a devious smile. "Of course you did. From your perspective, I'm just a sign of your sin. The guilt you brought upon yourself, the unassailable record of your murders!"

"You're right…" Elisabeth admits. 'She just… Agreed?' "You are who I really am, my final destination. The symbol of my sin, that no tears will ever change." Elisabeth clenches her spear. "Denying you means looking away from the crimes I've committed." 'How does she deal with that guilt?' "But that doesn't mean I can't take responsibility! It may be ugly self-deception, but I'll say it anyway! I… I don't want to be like you!" Elisabeth shouts.

"How foolish, we're spirits of the past. The future's already been decided." Carmilla exclaims.

"I know that! But I'm saying it anyway!" Elisabeth glances back and sees us. "About time you got here! Help me, Little Puppy!" 'How am I- Now's not the time.' "Please let me settle things with her! Let me sing with everything I have!" Elisabeth exclaims, I draw my blade.

"Right, let's go." I said, the three of us charge Carmilla. I swing my blade at her, only for her to dodge past me and hit me across the face. Mash swings her shield at Carmilla, she quickly jumps over her and kicks away Mash's footing as she stumbles to the ground. Elisabeth attacks with her spear but he manages to dodge each swing.

"You pests just seem to multiply." Carmilla said, catching Elisabeths spear she kicked her away, then kicked Mash away before she stepped up to me. "Guess I'll start with the weak link." She said as she grabbed me by the throat. 'Crap, crap!' On reaction I reach for a watch on my holder. "Everything is an illusion. Maidens shall enter here." Turning the watch face I insert it into my belt, tilting the belt and spinning it. "Phantom Maiden!" Tossing me away an Iron Maiden appears and closes on me.

We are Mash

The Iron Maiden closes with a loud thump. "Senpai!" I shout.

"Puppy!" Elisabeth shouts out.

"Ah~ Irre- Wait." Carmilla steps up to the Iron Maiden. "Why is there no blood?!" Carmilla goes to investigate, when a Blade phases though the Iron Maiden and into Carmilla's abdomen. "Wha-" The blade swings out to the side as a foot kicks Carmilla away.

"Armor Time!" Zi-O steps out of the Iron Maiden. "Kaigan! Ghost!" Zi-O charges at Carmilla, kicking her back.

"Y-You, how are you alive? How?! No living human could have escaped that!" Carmilla exclaims, as she points her staff above Zi-O, another iron maiden drops down from it and lands on Zi-O. "Now you-Wha?" Zi-O charges out of the Iron Maiden with his blade in gun mode and Ghost's weapon also in gun mode, putting Carmilla on the defensive. "You… You changed into a spirit? But that's impossible!?"

"Not with this Ghost Ride Watch!" Zi-O exclaims, tapping his belt.

We are Sougo…

"So you… Planned for this." Carmilla said with an angry face. "You wanted me to get close so you could attack me." Carmilla said looking at the stab wound, she clenches her fist. I let out an audible chuckle. "You dare mock me?!" Carmilla exclaims, as she slashes at me, only for the hand to phase through me. I jump back and puff up my chest.

"O-Of course!" I shout. "I am to be a King! If I can't outsmart someone like you then What kind of King would I be!" I said with a confident tone. 'I… totally did that by accident-' "I knew Ghosts ability would allow me to not be damaged by any of your attacks-" Carmilla swings her staff at me, as a wave of blood charges towards me. Jumping into the air I float above the battlefield. 'Wait Ghost can FLY?! Oh, yeah. He's a ghost duh.' "Hmf! Even now, you can't beat me!"

"You Mock me!?" Carmilla shouts.

"That and… Mash, Elisabeth! Attack, Now!" I shout as the two rush in. Elisabeth attacks first, which Carmilla dodges, only for Mash to swing and hit Carmilla in her abdomen. Knocking her back, Carmilla screeches in pain as she clenches her side. "Ouch… Okay, I think I have a plan to finish her." I said moving to meet the others.

"Okay… What do you have planned, Little Puppy?" Elisabeth asks me.

"Well first, quick question. What is your Noble Phantasm?" I ask.

"Well, it's an Anti Unit Noble Phantasm. I'm sure it will hurt her a lot!" Elisabeth said smiling. "But that "Me" is slippery, she's likely to dodge the attack." Elisabeth points out, she looks at me. "So how do you plan on keeping her in place?"

"Mash, I'm gonna need you for this." I said to her, Mash tilts her head in confusion. "Think we can do a repeat of Artoria Alter?" I ask Mash, she connects what I mean as she gives me a firm nod. "Okay then, Elisabeth when I give the call you unleash your NP at her. We'll keep Carmilla in place." I said, giving a thumbs up.

"Alright, you'd better not fail, I know you want to hear me sing!" Elisabeth said, Mash and I turn to face Carmilla. 'Sing? I didn't ask- No just don't bother. It's the same as the "Little puppy" thing. Don't think about it.'

