04/01/2019: Hello everyone. This is ThunderReborn. This chapter has been re-edited by my new Beta-reader, Darklord331. Hope you enjoy the newly edited chapter.
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"Hello." -Normal talking
"Hello." –Ichigo's thoughts.
"Hello." – Zanpakutō speaking
"Hello." – Zanpakutō thoughts.
Kon'nichiwa [Translation of Hello]
Scene Change: Kurosaki Household: Early Morning
Ichigo, Scáthach, Akasha, and Zealot arrived at Fuyuki City Hyatt Hotel. Scáthach and Akasha changed into their battle attire.
"Do you guys sense any magic being used?" Ichigo asked.
"I can detect a sort of ward around the hotel," Scáthach said.
"Is there anything to worry about?" Ichigo asked.
"No. The ward is there to prevent any magic from being detected."
"Very well. Let's go." Ichigo said. Everyone nodded as they crossed the ward line. Immediately they could feel everything around them changed. They could feel so much mana flowing around them. Everyone carefully walked towards the hotel, observing their surroundings. They soon arrived in front of the hotel to see Sloth casually leaning in front of the door.
"Took you long enough to arrive here." He said as he let out a yawn. Akasha and Scáthach pointed their weapons at Sloth. "I am here only for one person," Sloth said as he spun his spear before pointing it at Scáthach.
"Very well," Scáthach said as she walked away from the group. Sloth followed Scáthach away from the entrance.
"Scáthach be careful," Ichigo said.
"Don't worry about me just take care of yourself," Scáthach said. "Make sure Master is safe," Scáthach said through the servant link.
"I will make sure of that," Akasha said.
"I will not let my god down." Zealot replied. Everyone walked inside the hotel, leaving Scáthach and Sloth alone in the courtyard.
"So, are you ready to die Meistr?" Sloth asked as he points his spear at Scáthach. Scáthach chuckled at Sloth's action.
"I will never lose to someone like you," Scáthach replied. The two stared down at each other for a few seconds before they charged at each other. Scáthach used her spear and began stab at Sloth's unarmored chest. Sloth casually twisted his body away from each strike.
"Is that it Meistr?" Sloth teased as he wiped his tail at her. Scáthach blocked it with her spear. Sloth continued to attack Scáthach with various strikes with his spear. Scáthach continued to dodge the attacks. Scáthach waved her hand in front of her. Runes made of fire appeared in front of her.
"Fireball!" she yelled as each rune transformed into a fireball and flew at Sloth. Sloth stood there and took the attack. The explosion kicked up dust, obscuring her view of him. Scáthach was aware that this will not stop him. She charged into the smoke with her spear ready to strike. She stabbed into the smoke to hit…nothing. The force from her strike blew the smoke away to reveal nothing there. Scáthach suddenly turned around only to get hit by Sloth's spear. She crashed into a nearby tree.
"Nice trick. Too bad I've seen this before." Sloth commented. Sloth charged at the fallen Scáthach. Scáthach stood there as Sloth jumped in front of her. He had his spear ready for a downward stab at her chest. Scáthach smirked. Sloth stabbed the spear at Scáthach. At the last second, Scáthach rolled to the side, narrowing missing Sloth's attack. Before Sloth could move, Scáthach placed her hand in front of Sloth's chest.
"Eternal Bind!" She yelled. White runes began to appear around Sloth's body. The white runes connected, forming a seal.
"RAHH!" Sloth yelled as he tries to move.
"Please stay there. Allow me to put an end to your cursed existence." Scáthach said as her spear began to glow red.
"RAHHH!" Sloth yelled as he began to glow red. Scáthach's eyes widen as she noticed her white runes seal began to shake. Scáthach back jumped to the sky and raised Gáe Bolg. It began to glow red.
"GÁE…BOLG!" Scáthach yelled as she threw down her spear. Gáe Bolg sailed down towards the immobilized Sloth.
"Curruid Coinchenn!" Sloth yelled as he began to glow red. Black armor began to form around him. Sloth broke the seal and dodge Scáthach's attack. Scáthach got a better look at Sloth's new form. Sloth's entire body is further covered with armor, leaving his chest uncovered. He now has a black full-face helmet with a red horn. His hands are also covered with the black armor. Where his fingers go is now replaced with red talons.
"RAHHH!" Sloth yelled as he recklessly charged at Scáthach; swinging his claws at Scáthach. Scáthach tried to block all of Sloth's attacks.
"Gah!" She screamed as Sloth's attacks began to hit her. Scáthach managed to get away from Sloth's attacks. Most of her armor had been torn apart and blood began to drip out.
"I need to end this soon." Scáthach thought as he raised her hand. Gáe Bolg returned to her hand. Sloth glared at Scáthach and charged at her. She stood there. Sloth continued to charge at her. Sloth stuck his hands out, ready to slash Scáthach. Sloth slashed Scáthach.
"Gah." She cried out. Sloth tried to raise his arm to attack again Scáthach. But he couldn't move. Scáthach smirked as the White runes began to appear around Sloth's body again.
"RAHHH!" Sloth yelled as he tried to break free again.
"You're not getting away this time," Scáthach said as she closed her eyes. "The power linked to my name." The sky began to turn crimson.
"I call upon you." From the clouds, a stone gate fell behind Scáthach. "Answer my voice. and open the gate." Behind Scáthach gate began to open. "Gate of Skye!" Scáthach yelled as she opened her eyes. The gate opened and began to suck in everything around her. Sloth finally broke the white rune seal on him. Sloth ran away from Scáthach's Gate of Skye. Sloth was distracted by Gate of Skye to notice the incoming attack.
"Gah!" He yelled as he saw the familiar red spear pierced through his armor and heart. Curruid Coinchenn began to break away. Sloth's helmet revealed a tired-looking Sloth.
"Despite not being from different realities, you did the same thing," Sloth said as he began to spit out blood. Scáthach watches Sloth as he sat down. "I need you to finish. Destroy this body."
"Why?"
"My mistress modified out summoning." Slowly Sloth's legs began to move on its own. "She implanted something into our bodies." Sloth's arms began to move. "She can see through our eyes and take control of our bodies," Sloth said as his body stood up.
"I see," Scáthach said as she clapped her hands together. "My magic is a Cage of Flames... A Flaming yet verdant giant." Scáthach could see Sloth's veins puffed up. "Retribution... A shrine that purifies the evil of human affairs... The one who destroys." Sloth let out an inhuman roar as he got ready to charge at her. "Wicker Man!" Below Sloth's feet, a wooden giant rose from the ground. His chest is a giant empty cage. Sloth roared as he jumped away from Wicker Man. Wicker Man grabbed Sloth with one hand and open the cage with the other. He threw Sloth into the cage and closed it. Wicker Man then fell as he combusted in flames. Scáthach stared as the flames destroyed Sloth. Suddenly she senses a massive amount of energy coming from the top floor of the hotel. Scáthach ran inside the hotel.
Scene Change:
Ichigo, Zealot, and Akasha opened the lobby doors. It appeared empty. They carefully walked inside.
"Can either one of you detect anyone?" Ichigo asked.
"It appears there people above us. Possibly on the higher floors." Akasha said.
"Is there any way to save them?"
"I don't think so. Elizabeth would've likely turned them into her minions."
