And we continue with these shenanigans here. Before you get on me too much, this literally happened to me playing this game and it's...been quite the impact on my playstyle with this. There is a summon in this chapter...and they were my first one, so yes...this is all true and I'm not making this up. And yes...I was listening to Point Zero when I write the last part of this chapter. I couldn't resist.

Singularity F: Burning City

I hear voices in the dark. They sound frustrated with each other and I can't tell if that's a good thing or bad.

"So you see what is going on here, are you going to cause a scene again?" a cold male voice that I didn't recognize rang through the stillness.

"For her sake, no," came a female voice, one I recognized replied.

It was Mash's. I'd never heard that tone with her. It seemed to ring and carry far much more than it normally did. She sounded furious, though it was a cool ire that seemed to creep through the air and freeze everything in an iron grip. A light seemed to flare up and I could see her. She looked the same, albeit with a very angry scowl on her face while her eyes blazed a brilliant golden color.

"So you will cooperate, G...l...d?" the man asked, but I could not hear the name, I could feel something poking me, trying to wake me.

"Cira? Please wake up Cira!"

"I never said that either." Mash hissed. "For her sake I shall stay. But for what you have done. To her, to me...it is my honor and pride as a knight that prevents me from helping you."

The poking was a bit more insistent now.

"...won't wake up...maybe if I use the official title?"

"So I shall sleep. I shall stay to protect her, but I refuse to help you or your cancerous organization, Magus Animusphere." her voice was full of icy venom as she seemed to lock up, her eyes rolling back before she relaxed again.

There was a pause and Mash spoke again, though her voice was much more quiet and did not carry the ringing quality anymore.

"Master. Please wake up, if you do not wake up, I will kill you."

Cira's eyes flashed wide open as she shot up.

"NO!" she yelled, her arms flailing as if to beat off the attacker.

Two strong hands grabbed her wrists and forced them down to her side.

"Easy!" came a familiar voice, "It's ok! Sorry...I'm sorry…"

Cira blinked away the dark as she looked at the person before her.

"...Mash?" she breathed.

The girl beamed, nodding happily as she released Cira's wrists and sat back down...her armor clinking as it connected with the ground. No longer in the white hooded shirt and black skirt, Mash was now bedecked in sable and violet armor that caught the flicker of firelight in dark reflection. An absolutely massive cross shaped shield lay on the ground beside her, easily within grabbing distance but it looked like it weighed about as much as a small car. Her violet eyes shone with joy, no longer hidden by glasses, though Cira noticed a faint band of gold now rimmed right on the edge of her irises.

"I'm so happy you're awake," Mash smiled, "You were out for so long I was starting to worry and...and…"

Her voice trembled slightly.

"I thought you weren't going to make it...you were so pale and nothing I could do was going to wake you up…"

"Did you just say 'I will kill you!?'" Cira demanded.

"That came out wrong!" Mash yelped putting her hands up in a placating gesture, "I-I'm sorry, I meant to say 'you will be killed'! I don't know where that came from an-eh!?"

She froze as Cira hugged her. The violet-eyed girl's breaths calmed down and she relaxed slightly.

"You're alive," Cira whispered, starting to shake, "You went limp...and...and…"

"Now you're falling apart and we can't have that," Mash chuckled, "As much as I'd like to gather information and all...please look around you,"

Cira looked up and around at the landscape...and her blood froze. All there was was fire. Fire and bombed out buildings that seemed to look like they'd crumble into ash if you so much as breathed on them.

"Where are we?" Cira asked as she and Mash got to their feet.

"I don't know. The air has so much magic in it...I don't think this is natural at all," Mash shook her head as a rattling click caught Cira's ear.

Cira turned her head towards the sound and froze.

"Uh...Mash…" she started, pulling on the girl's sleeve, "We...might be in trouble,"

Mash gave a confused hum as she turned to face what looked to be a skeleton that shuffled towards them. She immediately brought her shield forwards and faster than Cira could blink she was in front of her.

"It's hostile," she stated, "Master, your orders! You and I can conquer this together!"

"Master?!" Cira sputtered, "Wait, that would mean I…"

Her eyes shot down to her hand, her breath catching as she spotted three brilliant crimson brush strokes on it.

"This isn't possible. There's no way I'm a-"

"Master!"

Cira jolted back to the present, looking at Mash, whose violet eyes were watching her and her alone. That was when Cira realized it. If they were going to get out alive...they needed to do this together.

She gave a shaky breath, nodding once.

"Go get 'em," she ordered.

"Got it!" Mash grinned.

She took off like a shot, the concrete shattering under the force of her take off. She took her shield in both hands, leaping into the air and slamming the sable metal cross down on the skeleton before her, causing the creature to break apart, clattering over the ground. Mash gave an almost elated laugh as she stood upright, her pure smile blinding in the hellish light. More rustling caught Cira's attention and she turned towards the sound, just to see more of them coming into being.