"Okay, Mash front and center!" I order, I follow behind Mash as we charge Carmilla. Carmilla shoots several magic bolts at us. The magic bounces off the shield. "Mash, keep charging, I'll move and hold her down!" We move in closer and closer, "Mash! Break off!" I shout as she veers off to the side.

"Fool!" Carmilla shouts, blasting a magic bolt from me. I phase through the ground, "What?!" coming up behind Carmilla, pointing both guns at Carmilla's legs "Aaaargh!" Carmilla drops to the ground.

"Elisabeth! Now!" I shout flying up into the air.

"I'm going to let you hear the biggest hit in the Servant world!" Elisabeth said, spinning her spear over her head before slamming the butt of the spear into the ground as she jumped atop it. Behind her a massive castle rises up with massive Speakers mounted across it. Elisabeth takes a deep breath, "Báthory Erzsébet!" Elisabeth let's out an eapercing screech.

"AAAARHG~?!" Mash, Carmilla, and I all collectively scream as we cover our ears. 'No wonder this is her Noble Phantasm! This screech could burst my eardrums, it's so bad!' Carmillia drop her staff as it hits the ground, her mask shattered and blood dripping, pooling into a puddle beneath her, staining the earth beneath her. I land back on the ground as we all gather around Carmilla.

"The future doesn't reject the past, but rather, the past rejects the future?" Carmilla asks, grits her teeth and spits at Elisabeth. "Such a drivel coming out of your mouth! But that's why… You're so dazzling, it's annoying." Carmilla glances at her shadow, her eyes close. "Let me return to the darkness. That last instant… that light that I saw between the bricks." Carmilla clenches her hands into fists before looking up to meet my face. "That's right… Whether I live or die, I.. Am always alone… Just… Like… You." She said before she fades away.

"...Farewell, my future. Farewell, the part of myself so sad I had to separate." Elisabeth said, I look at her. 'How can she fight like this? It's still her fate.' I glance at my own hand. 'Much like me.' "This will not lessen my sins, Puppy. Nor the fear others feel towards me." Elisabeth looks at me. "I will deny the future as many times as I must, and sing as many times as I must. So don't fret too much!" She said, patting me on my back as she headed towards another battlefront.

"Okay, let's move Mash." I said as we headed off to meet up with Siegfried, Geiz, and Olga.

"After multiple obstacles, we're finally here." Siegfried said, as we approached he looked back to see us. "... Good work, Master. To you as well Mash Kyrielight." He greeted us. Charlotte stabs a Wyvern and jumps down to meet us on the ground. "We're almost at the evil dragon. Confronting it like this… I must confess." Siegfried said, looking at us. "I don't know how I won the first time."

"Ha~?!" I exclaim in confusion.

"Hey! Don't say stuff like that now!" Mash exclaims.

"Oh dear…" Charlotte simply said.

"There's just one thing inscribed in my memory." Siegfried tightens his grip on his blade. "My victory was not a certain one. It was a single, tiny sliver of a chance, surrounded by a million defeats." 'Oh that's inspiring.' "Plan carefully, move boldly, keep a broad perspective, and focus deeply upon a single point. Be like the sea, the sky, the darkness, the light. Contradict thyself. Unless you do that, there is no way you can defeat Fafnir, and that Steel giant."

"I believe I have a plan for that." Olga said. "Our team back as base has resupplied your Time Mazine, we are going to engage in a two pronged attack. Geiz, Sougo you two take your Mazines and lure Fafnir into the air. Meanwhile, the rest of us on the ground will deal with Nega." Olga explains. "When you have lured Fafnir into the air, I want you to tear Fafnir's wings off, cause him to fall on Nega's Machine. It should kill one or pin both. Then Siegfried you are to unleash your Noble Phantasm on Fafnir to finish him off." Olga finishes explaining.

"Bold, I understand." Siegfried said, pointing the tip of his blade at Fafnir. "Return to earth once more, wicked dragon!"

"I-I understand! I'll do what I can!" Mash exclaims.

"Understood. I think we can do this!" I said, calling in my Time Mazine it flies in as I hope back in. Geiz and I immediately fly over Fafnir and open fire on him. "Alright, Geiz! Let's kite him!" I shout.

"What?" Geiz asks.

"Kite him, inflict some damage to keep his attention on us so we can lure him." I explained.

"Ah, I get it. Understood." Geiz said, we both fire at Fafnir's scales, getting his attention, he stretches out his wings and flaps them as he flies at us. "He's following! Up, Up, Up!" We change our Mazines into vehicle mode as we fly into the sky, causing Fafnir to follow after.

We are Olga

Nega moves his machine towards us. "Well, here we are at the end of the road." Nega said, "May as well end if off with a bang."

"You don't sound like you want to win this fight." I said, moving closer towards Nega.