"I see."
"Shall I kill these foul monsters who dare defy you, my God?" Zealot asked.
"No. We don't know how powerful our opponents will be." Ichigo said. "Besides I don't want to destroy this hotel." They founded the elevator. Ichigo pressed a button for the elevator. The elevator doors opened to reveal a destroyed elevator. "I guess the stairs then." They found the stairs.
Akasha had her guns out.
"Are you ready Ichigo?" She asked.
"I am." They began to walk up the stairs. Suddenly a large wave of ghouls ran down the stairs. Akasha pointed her pistols at the horde and quickly killed them. Zealot manipulated Ichigo's shadow, prevented him from getting hit by any blood or gore. They walked up to the fourth floor and stopped.
"There is a servant here," Akasha said.
"I see," Ichigo said. "Should we go take care of it?"
"All me to be of service My God." Zealot said.
"Very well Zealot. My order for you is simple. Extract as much information from the servant as possible. Kill the servant. Finally, return to my side."
"Yes, My God." Zealot said as she left Ichigo's shadow and pursuit the servant.
"Are you sure that it's a good idea to send her?"
"Have some confidence in her abilities."
"Very well," Akasha said as they continued up the stairs.
Scene Change: Zealot vs Wrath
Zealot used the shadows around them to her advantage. She flowed through the dimly lit halls. As she moved towards her target, she would occasionally see a dead body. All the dead bodies she spotted all appear to be bludgeoned to death.
"My enemy is someone that uses a budgeting weapon. Likely a Berserker." Zealot thought. She soon arrived in a ballroom. In the middle of the ballroom, there is a stone throne in the middle. Sitting on the stone throne is a large servant. He is very masculine. He is over two meters tall. He has a light tan skin covered in innumerable scars to show the immense amount of training and battles. There is a small shield on his left arm. Besides his stone throne is a red and black ax. "Looks like he is sleeping." Zealot thought as she slowly approached him. She brought out a blowgun. She placed the blowgun in front of her mouth. "Zabaniya Sweet Dreams." Zealot said as she fired one of her Noble Phantasm. Immediately, the left arm moved up and blocked the dart with the shield. The servant woke up and jumped out of his throne.
"RAHH!" He yelled. Zealot remained in the shadows as she observed the servant. The servant grabbed his ax and began to throw the furniture around.
"It appears he is trying to find me." Zealot thought. "Zabaniya Delusional Heartbeat." Zealot's right arm began to elongate, and the skin began to turn red. Zealot made sure that her right arm was under Zabaniya Void's Abyss. She shot her long arm at the servant. Zealot was careful. She made sure the arm avoided detection from the servant. The servant turned around and that's when she struck. She had her right arm touch the servant. She swapped the servant's heart with the heart she created by using Zabaniya Delusional Heartbeat.
"RAH!" he yelled again as he tried to figure out what touched him. Zealot's hand returned to her. Zealot looked at the heart she retrieved. It was a black beating heart. Zealot quickly devoured the heart. Zealot flinched as her head gain the new information from the servant.
"No. Eric Bloodaxe, Berserker under the alias of Wrath." Zealot said as she floated out of the shadow. Wrath turned to Zealot.
"RAAHHH!" Wrath yelled as he charged at her. Zealot stared at the charging servant.
"Zabaniya Umbra's Blades." She said. The shadows around her transformed into blades whips. They all flew towards Wrath.
"RAH!" He yelled as he used his ax against the shadow blade whips. Each time he destroyed one, another two appeared. The blade whips easily surrounded him. They were moving closer and closer to him.
"Bloodbath Crown!" Wrath yelled as he began to swing his body around in a tornado. Slowly all the blade whips were destroyed by Wrath's attack. Wrath soon stopped spinning. He slammed his ax to the ground as he tried to regain balance. Suddenly from the shadows, more blade whips shot out and pierced his body. "RAHHH!" Wrath screamed in pain. Zealot stood there as she snapped her fingers. All the blade whips shredded the Servant. Zealot made sure nothing remained from her body. With her mission done, she used Zabaniya Void's Abyss to return into the shadows and ran back to her God.
Scene Change: Ichigo and Akasha.
They managed to walk up to the last floor of the hotel. Standing there was Rider.
"Rider. What happened to Chad?" Ichigo asked.
"I'm sorry niño." Rider said as she charged at them. Ichigo and Akasha jumped out of the way. Rider looked at Akasha with a sad face as she summoned her macuahuitl. She charged at Akasha.
"Ichigo. I got this." Akasha said.
"Are you sure?"
"I am."
"Very well," Ichigo said as he ran down the hallway.
"I'm sorry but I need to do this." Rider said.
"Very well," Akasha said as she pointed her guns at Rider. She fired her shots at Rider. She used her macuahuitl to deflect the bullets back. Akasha easily dodged the bullets. Akasha jumped to the side and tried again. Rider blocked the bullets, sending them to her right side. This continued for the next few minutes.
"Why does she keep in reflecting the bullets to my right side." Akasha thought as she continued to move to the left. "Is there something on my right side that is watching our fight?"
"I hope she notices." Rider thought as she continued to reflect the bullets with her macuahuitl.
"I hope I am right." Akasha thought as she ran towards Rider. She stood her ground. Akasha was a few inches from Rider. She pointed her guns at Rider. Akasha quickly sent a barrage of bullets at Rider. Rider used both her macuahuitl and shield to deflect the bullet. Akasha heard a pop sound as if someone popped a balloon. She turned around to see one of her bullets hit a small bat.
"You managed to figure it out." Rider said as she lowered her macuahuitl and shield.
"I did." Suddenly hey sense a large explosion of reiatsu.
"Ichigo!" Akasha yelled.
"Maestro!" Rider yelled. The two servants ran to the final room.
Scene Change
Ichigo walked down the hallway. Ichigo could see the dead young girls' bodies. All of their necks had a large slit open and their necks were bent back. Ichigo carefully entered the room. Ichigo spot more dead girls. All of them were the same as the ones outside. Ichigo noticed that all of the dead bodies were dragged there. Ichigo followed the trails of blood; lead him to the patio. Ichigo summoned Kokugatsu just in case. Ichigo pushed the patio door open to see a young woman was sitting in a hot tub full of blood. Right next to her Ichigo saw Chad sitting there, draining another girl of her blood.
"Chad!" Ichigo said.
"Be a dear and kill this fool." Pride ordered.
"Yes, Mistress," Chad said as he stood up. He looked at Ichigo and charged at him. Ichigo dodged Chad's attack. Chad activated his powers and began to punch Ichigo. Ichigo managed to dodge the attacks. However, they are significantly more powerful than before.
"What did she do to you?" Ichigo thought. Ichigo used Kokugatsu to block one of Chad's punches.
"I believe she is possessing him," Kyōka said.
"What do you mean?" Ichigo asked as he dodged another attack from Chad. "Is it similar to how Pegasus possessed Seto?" Ichigo pushed Chad back.
"Similar. The ghouls you encountered didn't have their souls. She took their souls and replaced it with a small fragment of her soul. This allows her to control the ghouls. However, they can only understand simple commands. Base on the fact that Chad can still use his ability makes me believe that she didn't take Chad, soul. Instead, she likely restrained Chad's soul and allowed a larger fragment of her soul to control the body and soul."Kyōka theorized.