"Oh, in my mind I've already won." Nega said. 'What?' "See, my goal was really to just kill everyone and destroy the future. Oma Zi-O gave me a place to do just that." Nega charges me blade in hand. Drawing my Beam Saber, I deflect Nega's attack. "Sure, I wasn't the one who caused it." Nega said as we traded blows. "But I still helped with it. Which is enough for me!" Nega said, his machine kicking me back. "So even if I die here. I've done what I set out to do. So let me die as everyone else is. As a mad man!" The dragon train flies up behind him. "Change! Berserker Mode!" The Machine's eyes flash. 'Oh no.'

"Berserker Mode Transformation." A mechanical voice said, as the dragon disassembles into various parts, the legs reattach. New foot parts attach, as missile pods are attached on the side of the legs. Twin barreled guns attach to both forearms, as Nega's machine draws a second blade. Wing parts and lance, combined with thruster parts into a winged backpack that attaches on the back. Finally the Dragon head splits in two and attaches onto the shoulder pads, as a spiked head gear attaches. "Nega Den-Liner! Berserker Mode!" The voice announces.

"Where do you keep pulling this shit from?!" I shout. Nega fires a barrage of missiles at me from his leg mounted missile pods. "Tch!" I fire back at the missiles shooting down a few, but more keep coming, as Mash raises her shield to block Charlotte and Siegfried, the barrage of missiles are cut off when a wave of flames melt the remaining missiles.

"Hmm?" Nega glances at the ground, seeing Kiyohime walk over. "Ah, the Snake lady wants to tangle?" The ground below Negs bursts into flames, the missile pod and gun barrels begin to glow red with head. Nega jumps up into the air to move from the heat. "Touched a nerve?"

"Oh no. Not at all." Kiyohime said, opening her fan. "I want to see you melt into a pile of molten steel." Kiyohime said with a giggle. 'That's not terrifying at all…' I look up at the sky to see how the fight with Fafnir is going.

"Is that right? Let's see you do so when you can't even touch me!" Nega flies up to make some distance only for him to bump into Fafnir. "What the?!"

"Now!" Zi-O and Geiz both fire at Fafnir's wings blowing them apart. Fafnir falls on the Nega Den-Liner pinning it to the ground.

"Crap!" Nega exclaims.

"Well, that's gone better than I thought. Siegfried! Now!" I exclaim.

"The evil dragon shall fall, and the world will reach its sunset. I will bring you down-" Siegfried said, raising his blade up to the sky, as a beam of blue light bursts from the blade in the form of a pillar.

"Then I shall go as well!" Kiyohime exclaims as the flames around her transform into a blue snake. "Please do not run from me!" The Flame snake wraps itself around the Nega Den-Liner and Fafnir. "Transforming, Flame-Emitting Meditation!" The flames burn into Fafnir's skin and melt away at the steel of the Nega Den-Liner.

"Balmung!" Siegfried swings his blade and slams straight into the pair. Both go up in a massive explosion.

"We got it!" Zi-O shouts.

"Impossible!" Jeanne Alter shouts. The French army goes up in a triumphant roar as the remaining Wyverns fall.

"...W-We've defeated it!" Mash exclaims.

"Confirmed, we have a clear reading of Fafnir's complete silencing! Nega Den-Liner is also confirmed down!" Tsukuyomi said.

"Amazing, a new Dragon Slayer has been born!" Dr Roman exclaimed, Alter steps back in shock.

"Come back, Jeanne!" A servant behind Alter shouts.

"Gilles!" Alter exclaims, as the two head inside the castle.

"...Gilles? Ah- Wait!" Jeanne exclaims, rushing towards the castle. When a blade swings at Jeanne, who barely manages to block. "Kiya~!" Jeanne is knocked to the ground. We all look to see a bleeding Nega without his arm and a red piece of metal in the rough form of a blade in his hand.

"You're gonna have to do Better than that!" Nega shouts, raising his piece of steel over his head.

"Jeanne!" I shout, as I see a shadow sprint over, as a quick slice, opens up a cut across Nega's throat as blood pours out. "Wha- Charlotte!" I shout.

"Please forgive me, participate in my foolish act of murder!" Charlotte shouts as she stabs the tip of her blade into Nega's head. "Le Rêve Ensoleillé." She muttered pulling the blade out. "Goodbye, beloved." Nega falls on his back dead, as blood spills out of both wounds.

"M-Miss Charlotte…" Jeanne mutters looking at her. Charlotte turns around and looks at Jeanne.

"I don't want to see anyone else die…" Charlotte said, as she kneels down. "I've seen senseless death, and I want to stop it at every turn." Charlotte reaches out her hand. "Please, Saint Jeanne, let's save France!" She exclaims, Jeanne nods and takes her hand. Charlotte raises Jeanne up to her feet.

"Let's go." Jeanne said, she raised her flag to the sky. "I'm off to settle the score with the "Dragon Witch." I would like some help!" Jeanne requests.