"What can we do?" Chad charged at Ichigo with another punch.
"I think we need to overpower her control over Chad."
"How?" Ichigo sidestepped from Chad, causing him to crash into a bed.
"I believe that we need to force Chad to regain control and purge her control over him." Kyōka hypothesized.
"What do I need to do?" Chad got up and charged again.
"I need you to stab Chad with your Zanpakutō and inject him with your reiatsu."
"King, make sure you give him your raw reiatsu and a pinch of Hollow Reiatsu," Zangetsu added.
"Why?" Ichigo sidestepped again, causing Chad to crash into a wall.
"I can't believe I forgot about that," Kyōka said as she smacked herself on the forehead. "Chad's reiatsu is mostly human with a pinch of hollow reiatsu. If you give him anything else, you might harm his body."
"But what about the pinch of hollow reiatsu?" Chad pulled himself out of the wall and charged at Ichigo.
"That is because Chad's power is partially Hollow,"Kyōka explained.
"I see," Ichigo said. Ichigo raised Kokugatsu and he began to fill the blade with pure reiatsu with a little bit of Hollow reiatsu. Chad charged in with a right punch. Ichigo stood his ground.
"STOP!" Pride ordered as she stood up from her blood filled hot tub. But it was too late. Ichigo stabbed Chad with Kokugatsu. Ichigo pushed the reiatsu into Chad's body.
"GAAHH!" Chad screamed. All around them covered in the light. The light died down as Ichigo pulled Kokugatsu out of Chad's body.
"Chad, are you alright?" Ichigo asked. Chad didn't respond as he stood up. Pride got out of her blood bath and equipped her armor.
"You," Chad said as he faced her. "You forced me…" Chad said as he remembered what she made him do.
"Oh? So, you remember." Pride said.
"You forced me to do all of those things," Chad said as he looked at his hands.
"Which things? Capturing all those young girls? Dragging them here? You slitting their throats for me? Or you casually throwing the dead body away?" Pride asked.
"All of it. Chad said as his body trembled. Magenta and white reiatsu began to gather around him. "I remember all of it," Chad said as he closed his eyes.
"AAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
"All of their screaming." More reiatsu began to gather around him.
"PLEASE STOP!"
"Them begging me to stop."
"SOMEONE HELP ME!"
"But I couldn't." Chad's fist began to tighten.
"Good-bye, Mom."
"Even now I hear it all in my head," Chad said.
"Oh. Boohoo." Pride said as she rolled her eyes.
"GRRAAA!" Chad yelled as his reiatsu exploded, kicking up a lot of dust. The dust settled down. Ichigo's eyes widened with what he saw in front of him. Chad has evolved.
His entire body is covered in a magenta and white armor. Chad's right arm used to be black and magenta. The black was replaced by the white. Around where his right hand would be, there is a shield of the same color. While on his left arm is white, with a red stripe running down the length of the center. His fingertips have red diamond-shaped marks on them. A spike protrudes from the shoulder and two more, resembling claws, extend over his chest. Chad's head is a white mask that wraps around his entire head. The mask has six magenta spike-shaped marks, two of them stopping by the forehead, two more stretching past the eyes and teeth, and the last two around his nose. The mask features two long forward-pointing horns, with magenta strips extending from their center towards the tips.
"RAHH!" Chad yelled. Ichigo could sense all the rage and killer instinct he is radiating. Ichigo quickly cast a barrier kidō around Chad and Pride; containing the two. Chad ignored the barrier as he charged at Pride. Before Pride could react, Chad already punched her in the face. Rider Akasha, Zealot and Scáthach entered the room. They could see Pride being brutally attacked by a giant demon.
"What happened?" Rider asked. Ichigo explained to everyone what just happened.
Scene Change: Pride vs Chad
Chad delivered punch after punch as Pride. Chad was too fast for her. She stood there as she continued to get hit by the demon in front of her.
"RAH!" Chad roared as he grabbed her body and threw it at the barrier. "Come on! Fight back!" Chad yelled. Pride could feel her body is slowly regenerating.
"Very well!" Pride yelled as she pointed her staff at Chad. "IRON MAIDEN!" She yelled as a metallic cage appeared around Chad. The cage opened to see metallic spikes around the inside. "DIE!" She yelled as the Iron Maiden opened itself and flew towards Chad.
"NO!" Chad yelled as he grabbed the Iron Maiden's open jaws and threw it at Pride. Pride was forced to cancel her Noble Phantasm.
"Take this!" Chad yelled as he charged at her. Chad's left hand began to glow magenta while his right hand glowed white "My love!" Chad punched Pride with a left hook. "My hatred!" Chad punched Pride with a right hook. "And all my sorrows!" Chad punched Pride with another left hook. "Demonio Gigante Huelga [Demon Giant Strike]!" Chad yelled as punched Pride in the face. Pride's body flew through the barrier, breaking it in the process. She crashed outside the patio. Ichigo approached Chad.
"Are you alright?"
"I am," Chad said as his new armor dissipated in reiatsu. Suddenly a black arm shot out past them and touched Pride's body. They turned back to see Zealot holding heart. Before they could question her. She ate Pride's heart and activated her Zabaniya Umbra's Blades; effectively killed Pride.
"Um…" Chad said as his armor disintegrated and Chad fell unconscious.
"Rider, why don't you take Chad back to my house to recover," Ichigo suggested. Rider nodded as she grabbed Chad and ran off.
"I have returned My God." Zealot said as she went on her knees and bowed to Ichigo.
"Rise Zealot." Zealot got off her knees and stood. "Did you complete the task I handed you?"
"I have my god." Zealot replied.
"Very well," Ichigo said.
"I will take care of the cleanup." Akasha volunteered.
"Very well. Scáthach please go to the school to see if they need any assistance."
"Very well."
"Zealot returns to my shadow."
"Yes, My God." Zealot said as she entered Ichigo's shadow.
"Akasha, meet up with me back at the headquarters."
"Ok, Ichigo." Ichigo headed to Ryuudou Temple.
Scene Change: Fuyuki Highschool
Shirou, Rin, and Saber vs Archer
Archer fired more arrows at Saber. She easily blocked the attacks. With the servants distracted, Shirou ran over to the bleeding Rin.
"Rin are you alright?"
"I am." Shirou helped Rin up.
"What happened?"
"We were walking down one of the hallways. Before I realized it, Archer pulled out a stranger dagger and stabbed me in my hand. That dagger managed to remove my command seals from me." Rin said. Shirou could see Rin's right hand no longer has any command seals on it.
"So… what can we do?" Shirou said as he looked at the stalemate between them.
"Nothing."
"Rin."
"Emiya-kun. What can we do against a servant." Rin questioned. Shirou sighed.
"Your right." They stood there and watched as the two servants fought.
"Why are you doing this Archer?" Saber asked. Archer stopped using his bow as he used two pair of blades. "I am doing this to save my future." Archer said as she blocked a downward from Saber.
"Future? What are you talking about."
"You wouldn't understand," Archer said as she continued to attack Saber. Saber was forced to the defensive as she continued to block Archer's attack.