"We'll come with you. Sougo, Geiz, Charlotte, Mash, we are all going." I said jumping out of the Time Mazine. "Roman, coordinate with the Servants here. Tsukuyomi guided us in." I order, Zi-O and Geiz land and get out of their machines as we gather together. "We need to be fast!" I said pulling a watch from my holder. Activating it, I toss it out, as it changes into a motorcycle. "We are faster with the Ridestriker's! Zi-O, Geiz!"

"Right/Roger!" The two shout, as they deploy their bikes. The three of us hop on, Mash rides with Zi-O, while Charlotte rides with Geiz.

"Jeanne ride with me. Let's go." I said, Jeanne rides with me as we drive into Orleans.

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Inside Orleans… We are Observers…

Alter and Gilles rush through the halls. "Fafnir has fallen. Without it, the other wyverns will surely fall soon." Gilles informs.

"I'm aware. Let us summon a New Servant." Alter said, as she stepped up to a door. "Gilles, defend me while I focus on the summoning." Gilles goes to now, but both are stopped by the sounds of roaring engines. "What now?"

"I believe we may not have time for that!" Gilles said, as the silhouette of 3 bikes riding down the hall enters their view as the distance closes quickly. "We do not have time. You must get inside! I shall prepare something for them!" Gilles shouts as the two enter a room.

"I think I saw them enter here!" Zi-O said stopping his bike in front of the door the two just entered.

"Good eye, get ready everyone." Echo said as she parked her bike and everyone got off the bikes. Zi-O glances at Jeanne who seems to be deep in thought.

"Jeanne? What's wrong?" Zi-O asks.

"... Oh no, there was something on my mind…" Jeanne said, she shakes her head. "It's nothing important. Anyway, it's time to confront the "Dragon Witch." There shouldn't be anything in our way. Let's go, everyone!" Jeanne exclaims, everyone nods. Geiz steps up to the door and kicks the door open.

We are Sougo…

We all ran into the ground. "Stop right there Alter! It's over!" I shout.

"... that was faster than I thought. I don't have time to even start a spell…" Alter said looking at us. Jeanne steps up and takes center stage.

"- "Dragon Witch."" Jeanne said.

"So you finally made it here, huh? Gilles is delayed. I suppose that's fine. I shall end you myself." Alter said.

"Tell her what she needs to hear." Jeanne mutters to herself. "... That was Marie's instruction to me. I have to ask you something." Jeanne said.

"It's too late for talking-" Alter said, only for Jeanne to cut in.

"It's a very simple question. Do you remember your family?" Jeanne asks, Alter tilts her head in confusion at the question. "I asked you a simple question. No matter how vivid my memories of battle are, I remember far more of my life as a simple country girl. Even my dark side should remember those peaceful days." Jeanne said, she shakes her head. "No, it's precisely because she remembers them - the hatred and betrayal brought her such pain." Alter stutters to answer. "- You don't remember, do you?" Jeanne asks.

"What… What does it matter?" Alter shouts, stomping her foot on the ground. "Whether I remember or now, I'm still Jeanne d'Arc!" Alter shouts as she points at Jeanne. Jeanne nods in agreement.

"That's right. It doesn't matter whether you remember." Jeanne said, nodding and pointing her flag at Alter. "But this settles it. I shall defeat the "Dragon Witch" with sadness, not anger. We're going to settle this right now. "Dragon Witch"-" Alter's surroundings go up in flames.

"Shut up! Let's fight! Will despair in, or will hope win! Will murderous intent win, or will pity win? Let's see if you can surpass me - Jeanne d'Arc!" Alter shouts as she swings her own flag at Jeanne as a wave of flames roars towards her.

"Mash!" I shout, Mash jumps in the way and the attack is deflected.

"Sougo, Geiz, we are giving the Servants covering fire." Echo said, we all ready our guns as the Servants move ahead. Alter draws her blade, as she clashes with the three other Servants coming in on her. "Fire!" Echo orders as we open fire on Alter. Mash comes in from the right, while Jennne attacks from the left. Alter blocks both attacks before blasting a wave of flames blasting the two away and melting the rounds we fired at her. Charlotte attacks from behind, Alter leaps forwards and swings her blade towards Charlotte who manages to block on for her sheer power to knock Charlotte into a wall.

"Keep her moving!" Geiz shouts, firing at Alter. Only for Alter to charge towards us. "Scatter!" Geiz shouts as we all move away from each other. Dark blades appear above her and they launch towards me and Echo.

"Master!" Mash shouts running towards me.

"Mash!" I shout as I dive over to her, as she blocks the incoming blades. Echo dodges though the blades, Geiz begins trading blows with Alter, but is quickly being pushed back. "Go we'll cover you!" I said shooting at Alter. Mash moves in lunges at Alter, swinging her shield. Alter swings her flag around and deflects Mash's shield.