"Grr," Shirou said. "I…need to do something. I need to help Saber." Shirou thought. "I need a weapon. A weapon to help Saber." Shirou looked at Archer's weapons. Shirou stared at the weapons, subconsciously analyzing them.
"Trace On," Shirou said as he held out his hands. Shirou's magic circuits glowed as a replica of Archer's swords appeared in his hands.
"Emiya-kun," Rin shouted. Shirou ignored her as he charged at Archer.
"GAH!" Shirou yelled as he managed to stab Archer in the back.
"You!" Archer yelled as she looked at Shirou. Saber used Archer's distraction to her advantage. Saber raised her blade and slashed downwards at them. "Rah!" Archer screamed as she tried to grab Shirou's weapon. Shirou accidentally grabbed her hands.
"Gah!" Shirou said as he suddenly saw random scenes flashing before his eyes. He could see a desert. There were two people there. One of them was lying on the ground while another was on their knees. Before Shirou could comprehend what, he saw; Archer grabbed him and threw him at Saber. Saber easily caught Shirou. Archer glared at Shirou before disappearing.
"Archer!" Shirou shouted.
"Master, are you alright?" Saber asked.
"I am. Thank you for catching me."
"No problem Master." Suddenly they saw a flash of black and red from the nearby window. "Artoria." Saber said before she jumped out of the window.
Scene Change: Artoria vs Envy
Artoria and Envy stared at each other. They had their respective weapon pointing at the other.
"RAH!" Envy yelled as she charged at Artoria with a strike towards her side. Artoria stood there. Artoria waited till the last moment before Artoria jumped away, resulting in Envy missing her attack. Artoria raised Excalibur and attack Envy with a downward strike. Envy couldn't dodge as the attack slammed her to the ground. Envy raised her head and glared at Artoria. She got back up and attacked Artoria.
"What are you!?" Envy growled as she continued to attack Artoria. "You're not the father that I remember."
"Your right," Artoria said as she swung with a Mana Burst Excalibur.
"Grr." Envy growled as she blocked the attack with Clarent.
"I am based on a question from your father."
"What was it?"
"What if I ruled differently?" Artoria said. As she charged towards Envy and rapidly swung her sword at her.
"Die, Fake Father!" Envy yelled out in pain as she tried to block the onslaught of attacks. Artoria surprised Envy by kicking her in the chest. Envy slammed into the school building. The impact kicked up a lot of dust and other debris.
"Had enough yet?" Artoria asked.
"RAHH!" Envy replied as she jumped towards Artoria and began to attack her with her own Mana Burst infused attacks. Artoria gritted her teeth as she struggled to block Envy's attacks. Envy surprised Artoria by kicking her in the chest; sending her flying to a nearby sports field. Artoria got up just in time to see Envy began to glow red. "Clarent…Blood Arthur!" Envy yelled as she swung her sword down. A large blast of red mana exploded, kicking up a lot of dirt. "Did I do it. Did I kill Fake Father?" Envy asked as she waited for the dust to clear. Slowly the dust cleared. "NO!" Envy yelled. The dust cleared to see an empty crater. Envy ran to the empty crater. "Where could Fake Father be?"
"Ex-." Envy turned to see Artoria in the sky. "CALIBUR!" Artoria yelled as she swung down her blade. She fired a large blast of black and red energy. Envy was forced to stand there as she took the Noble Phantasm head-on. The explosion blinded everyone who witnessed it.
Envy opened her eyes. She was standing to see a familiar scene; two armies charging towards each other.
"This was the Battle of Camlann." Envy thought as she watched. She could see Artoria riding into battle on her black horse with her black lance, Rhongomyniad. Envy could see that she was on the other side leading the battle. She was once again in her complete armor. Artoria jumped off her horse and confronted Envy.
"Mordred. What are you doing."
"Die," Mordred replied as she swung her sword at Artoria. Artoria dodged the attack and countered with a spear strike.
"What caused you to betray us? Betray me?"
"Die," Mordred replied as she blocked the attack and tried to hit Artoria in the side. These two continued their duel. Neither one manages to land a hit. Artoria managed to stab Mordred in the chest. Mordred counters attacked by stabbing Artoria in the chest. Artoria dropped Rhongomyniad, causing it to fall out of Mordred's chest. She reached over and pulled Mordred's helmet off. Artoria gasped to see a crying Mordred.
"I'm …sorry, father." Mordred said as she collapsed on her knees, allowing Clarent to fall out of Artoria's chest.
"What happened?" Artoria asked.
"Mother…she cursed me," Mordred said as she began to cry. "I'm sorry…my king." Mordred said. Artoria pulled Mordred closer as they cried. Suddenly she was stabbed in the back. They turned to see Morgan standing there with Clarent. In the end, Artoria and Mordred died in each other arms, crying over their cruel fate.
Envy opened her eyes to see Artoria was in the crater. Excalibur was pointing at her neck.
"Wait," Envy asked. "What…what did I just saw?"
"My end. I died holding my child who I was forced to kill due to my sister's insane desire for the throne."
"I see…" Envy said. Suddenly Saber dropped down next to Artoria.
"Hello, Saber." Artoria greeted.
"Father." Envy said. Saber pointed her blade at Envy. Envy ignored it. "Did you ever regret what happened to us?" She asked Saber.
"I do." Saber replied. "I regret the fact that I wasn't able to explain to you my actions."
"I see." Envy said as she closed her eyes. She let go of Clarent. The sword fell to the ground. Artoria and Saber slowly pulled their swords back. Suddenly Envy's veins popped out and her body began to uncontrollably shake. "GET AWAY!" Envy yelled. Artoria and Saber jumped away from Envy. A pillar of violet-black mana shot out of the crater. Envy jumped out of the crater. Her skin had large bulges all over her arms and legs. She raised her right arm. Clarent shot towards her opened hand. She looked up and stared at Artoria and Saber. They gasped in shock to see Envy's eyes were replaced with insect-like creatures crawling out. "H-h-elp me f-fat-h-e-r." Envy stuttered. Envy pointed her sword in front of her. The violet-black mana began to gather around her sword.
"She's about to use her Noble Phantasm," Artoria said.
"We need to help her." Saber said.
"We need to kill her to set her free," Artoria argued. Saber sighed as she looked at her child. More of that corrupted mana flowed out of Envy. Blood began to drip out of Envy's eye sockets.
"Very well." Saber said. Artoria and Saber raised both of their swords over their heads. Artoria's Excalibur began to glow black and red. While Saber's Excalibur began to glow golden.
"EX-" Artoria and Saber said.
"CLARENT…" Envy growled.
"-CAL-"
"BLOOD…"
"-I-"
"AR-"
"-ER!" Artoria and Saber yelled.
"-THUR!" Envy growled. All three of them swung their swords down. Their attacks collided together. The attacks were stuck in the middle for a few seconds. Slowly Artoria's and Saber's attack pushed through Envy's attack. Soon Envy was swallowed by the attack. For a moment, Artoria and Saber though they saw a smiling Envy saying thank you. Their attacks died down to reveal nothing. Envy is dead. Saber stabbed her sword down as Artoria wrapped her in a hug.
Scene Change: Gluttony vs Genji and Raikou
Genji and Raikou stared down at Gluttony.
"Here's the plan. I will fire my arrows at her, getting her attention. Once she is distracted, you go attack her." Raikou proposed.
"Ok," Genji said.
"Raikō Breaker!" Raikou yelled as she began to fire violet lightning arrows at Gluttony.
"Oh, this again." Gluttony said as she began to devour the arrows. Raikou smirked as Genji disappeared.
"Oh, this is easy? Then have some more!" Raikou said as she fired more arrows. Gluttony happily ate the arrows. Gluttony slowly began to grow. "What!"
"Feed me more Purple Eel!"
"I'm ready," Genji said.
"Ok," Raikou said. Genji appeared behind Gluttony
"Ryūjin no ken okurae! [The dragon becomes me!]" Genji yelled as she fired her attack at Gluttony. Gluttony turned to see a red dragon soaring towards her. Gluttony tried to eat the attack.
"GAH!" Gluttony yelled as the red dragon tore through Gluttony's mouth.
"HEY SNAKE BITCH!" The severely damaged Gluttony turned to see Raikou glowing with violet mana.
"Come to me, my loyal subjects, my limbs, my arms, and armor." The sky began to get cloudy "The Four Heavenly Kings themselves are as before you." Four bolts of lightning shot down. The dust revealed Raikou's retainers. "Begin…!" Sakata Kintoki, Watanabe no Tsuna and Usui Sadamitsu charged at Gluttony. Urabe no Suetake stayed back. Sakata Kintoki smashed Gluttony's face with his golden ax; stunning her. Watanabe no Tsuna leaped behind Sakata Kintoki and slashed Gluttony with Higekiri. Usui Sadamitsu appeared behind Gluttony and stabbed Gluttony's back. Urabe no Suetake fired a large green arrow at Gluttony. The green arrow hit Gluttony in the chest. Raikou had her blade charged up with her signature violet lighting. "Ox-King Storm Call - The Inescapable Net of Heaven!" Raikou yelled as she fired a large blast of violet lightning.
"GAAAHHHHHHH!" Gluttony screamed as she was vaporized by the violet plasma.
"Good job Genji," Raikou said.
"Thank you. You too." Genji replied. They walked over to Artoria and Saber.
"You two alright?" Raikou asked.
"We are, give us a few minutes," Artoria said as she comforts Saber. At this time, Shirou and Rin came down.
"Saber what happened?" Shirou asked.
"None of your business right now," Artoria replied. Scáthach appeared in front of them.
"All of you alright?"
"No," Rin replied. "My servant betrayed me and decided to do her own thing."
"I see… Ichigo suggested meeting back up at his house."
"Good idea," Raikou said. The other servants nodded in agreement.
"Um…what about the school," Shirou asked. "Some of the school were destroyed from the various attacks from servants and the students are still asleep."
"I will talk with Myrddin to see if he can handle the clean up here," Scáthach said. Everyone nodded as they returned to headquarters. Scáthach ran to Ryuudou Temple.
Scene Change: Ryuudou Temple
Gilgamesh vs Greed
Greed stood on his flagpole, firing miscellaneous weapons at Gilgamesh who was using Enki, her twin swords, to block the attacks.
"I guess you are a fake. You stuck doing the same thing over and over." Gilgamesh teased.
"Your wrong Faker. Why would I, the King, need to lower myself to your level." Greed replied. Gilgamesh rolled her eyes.
"If you're not going to come down, then allow me!" Gilgamesh slashed the flagpole Greed was standing on. Greed jumped off the flagpole. Suddenly Enkidu was wrapped around Greed. Gilgamesh grabbed the chain and slammed Greed to the ground, kicking up a lot of dust. Gilgamesh jumped back down as she stared at the dust. The dust settled to see Greed wrapped in Enkidu, glaring at her.
"YOU MONGREL!" Greed yelled. Golden portals began to form around Greed. Gilgamesh snapped her fingers. Enkidu shot inside the portals, wrapping itself around the weapons Greed was about to summon.
"Foolish Faker," Gilgamesh said. She used Enkidu to throw the weapons at Greed. Greed tries to open more portals, but Gilgamesh destroyed them by using Enkidu.
"GRR!" Greed growled in pain from the attacks.
"Goodbye, Faker," Gilgamesh said as she snapped her fingers. The front end of Enkidu shot out and pierced Greed through his stomach.
"Kah." Greed began to cough up black blood. Greed's body began to glow black. Gilgamesh jumped away. Greed's armor began to blacken. Gilgamesh immediately returned Enkidu to her side. Luckily Enkidu was unaffected by the blackening.
"RAH!" Greed yelled as a black portal opened above them. The weapons all appeared to have blackened as well. They all descended towards her.
"Shield of the Gods!" Gilgamesh yelled as a giant shield appeared in front of her. All of Greed's weapons rained down towards her. Luckily the shield withstood all the attacks. "I need to think of something." Gilgamesh thought. Gilgamesh groaned as she realized what she needs to do. Gilgamesh summoned Ea. She slowly charged up Ea as she waited for Greed to stop his attacks. It took ten minutes before Greed stopped his attack. Gilgamesh stood up as she returned the damaged Shield of the Gods to the Gates of Babylon.
"Say, goodbye Faker!" Gilgamesh yelled as she pointed Ea at Greed. "Enuma Elish!" She yelled.
"RAH!" Greed yelled as he fired more weapons at the incoming attacks. Despite Greed's efforts, Enuma Elish easily destroyed the weapons and hit him. "RAAHHHHHHHH!" Greed yelled in pain. Gilgamesh looked to see Greed died. She returned Ea to the Gates of Babylon. She turned to see Myrddin being chased by a giant dragon.
"Dam that stupid Magus."
"Why did I agree to this!" Myrddin complained as he was being chased by the giant Dragon. The giant dragon spray streams of fire towards Myrddin. He jumped to the side to dodge the attack. Myrddin fired spells at the dragon, in an attempt to slow it down. However, the dragon wasn't affected by it. "Can anyone help me?"
"I see you," Gilgamesh said. She opened a portal above the dragon as a gigantic sword appeared and dropped on the Dragon. The giant sword easily crushed the dragon, instantly killing it.
"Thank you, Gilgamesh," Myrddin said. Gilgamesh rolled her eyes at Myrddin's action.
Scene Change: Jeanne d'Arc vs Avenger (Jeanne d'Arc Alter)
Jeanne and Avenger charged at each other. Jeanne stabbed her spear towards Avenger. Avenger blocked the attack away with her spear.
"Why are you doing this?" Jeanne asked.
"Why? Because I want to live." Avenger replied. Avenger swung her spear away, sending Jeanne flying to the side. Avenger charged towards Jeanne. Jeanne managed to block the attack.
"You are living right now."
"Keyword. Right now." Avenger sneered as she stabbed Jeanne in the chest.
"Gah," Jeanne said as she jumped back. "What do you mean."
"You fool. I was created from Gilles's imagination. When he dies, I will cease to exist."
"I see." Jeanne looked down. She understood Avenger.
"Now DIE!" Avenger charged at Jeanne. Jeanne blocked the attack and pointed her spear at Avenger's neck.
"Why must we fight. I believe my master is strong enough to support you even after this Grail War is over."
"What?"
"Yes. My master is currently supporting ten servants right now."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"And he isn't dead."