"Geiz! To us!" Echo shouts. Jeanne rushes past us and rush attacks Alter, quickly putting her on the offensive. "Geiz, I'm using the Ghost Ride Watch, you two do the same." Echo said, Geiz hands over the Ghost Ride Watch to her, as he grabs the Ex-Aid. 'Guess I'm doing the same.' I grab the Build Ride Watch.

"Ghost!" "Ex-Aid!" "Build!" We insert our respective watches into our drivers. Tilting then spinning them. "Armor Time!" Our armors appear and attach onto us. "Kaigan! Ghost~!" "Level up! Ex-Aid~!" "Best Match! Build~!" Echo and Geiz charge ahead, but as I go to follow a thought pops into my head. 'Hold on.' I watch the fight as the Echo, Geiz, and the Servants battle but Alter consistently keeps them at bay.

"Her flames allow her to keep the others at bay, so she's likely too-" My fears are confirmed as Geiz is targeted and separated from the others by a wall of flames. Alter blocks every punch from Geiz, and grabs him by the wrist and twists causing Geiz to drop to his knees. "Geiz!" I shout charging in to help. Alter raises her left arm up blade in hand, she swings it down but I kick her back. I attack with a blade in one hand, drill in the other.

"Hmf! You are too open!" Alter shouts knocking aside my blades and swinging her blade into my right shoulder. "Burn." She mutters as flames burst out from her blade.

"Raaaaaah~!" I scream out. 'Must, dis… arm her!' Swinging my blade, it slices through the joint as Alter's left arm is cut off. Alter also screams out in pain, but she's interrupted by Echo coming in and slashing at her leg. "Waarh!" I scream thrusting my drill at Alter, managing to catch her chest armor and drilling into it. Alter then blasts flames knocking me away and to the ground. "Ah… Fuck~!" I scream as I clench my shoulder.

"Charlotte! Jeanne! Cover us! Geiz, Mash to me!" Echo shouts as she rushes over to me. "You two keep him pinned to the ground." Echo orders as she pulls the blade from my shoulder. 'Fuck fuck fuck!' "Bear with me." Echo said as she drew out a scroll. "It's healing magic, but it won't fix your shoulder, you need a doctor for that but we need all fighters in this!" A few chants later, a green aura surrounds my shoulder.

"Ah… It feels… A little better." I mutter.

"Don't risk another stupid manuver like that." Echo orders, as she gestures for Geiz and Mash to lift me up. "I don't care if it was calculated or just a reactionary maneuver. Regardless we got her on the back foot! Keep pushing!" Echo said as we all charge Alter. I stand back up and Mash moves next to me.

"Master, I'm your shield. Don't hesitate to use me." Mash said.

"Sorry, but I think we can do this." I said as we all charge Alter. Gritting her teeth, Alter cotterises her wound and raises her flag as magic builds. "Is she?" I mutter.

"Her Noble Phantasm!" Geiz charges, pulling out his weapons. A pair of blocks appears out of the Ex-Aid Ride watch and are promptly smashed by Geiz's hammer.

"Speed up! Speed up! Speed up!" Geiz zips past everyone else and hits Alter across the head. Followed by Charlotte slashing Alter's hand causing her to drop her flag. As Jeanne charges in and thrusts the tip of her blade through Alter's exposed chest.

"What?" Alter mutters looking at the blade lodged in her chest. "Im-Impossible. Ridiculous." She said, shaking her head in disbelief. "This can't be happening. It's a lie." She mutters. "I- I have the Holy Grail! The owner of the Holy Grail knows no defeat. That's how it should be!" Jeanne quickly pulls her blade out and jumps back to avoid a slapping attack form, 'Tentacles?' Gilles steps in as the Tentacles return through a portal.

"Oh, Jeanne! Jeanne! What a pitiful sight you are!" Gilles exclaims, Alter looks at Gilles as he smiles at her "But now that I, Gilles de Rais, am here you can rest." Gilles smiles at Aler. "Now then, sleep in peace." Gilles assures Alter.

"But-" Alter coughs up blood. "I still haven't… I haven't destroyed France…" Alter protests.

"I will take care of that. Leave everything to me." Gilles assures. "Don't worry. You will never die. You're just a little… A little tired." Gilles comforts. 'It's like he's trying to give peace to a scared dying man.' "Close your eyes, and rest. When you awake, I'll have finished everything." Gilles assures one last time.

"Yes, yes you're right. Gilles… If you'll fight for me, I can rest, and…" Alter mutters her last word as he promptly disappears into nothing. Leaving behind the same orb that I saw in Fuyuki that contains the Holy Grail. Gilles grasps the orb, as well all stare at him.

"- So that's how it ended up, after all." Jeanne said, seemingly already catching on to what has happened. Gilles smiles at Jeanne.

"You have powerful intuition." Gilles complements.

"Umm… What's going on?" Geiz asks in confusion.