"No." Avenger began to laugh. "Very well. How will we deal with Gilles?" Avenger asked.
"I got this," Jeanne said. "By my right as Ruler, Jeanne d'Arc, I order Caster servant, Gilles de Rais, with this command seal to reveal himself and allow himself to be killed!" Jeanne said. One of the command seals on her back glowed red. A few seconds later, Lust appeared.
"My dear Jeanne why!" Lust yelled. Avenger drew her sword.
"This is the roar of my soul that was polished by hatred," Avenger said as she sent a blast of fire at Lust. The fire surrounded him. "La Grondement Du Haine!" The fire grew into a pillar and began to burn him.
"GGAAAAAHHHHH! JEANNE!" Lust cried in pain. Suddenly three black spears shot up and pierced his body, causing an explosion. The explosion settled to see Lust has been destroyed.
"Grah." Avenger used her flagpole to keep herself up.
"Are you alright?" Jeanne asked.
"That took a lot out of me. I need to bond with your master before I run out of Mana."
"Very well. Let's go." Jeanne said as she regrouped with Gilgamesh and Myrddin. "Where is Mysteria. I heard she is with you."
"She's inside the temple, maintaining the barrier," Myrddin said. Myrddin led them inside Ryuudou Temple. They arrived to see Mysteria meditating. Mysteria opened her eyes.
"Ichigo is coming." A few minutes later, Ichigo appeared in front of them.
"Everyone ok?"
"So, you're their master," Avenger said.
"I am." Ichigo turned to Jeanne. "Why is she here?"
"She wants to join us," Jeanne replied. Ichigo turned to Avenger.
"Are you sure?"
"I am," Avenger said. Ichigo raised his hand for a handshake. Avenger accepted the handshake.
"Heed my words." Ichigo began to chant. Avenger could feel Ichigo's reiatsu begin to flow around her. "My will creates your body, and our swords will forge our new destiny. If you heed my call and obey my will and reason, then answer me…" Ichigo chanted as his reiatsu began to gather around them. "Then answer me!"
"I, Servant Avenger, Jeanne d'Arc, have answered your call. I accept you as my Master, Ichigo." Avenger said as she held on to Ichigo's hand. Ichigo's reiatsu flowed through Avenger as they formed a bond.
"Are you ok Avenger?"
"I am Master." Ichigo nodded as he turned to Mysteria.
"Can you move?"
"I can't. As long as I am the Ward Master of Ryuudou Temple, I can't leave the temple."
"I see," Ichigo said.
"Anyone at the current headquarters, please respond," Ichigo asked.
"Yes, Ichigo?" Akasha replied.
"Can you grab everyone and move them to Ryuudou Temple?"
"Why?" Artoria asked.
"It's my fault. I can't leave the temple because I became the Ward Master of Ryuudou Temple." Mysteria explained.
"I see…" Artoria said.
"Very well. Give us ten minutes and we'll be over there." Akasha said as she cut the connection.
"Master, I have some bad news," Myrddin said.
"Yes?"
"I can feel my connection to this place beginning to weaken."
"I see. You wish to complete your mission before you go."
"Yes."
"Very well," Ichigo said. Soon everyone arrived at Ryuudou Temple. Rider carried unconscious Chad in her arms. They all founded a large sitting area and sat down.
"Rider, you can find a bed to place Chad in."
"I can show you where," Shirou said. Rider nodded as they went inside Ryuudou Temple.
"Ichigo. Archer is on the roof of the Temple." Mysteria said through the peerage link.
"Thank you. I'll take care of her in a bit. Tell me if she moves towards us."
"Very well," Mysteria replied.
"So, what is the game plan now?" Caster asked.
"The current game plan is for us to regroup and go over the information that Zealot collected," Ichigo said as Zealot appeared out of Ichigo's shadow. Rider returned to see the new servant appearing out of Ichigo's shadow. "This is Zealot." Zealot nodded. "And that is Avenger." Rin and Shirou were surprised at the appearance of the new servants. "Zealot, can you tell us what you managed to collect?"
"Yes, my God." Zealot faced the other servants. "From what Zealot has collected, Sakura is planning to do something large. She planned for her servants to collect as much mana as they could while distracting all of us."
"Why though?" Scáthach asked.
"Zealot doesn't know. None of the servants know. Zealot knows that Eric Bloodaxe was tasked with digging various tunnels underground."
"Do you think Illya should be here with us?" Shirou asked. "I mean she is the last master that isn't here."
"Yes. You're right." Ichigo said. "Does anyone know where Illya would be?"
"Her family has an estate located on the outskirts of Fuyuki City," Rin said.
"Castle. They have a castle in the forest." Saber added. Ichigo nodded at Saber before looking back at Rin.
"Do you know where?" Ichigo asked.
"I do."
"Very well then. Scáthach you will go with Rin to the Einzbern Castle." Ichigo instructed.
"Very well," Scáthach said. Scáthach grabbed Rin's hand and left the Ryuudou Temple.
"Shirou, can you make us lunch?" Ichigo asked.
"Um…sure," Shirou said as he walked to the kitchen.
"Saber. Artoria. Myrddin needs to talk with you two." Ichigo said. Saber and Artoria walked to the standing Myrddin. Ichigo looks up to the roof.
"Do you want to come out now, Archer?" Ichigo asked. They stood there for a few seconds before Archer materialized and jumped down next to Ichigo.
"How did you know I was standing there. I made sure to hide my presence from the other servants?" Archer asked.
"Simple. You had to enter from the gate, which informed me that someone entered the temple." Ichigo lied.
"I see…What are you planning to do with me since it appeared that you knew I was here in the beginning?"
"I just want to know your true intentions, Emiya Rin," Ichigo said. Archer's eyes widen in shock.
"How…how did you know?"
"Because I told him," Jeanne said. "As a Ruler Class servant, I can know the True names of all servants that I can see. When I first saw you I immediately knew your name, Archer."
"I see…"
"Anyways, are you from an alternative future?" Ichigo asked.
"Correct. I am a version of Rin from an alternative future." Archer began. "I was also in the Fifth Holy Grail War. Unlike yours, there were only eight servants in total, seven servants summoned for this Holy Grail War and one from the previous Holy Grail War. In that war, the Holy Grail was also tainted by Angra Mainyu as well. We managed to destroy the corrupted Holy Grail. At the end of that war, Shirou and I went to London and studied at the Clock Tower. While we studied there, I started to develop feelings for Shirou. I upgraded the pendant I used to revive Shirou during the Grail War. The pendent increased Shirou's mana and od. I discretely added a locator spell to tell me where Shirou was on Earth and a health spell to tell me if he is badly injured. Those spells connected to another pendent Shirou made for me." Archer said as she revealed a small sword-shaped pendant on her neck. "While at the Clock Tower, I had harder classes compared to Shirou due to my magic circuits. Resulting in me seeing him less and less. One day, Shirou vanished completely. He left a letter explaining that he has learned what he could at the Clock Tower and he decided to leave. Time passed since Shirou left the Clock Tower. I threw myself into my studies to cope. While I studied various paperwork, the pendant glowed heated up. I jumped out of my seat in shock. I remembered the health spell that I tied to our pendants. I carefully pulled off my pendant and used the locator spell. The spell pointed me to Saudi Arabia.
I booked a flight to Saudi Arabia. When I arrived in Saudi Arabia, I used a spell to disguise myself as a local with the ability to speak and understand Arabic. I managed to arrive to see a chained and starved Shirou being paraded by a large crowd. I looked to see the dead look in his eyes. I discovered that Saudi Arabia blamed him for all their troubles due to his magic. I managed to find his prison to discover that he was guarded by Saudis magus. I easily defeated them. I approach Shirou to see him unconscious. I managed to free Shirou from his cell. I dragged him out of the cage. Suddenly an alarm went off. While we escaped, the Saudis magus spotted us and began to attack us. I managed to dodge most of their attacks. One of the attacks managed to hit me in the leg. As I fell, I threw Shirou behind a bush. The Saudis arrived to see me. They tried to capture me. I managed to defeat them all. Suddenly one of the Saudis Magus appeared behind me and stabbed me with a knife. I could feel my magic circuits flare up in pain. I soon blacked out.
I woke up to see Shirou standing over my body as he forced his mana to heal me. Suddenly there was a blast of mana. I stood up and discovered that Shirou accidentally transferred his magic circuits into me. I sat up and looked for Shirou. Below me was an aged Shirou. Shirou looked as if he's now in his late eighties. The elderly Shirou smiled at me before he died. I didn't have much time to morn as the flash of light attracted the attention of the Saudis Magus. I charged at them, instinctually using Shirou's magecraft. I killed them all and escape the country. I returned to the Clock Tower and tried to figure out what Shirou did. Suddenly I was captured by the Magus in the Clock Tower. It turns out what Shirou did was something many old Magus was trying to figure out; a way to safely transfer magic circuits to another person that isn't family. I was executed by them to allow them to study my body to figure out what happened.
As soon as I died, I appeared in a white void next to the elderly Shirou. Ayala appeared before us; appearing as if it was my own shadow. It explained to me what happened. Shirou made a deal with Ayala to grant him more power than before. But Shirou would become a Counter Guardian when he died. Due to Shirou's action, he was no longer suitable to become a Counter Guardian. Ayala decided to force me to become her Counter Guardian since Shirou decided that I was worth more than Ayala. Ayala combined Shirou's soul with my own, granting me Shirou's Reality Marble, Unlimited Blade Works, and his memories. With that, I was forced to be one of her many Counter Guardians." Archer finished.
"I see," Ichigo said. "So… what is your wish for this war?"
"I want to force Shirou to give up his dream of being a Hero of Justice."
"To prevent Rin from becoming you."
"Exactly."
"What about after?"
"After?"
"What do you want once you are done?"
"I should cease to exist since exist." She reasoned.
"That's not going to work."
"Why?"
"Because you came from an alternate reality. This reality isn't your original reality."
"Then I will continue to be summoned until I arrived at my original reality."
"When you were younger, who was your servant?"
"It was a male version of me," Archer replied.
"That means there are countless different realities where Counter Guardian EMYIA was made."
"I see…" Archer looked down. "So, there is no way for me to escape Alaya."
"Not necessarily," Ichigo said. "After this War is over, many of my servants wish to remain here." Archer's eyes widen with realization.
"Is this an invitation?"
"Yes." Ichigo raised his hand for a handshake. Archer stared at the extended hand. "I can understand your actions were not filled with ill intentions but because of wrong knowledge."
"I accept," Archer said as she accepted the handshake.
"Heed my words." Ichigo began to chant. Archer could feel Ichigo's reiatsu begin to flow around her. "My will creates your body, and our swords will forge our new destiny. If you heed my call and obey my will and reason, then answer me…" Ichigo chanted as his reiatsu began to gather around them. "Then answer me!"
"I, Servant Archer, Emyia Rin, have answered your call. I accept you as my Master, Ichigo." Archer said as she held on to Ichigo's hand. Ichigo's reiatsu flowed through Archer as they formed a bond.
"Are you ok Archer?"
"I am Master." Ichigo nodded as Myrddin, Artoria, and Saber returned.
"They are ready," Myrddin said. Artoria and Saber nodded.
"Good," Ichigo said. Shirou carried lunch from the kitchen to the table.
"Archer!" Shirou yelled out.
"Shirou. It's fine." Ichigo said. "Archer is an ally for now. She will explain her action to you and Rin later." Ichigo said. Ichigo pulled out his Trainer and pointed it at everyone before sending them into the Trainer.
Scene Change: Trainer
Saber and Artoria stood in an empty plain. Saber and Artoria could see in the distance everyone standing behind a barrier of some kind. Ichigo appeared between them.
"Allow me to explain the two bars above you." Saber and Artoria looked at each and could see two bars above their heads. One bar is red with the words HP on it. While the other one is blue with the words MP on it. "The HP bar represents your health and MP bar represents how much magical energy you have left. I made sure to adjust Saber's HP and MP to match Artoria." Ichigo said. "The duel will begin after a countdown." They nodded their heads.
"3." Saber dissipated Invisible Air, reveal Excalibur in its golden glory. "2." Both Saber and Artoria pointed their respective Excalibur at each other. "1…FIGHT!" Saber and Artoria charged at each other. Each of them swung their Excalibur at each other.
"Why are Saber and Artoria fighting each other!" Shirou shouted.
"Back in the Third Holy Grail War, when they were summoned, the Holy Grail split Artoria Pendragon into two sides, both having their powers evenly. At the end of the Grail War, the Holy Grail was supposed to reunite each half when they both died. But it didn't." Ichigo began. "Myrddin was summoned here to reunite the two halves together. But the issue is that due to the interference of the Holy Grail and Artoria Pendragon's wish to rule differently, it caused both Saber and Artoria to be considered the true Artoria Pendragon. To find the dominant personality, Myrddin suggested trial by combat."
"I see," Shirou said as he looked at the fight. "It looks pretty even," Shirou said.
"No, it's not," Ichigo commented. "Let me ask you this, which servant used Mana Burst more, Artoria or Saber?"
"Um…Artoria?" Shirou guessed.
"Correct."
"Why though, they both have the same amount of HP and MP," Shirou asked.
"It's because of her honor," Myrddin said. "During the Fourth Holy Grail War, Saber encountered a servant named Diarmuid Ua Duibhne. He managed to inflict Saber with a curse on her left hand; which prevented her from using the said hand. Due to Gilles de Rias, Diarmuid Ua Duibhne had to remove the curse he placed on Saber's hand for her to use her Noble Phantasm. In the final battle between her and Diarmuid, she purposely not used her left hand to represent the curse still in effect even though it was physically not there."
"In this case, she isn't using her MP because her Master isn't able to give her Mana, causing her to be heavily weakened," Archer added.
"I see," Shirou said.
"And the second reason?" Raikou asked.
"Simple. She doesn't have the will to fight anymore." Ichigo said.
"What?" Shirou questioned.
"Master is right. Saber doesn't have the will to fight." Myrddin chimed in.
"GAH!" Saber screamed in pain. Everyone turned to see Artoria managed to draw first blood. Everyone could see Saber's blood on Artoria's blade.
"Why are you not fighting me with everything you got?" Artoria asked.
"I am." Saber replied.