"It wasn't the "Dragon Witch" who possessed the Holy Grail." Jeanne shakes her head. "No, actually that Servant never existed in the Throne of Heroes. As long as she wasn't an aspect of my darkness, there was no other conclusion I could make. The fact she could not remember the days of my life in the country sealed it for me." Jeanne said, looking at Gilles. "Her strength came from the Holy Grail. In other words, the Dragon Witch herself-"

"Exactly." Gilles finishes. "The Dragon Witch herself was my wish. In other words, the Holy Grail itself." Gilles explains.

"That explains it all." Echo said. "This entire time, I was wondering how she could have supplied Mana to so many Servants under her own command." Echo said, looking at the orb. "If she were created by the Holy Grail, then there still would be tons of Magic energy left for her to use however she wished. But in the end, her strength was only a pale imitation without any real experience."

"You- created Jeanne d'Arc with the power of the Grail, didn't you?" Jeanne asks Gilles, he smiles back.

"My wish was to revive you. It was a wish from my heart, from the bottom of my heart. Of course it was." Gilles said. "... But the Grail rejected me. For all it's omnipotent power, it said it couldn't do that!" Gilles clenches his fists. "But my wish was only for you! So I created a new you!" Gilles thrusts his arms out to his sides and looks at the roof as he peers out the window in the roof. "The Saint I believed in! The Saint I longed for! I created her!" Gilles looks at all of us. "Jeanne d'Arc- The Dragon Witch. The Grail itself!"

"I see. But of course, she never learned that, did she?" Jeanne asks. "Gilles, even if you could revive me, I would never become your Dragon Witch. It's true I was betrayed, it's true that I was mocked." Jeanne looks at her flag pole, it's flag is dirtied and torn at some parts. "It could only be described… as a tragic end." Jeanne looks Gilles dead in the eyes. "But I could never hate my homeland. This is where you and others lived." Jeanne said.

"... So kind. Your words are far too kind. However, Jeanne…" Gilles reaches into his coat and draws out a book with a screaming face on it. "Your kindness has made you forget one thing. Even if you never hated this country-"

"You did." I said, catching Gilles' gaze. "After Jeanne had burned, you turned to god and found no answers, thus you grew to hate this country. Thus wishing to destroy it, and you wanted to do it though… Her." I summarised. "... I know how you feel." I said, catching everyone else's attention. "The feeling of no one truly understanding the pain. How you hate everyone for the betrayal inflicted on her, and yourself." I said.

"Yes, Yes! Yes, Overlord! You understand!" Gilles said.

"But that… That ignores reality." I said looking Gilles in the eyes. "I may have hated them, but I realised that not all of them hated me. They just felt… Apathetic, or unsure, or any other various reasons." I said. "Your anger is unjustified, Gilles de Rais!" Gilles opens his book as magic energy is drawn from the Grail.

"Then I'll destroy it. I'll destroy them all. I'll kill them all. That is the wish I made upon the Grail!" A portal appears behind Gilles as massive spiked tentacles clamber out. "DO NOT GET IN MY WAY, TOKIWA SOUGO, JEANNE D'ARC!" Gilles exclaimed, I ready my blade as Jeanne steps next to me and Mash.

"... Yes, you're right. Both of you are absolutely right." Jeanne said, she looked at Gilles. "It makes perfect sense for you to hate, and for you to use the Grails power to destroy France." Jeanne then looks at me. "It makes sense you would put yourself in others shoes, Sougo. A king must take the view of many people after all." Jeanne raises her flag as everyone rallies to it. "And I- I will stop you. We will stop you! As a Ruler, the judge of the Holy Grail War. I will stand in your way, Gilles de Rais!"

"Then you are my Enemy now. Let us finish this Jeanne d'Arc, Savior of France!" Gilles shouts.

"Let us indeed!" Jeanne said, pointing the tip of her flag towards Gilles.

"This is it everyone." Echo said, as she changed her blade into its gun mode. "This fight will decide the fate of the Singularity!" Echo points her blade at Gilles. "My Life will burn Bright!"

"Master, Orders?" Mash asks me.

"Let's get back the Grail!" I said. "We got this, I think we can't lose this fight!" I gesture with my hand across my helmet. "The Formula to Victory has been decided!" I exclaim.

"I'll clear this Level with No Continues!" Geiz exclaims.

"Right! Moving to recover the Grail! Mash Kyrielight - here I go!" Mash shouts as we all charge Gilles, as his tentacles attack us, along with magic attacks. Staying behind Mash her shield blocks many of the incoming attacks. Passing the tentacles we finally approach Gilles. Mash swings her shield, which Gilles dodges, I come in from the side swinging both of my blades at him.

"Die!" Gilles blasts me with Magic, but I manage to block. Geiz jumps over me and swings at Gilles managing to hit him a few times in the chest and head. One to the head, two to the chest and another to his shoulder. Gilles summons a tentacle that grabs Geiz by the foot and drags him to the ground, Gilles goes to stomp only for Charlotte to cut Geiz free and attacks Gilles. Slicing at his right arm.

"Haaa~!" Jeanne charges in from behind, swinging her flag pole like a spear at Gilles. Thrusting at Gilles head, Gilles simply tilts his head to dodge the attacks. Jeanne changes targets and pierces Gilles in his abs. Putting his hand up to Jeannes face, Gilles unleashes a magic bolt that launches Jeanne back.

"Kaigan! Robin Hood! Hello Arrow! Into the Woods we go!" A Green and yellow medieval styled hoodie is now worn by Echo as the Kanji on her helmet reads 'Robin' Now carrying a bow made from Ghost's weapons, Echo flies into the air firing arrows at Gilles. Gilles moves as he fires bolts of magic at Echo. Who dodges multiple shots, only for a portal to appear behind her, tentacles slamming her into the ground.

"Bwahahaha~!" Gilles laughs as massive magic energy builds up.

"Jeanne!" Echo shouts quickly getting up as we round up. "Unleash you're Noble Phantasm!" Echo orders Jeanne who nods.

"Mash you need to do the same!" I order as everyone gets behind Mash and Jeanne.

"Right! Mold! Camelot!" Mash exclaims as a shield wall forms around us.

"Oh flag of mine, protect our comrades! Luminosité Éternelle!" Jeanne raises her flag as it shines over us. Gilles unleashes a massive set of tentacles that barrage the barrier.

"Assassin!" Geiz looks at Charlotte. "When the attack ends, Gilles will likely be weak. Go for the legs and immobilise him." Geiz orders, Charlotte nods in agreement. "Director, I recommend we finish this now." Echo nods in agreement.

"Let's end this here." I said, as we reached for our belt, activating the watches.

"Finish Time! Build!" "Finish Time Ex-Aid!" "Finish Time Ghost!" Tilting the drivers we wait for the Noble Phantasm ends. Both Jeanne and Mash hold as the final Tentacle hits the wall and reels back. Charlotte rushes out, Gilles attacks but Charlotte dodges the shots and jams her blade into Gilles right leg before breaking off. Seizing the moment, we all spin our belts. "Voltech! Time Break!" I jumped up. "Critical! Time Burst!" Geiz jumped up. "Omega! Time Shatter!" Echo jumped up. Spirits gather, energy builds, and graphs grab Gilles.

"Oriya~!" I shout as I slide down the Graph into Gilles.

"Ha-!" Geiz shouts as he slams into Gilles a massive Critical sign appearing overhead.

"Wariya-!" Echo shouts as the spirits slam into Gilles along with herself. All three of us land behind Gilles, as we stand back up.

"Not, Possible! Even with the power of the Grail, I still… Grah-!?" Gilles explodes into a brilliant flame, as he falls to the ground. The orb tumbles out of Gilles grasp. "That's not possible! Such nonsense can't be true! I-I am still…" Jeanne steps out and over to Gilles.

"Gilles, Enough." Jeanne sits next to Gilles, lifting his head Jeanne flips Gilles over and lets his head rest on her knees. "Get some rest. You did such a good job." Jeanne said, caressing the dying Servant's head. "Believing in a little girl who had no clue, you even liberated this town… No matter who you are now, I believe in who you were back then." Jeanne gives a truly saintly smile. "Don't worry. Until the very end, I have no regrets. My death will light the way for someone else. That's all I ever wanted." Jeanne looks at me and nods. "Now let's go back to the time where we belong."

"Jeanne…" Gilles begins to tear up. "I'm the only one of us who should go to Hell-" Gilles with a smile on his face disperses into nothing. Echo quickly picks up the Orb.

"The Grail recovery is complete! The timeline restoration is about to start!" Roman said, the roof breaks open as the Time Mazines fly down and open for us to hop in. "Redshift preparations are ready! Everyone get back here, now!"

"Understood!" Mash said as we move to leave.

"You're leaving? So soon?" Jeanne asks us. Removing the Ride watches from my belt, I step on the ramp to the Time Mazine.

"We have more work to do." I said. Jeanne smiles at me.

"Farewell. And thank you." Jeanne said. "Even if all this disappears beyond the void, I'm sure something will be remembered… Tokiwa Sougo, good luck in achieving your dream!" Jeanne said, waving us off. Mash and I wave back as we all rush into the Time Mazines and we blast off back to Chaldea.

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Chaldea… We are Olga

Landing the Time Mazine, Sougo is quickly put on a stretcher and brought out of the room with Mash following suit. Geiz sighs as he sits on the ramp finally letting his shoulders slump. "Welcome back Director! Good work!" Roman said approaching. "Thanks to you all, the first Grand Order was completed successfully. - Yes, excellent job. We had few supplies, next to little personnel… and unexpected enemies coming in, yet you all did such a fine job."

"Save that praise for Sougo and Geiz." I said, raising my hand up. "I came in at the end, it was those two. Along with Charlotte and Mash that managed to do it." I said, Roman nodding in agreement. "We'll have to thank them on behalf of all surviving members of Chaldea." I said, a light weight rests on my shoulders as I see Fou sitting on my shoulder. "Oh! Fou! You made it back too. I was worried." I said.