"LIES!" Artoria yelled as she fires a Black Mana Burst at Saber. Saber dodged the attack only to be hit in the shoulder. As Shirou watched Saber losing against Artoria, he looked back at his command seal and remembered that Rin told him.
Flashback
"Have you noticed a brand somewhere on your body?" Rin asked as she drank her cup of tea.
"A brand?" Shirou replied.
"She is referring to the seals on your right hand, Shirou." Saber said.
"O-Oh these…" Shirou replied as he looked at his left hand.
"Yes. Those Command Seals on your arm indicate that you are a Master. They are also spells that allow you to control your Servant. As long as you have those Command Seals, you can control your Servant."
"You're saying that I can lose these seals."
"That is correct. Upon activation, these seals force your Servant to obey your command, even if it is against their will. Saber broke off her attack earlier, remember?"
Flashback end
Shirou looked at his remaining command seals. "I'm sorry Saber. You are stronger than this. As your master, I cannot allow you to die like this." Shirou raised his left hand. His command seal began to glow bright red. "In the name of Emiya Shirou, I order you with my Command Spell. Saber defeat Artoria!" Shirou shouted. Saber glowed red before beginning to fight back. Artoria noticed Saber using one of the noticeable openings she left for her.
"Good you're now fighting me!" Artoria yelled as she blocked Saber's strikes. Everyone could see Saber was trying to resist this, but her body isn't listening to her.
"Master," Jeanne called out.
"Yes, Jeanne?"
"Do you wish to use one of my Command Spells to make it fair?"
"Might as well," Ichigo replied.
"Wait. Why doesn't Ichigo have any Command Spells?"
"The Holy Grail is the thing that grants Command Spell. Since I didn't summon my servants through the Holy Grail I don't get any."
"Then why does she have any Command Spells?" Shirou asked.
"Because I am a Ruler class Servants. I gain two Command Spells for each Servant participating in the Holy Grail War. The Ruler class Servants are intended to be a neutral party to use those Command Spells restrain certain Servants if they violate the rules of the Holy Grail War." Jeanne explained. She turned to face Artoria. "In the name of Ruler, Jeanne d'Arc, I order you with my Command Spells, Artoria defeat Saber!" Jeanne yelled. Everyone could see Jeanne's Command Spells appear similar to an Angel motif. One of the wings began to glow as her Command Spells activated.
Artoria glowed red for a few seconds before continuing to fight back; fight back much harder. This battle continued for another twenty minutes. In the end, both Saber and Artoria are dead tired with little health points left.
(Play Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works OST II Excalibur)
"Hey Saber," Artoria said with a tired breath.
"Yes, Artoria?" Saber replied also with a tired breath.
"Let's finish this." She said. As she pointed her Excalibur at Saber and began to gather her remaining mana.
"Very well." Saber said as she also gathered her remaining mana. Myrddin looked at both Saber and Artoria. He cracked a sad smile.
"It's the light of the sad but noble dream of all soldiers, past, present, and future, dying on the battlefields." Saber's and Artoria's Excalibur began to glow their respective colors. "Clutched to their hearts, with their last breath, holding aloft their dying wish, assuring that their loyalty will not be in vain." Saber and Artoria raised their Excalibur above their head. "Behold, the invincible king, about to sing out the true name of the miracle she wields." Saber and Artoria closed their eyes. "Hearken to its name…" Myrddin whispered. Saber and Artoria opened their eyes and swung Excalibur down.
"EXCALIBUR!" Artoria and Saber roared as they fired their respective attack. Black and Golden energy flew off their sword and charged at each other. Their attacks collided, creating a giant pillar of energy; half is golden while the other half is black.
"Rah!" They yelled as they continued their attacks. Everyone could see both their HP and MP gauges are going down put Saber's MP gauge is slowly going down faster than Artoria. Soon the attack explodes; kicking up a lot of dust.
"SABER!" Shirou yelled.
"Artoria!" Ichigo yelled. Slowly the dust dissipated, and everyone can see both Saber and Artoria are on the ground.
"SABER!" Shirou yelled as he tried to go down to check on Saber. Only for Ichigo to stop him. "Let me go!"
"No. Their fight isn't finished yet." Ichigo said.
(Start playing Fate Stay Night - Kishi Ou no Hokori)
"Ichigo is right Master." Saber said as she slowly pushed himself up.
"Saber!" Shirou yelled.
"I'm impressed," Artoria said as she also pushed herself up. "I'm impressed that despite not wanting to win and being forced to try your best you managed to push me this far." By this time both Saber and Artoria are barely standing; using their respective swords to keep themselves standing. Artoria turned to Saber. "Ready to continue?" Artoria said as she pointed her sword at Saber.
"No." Saber said as she closed her eyes. "I… think it's time for our dream to end." Saber said as she lost grip of her sword and began to fall. Only to for Artoria run in and catch Saber in her arms.
"You're a fool. You know that?" Artoria said to Saber. "You're not the dream. I am." Saber began to glow golden as her body began to break apart. "You're the real Artoria Pendragon while I am your dream; a dream of a different Artoria Pendragon." Saber cracked a small smile as all of Saber's body disappeared and was absorbed by Artoria. At this point, Myrddin teleported in front of her and took a knee.
"How do you feel my King?"
"Myrddin rise." Myrddin stood up. "I feel complete," Artoria said.
"Good." Myrddin looked at Shirou. "I think it's time for Avalon to return to its true master."
"What?"
"During the Fourth Holy Grail War, Kiritsugu used Avalon as the catalyst to summon Saber."
"He had Avalon!" Artoria said.
"Well, technically Shirou has it now." Everyone turned to Shirou; who was confused and shocked at the same time.
"Um… what is Avalon?"
"Avalon is the hallowed scabbard of Excalibur; the embodiment of the utopia King Arthur seeks. It was originally stolen from her shortly before the Battle of Camlann." Myrddin explained.
"I see… how do I summon Avalon?"
"Shirou," Myrddin said, getting his attention. "Take a deep breath and focus on a golden light inside you." Shirou closed his eyes and took a deep breath. A few seconds later, something golden began to float out of Shirou's chest. Shirou caught it before Avalon dropped on the ground.
"It's Avalon," Artoria said as Shirou handed her Avalon. She carefully held her scabbard and inserted Excalibur into it. Avalon's golden color turned black and blue turned red. Avalon attached itself to Artoria's waist. Myrddin smiled as he began to disappear.
"My King." Artoria looked at Myrddin. "I have one last thing for you." Myrddin handed her his staff."
"Your staff?" Artoria asked. Myrddin smiled.
"Look closely." Artoria looked at Myrddin's staff to see it started to glow and grow. It became thinner and longer. The brown wood changed into silver metal. The top transformed into a black flag with a red lion and red western dragon facing a red shield.
"This is!" Artoria immediately recognized this.
"Yes, my King. The flag of Camelot." Myrddin smiled before disappearing. Artoria closed her eyes as she held the flag tightly.
"Myrddin," Artoria said quietly.
"Suddenly a circle of fire began to form in front of them. Ichigo jumped in front of Artoria. The fire glowed brighter before disappearing revealing another servant. The servant appears human with fox ears and a tail. The servant turned around. She has yellow eyes and long pink hair that she keeps tied up.
"Hello. I'm Tamamo-no-Mae, summoned under the Caster class. I ask you. Are you my master?"