"Fou!" Fou jumps off my shoulder and runs off in Mash and Sougo's direction. Geiz sighs as he stands up and follows Charlotte in toe, meeting Tsukuyomi at the door as the three of them follow Fou down the hall.

"Oh, welcome back director. You guys all look tired." Da Vinci said, looking at me.

"Yeah… but we still have a lot more work to do." I said, Da Vinci hands me a tablet.

"Here's the latest observation records, take a look Director, Doctor." Da Vinci said.

"Ooh! We did it! 15 century France is restored completely! Still six to go, but-" Roman said.

"Yes, a part of human history is back in it's rightful place." I said, I look at Roman. "But, did anyone notice Lev Liner?" I ask, Roman and Da Vinci both shake their heads. "I guess that means he's waiting for us in one of the 6 other eras." Pulling my Ride Watch I look at it. "He has more than enough power. If he's in the same singularity as us, he'll act. But it won't be as easy as last time." I said.

"... I'm sure we'll see him eventually, director. Until then, we need to get even stronger." Roman said.

"In the meantime." I said glancing at the Ride Watches. "These watches proved tremendously useful during the Singularity." Looking at the Drivers, I take it off and hand it to Da Vinci. "Look over the belts and watches, I think we are going to be using these a lot more in the future." Da Vinci gives me a thumbs up, as she takes my driver and watches and heads off.

"Mmm~" Roman stretches. "Regardless… That's the end of our mission for today." Roman said, as he pats me on the shoulder. "I bet you want a warm bed and a showr, right? We can handle the rest director. Go back to your room and rest." Roman assures me, nodding in agreement as I head for the exit.

"That sounds wonderful. Thank you." I said leaving the room.

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We are Sougo…

"So what did the Medical team say?" Tsukuyomi asked me as we walked down the hall.

"I'm going to have to go back tomorrow for some minor surgery and some more healing magic but I'll be able to fight by the time we get back to the field." I said, clutching my shoulder.

"That was way too rusky. Couldn't you have done something else to block the attack?" Geiz asks me, walking alongside me. I shrug. "You couldn't think of anything could you?" I shrugged as he let out a sigh. "You are ridiculous… Thank you… Anyway, goodbye." Geiz said entering his room. 'Did… Did he just-?'

"Geiz appreciates any help given to him… But I'm pretty tired. I'll turn in here. Goodnight." Tsukuyomi said as she entered her own room.

"Uh… Yeah, Night you two." I said, as it left only me and Mash to walk down the hall.

"Oh, Senpai?" Mash looks at me, and pats me on my left shoulder. "Good work today. Let's get back to it tomorrow!" Mash said.

"Are you okay as well Mash? That fight got pretty rough." I ask.

"Yes, just fine." Mash said, as she put her hands together. "A Demi-Servant's body has incredible strength, endurance, and self-healing abilities. I'll be back to top health in just a short while." Mash looks at my right shoulder, reaching out but stops just before touching it. "Why did you put yourself at such risk? One wrong step and Alter would have burnt you to ashes."

"I, the Zi-O armor let's me really truly help people… I've always wanted to help others." I said, we stop at a hallway with windows, the world has darkened with the same blizzard going on. "And, I didn't want Geiz to get hurt, I just sorta… acted." I scratch the back of my head. "I don't know how else to describe it." Mash giggles softly, before her face saddens. "What's wrong?" I ask her.

"I was just thinking of Gilles de Rais." Mash brings her hand to her chest. "I knew his history, or so I thought. His heart was broken by Jeanne's death…" Mash looks out the window into the darkness. "In our history, he became a murderer who killed hundreds of children… That bloody France was what he wanted. It was an appropriate sight for a murderer. But still, even then- his real wish was for Jeanne d'Arc to live. That was the source of his rage, his hatred. A pure rage that could destroy a country. Raw feelings are powerful, aren't they? They can destroy the world-"

"Mash, they can also protect the world. End in the end of it all. He was human, Mash." I said.

"... Because he was human… Amadeus and Mash said something similar, right?" Mash said, putting her hands behind her back. "... I don't have the experience they do. I don't have those deep feelings, or a heart that can handle them. But I'd like to learn them if I could. Even if I don't understand, I can learn a little at a time. I think that's what Amadeus and Mash were talking about." Mash said, smiling.

"We grow as humans after all… Good night Mash." I said to her,

"I'll see you tomorrow. Good night." Mash said as we went our separate ways.

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"And thus, the battle for the first Singularity ends." Woz said, closing his book. "Yet, more conflict looms on the horizon. As now, the next Singularity will bring about the end of empires, families, and Gods." Woz tuning around as sitting on a table next to where he stands, is a single rose in a vase, sitting next to a small red sports car, and an orange fruit lock.

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Rayshift 7 Complete…