"More of them! Go, Mash!" Cira yelled.

The other girl nodded, once more bringing her shield to bear and charging forth, smashing the shield into one skeleton and pounding it flat into the ground before bringing it around and crushing the skull of a second one with a satisfying crunching sound. Within moments, the skeletons that had appeared were nothing but piles of bones. Mash came back to Cira, breathing hard, but there was a light in her eyes that Cira had never seen before.

"We did it!" she smiled, "We actually fought them off!"

Cira shook her head.

"It was all you," she chuckled, "I was just playing cheerleader over here where they couldn't get to me."

"That's an important job too, I couldn't have done it without you...I wouldn't have the strength to do so," Mash reassured her before checking over Cira, her forehead creased with worry, "You're not hurt, right? Stomach doesn't hurt or feel heavy?"

"I'm fine," Cira replied, "Now answer my questions for once...what was that?"

"I don't know…" Mash shrugged, "Something that doesn't exist in our era...let alone this one. I just know that it was probably what caused the Singularity, or something like it. I guess calling it that isn't too far off...maybe it is...ugh I don't know, everything's a mess and I can't figure it out…"

A shrill beeping sound came from Cira's wristwatch and the screen suddenly flashed to life in a burst of blue, causing Romani's worried form to take shape in a wavering hologram above it.

"Finally! I got through! Hello?! This is Chaldea Command Room, can you read me?"

"ROMAN!" Cira cried, her face breaking out into a smile as she held the watch up higher so that Mash could see it as well, "You're alive!"

"I should be saying the same thing about you! I thought I told you to get out of that room!"

"Yeah that didn't happen."

"I can tell…" Romani's dry reply came through, "Are you the only one there?"

"I'm here," Mash said, "Mash Kyrielight, member of Team A...we've successfully Rayshifted to Singularity F. So far we're the only ones here. Mind and body intact anyways. Rayshift compatibility and Master compatibility are both satisfactory...Please register Cira as an official researcher,"

"Wait what?" Cira blinked.

"She's following procedure, don't worry about it," Romani reassured her, "So...Cira got dragged into the Rayshift, huh? I'm impressed you didn't lose your existence. I'm glad you're ok,"

"Wait, what!?" Cira repeated, "What the hell do you mean 'lose my existence'!?"

"Also, Mash, I'm glad you're ok too," Romani continued, ignoring Cira's shouting, "But uh...what's with the outfit? It's shameless! I didn't raise you to be like that!"

"He's your dad?" Cira asked as Mash immediately put an arm over the bared abdomen of her armor.

"N-No...just caretaker," Mash stammered, "Anyways I transformed into this, I couldn't protect Cira in Chaldea's uniform,"

"...What do you mean by transformed. Did you hit your head? Or was it that…"

"Doctor Roman, please be quiet," Mash ordered, leveling a golden glare at the hologram and making Romani visibly recoil, "Please check my condition. I think you will understand the situation better."

"Your physical condition?" Roman asked, seeming to fiddle around with something and his face went pale as Mash's rigid posture went lax, "Wh-whoa...whoa..WHOA! Physical strength, magical circuits...everything has improved! You're not so much human but…"

"I am a Servant," came the matter of fact statement as her violet gaze flicked upwards and her forehead creased in a slight frown, "I...don't remember exactly how it happened. But I think I survived by fusing with a Servant? I know they gave us a Servant that had been materialized in advance to investigate this Singularity. The Servant lost his master in explosion and he was going to vanish but...he…"

Her voice trembled as she put a hand to her heart and there were tears on her face.

"He offered me a contract at the last second. He said that he would give me his abilities and the use of his Noble Phantasm...but in exchange I was supposed to eliminate the cause of this."

"A Human and Servant fused?" Romani hummed, "A...demi-Servant? That...That's Chaldea's sixth experiment...So it finally succeeded huh? Does he still have his consciousness?"

"I don't think so," Mash admitted, "He gave me his combat abilities and vanished…"

"...Something doesn't feel right," Cira thought, remembering the sudden change in Mash's personality before it reverted back to her normal demure self, "I don't think he's as gone as she thinks…I'll have to keep an eye on it,"

"I don't...even know who I am…" Mash finished quietly, causing Cira to come back to the conversation, "I don't even know what Noble Phantasm I'm holding,"

She looked at the shield and at her reflection in it.

"There's so much I don't know…"

"Hey, at least he's cooperative. Not every Servant summoned is like that!" Romani offered with a smile, "But now you're a Servant...that's really good for us because we know you're trustworthy! Cira…"

His focus shifted on the blonde master, who nodded.

"I'm sorry, but it looks like you're the only one that Rayshifted safely. And...I'm sorry," he apologized, "We kinda threw you in this without any explanation or anything really…I'm sorry. I know you have questions but I don't think we can answer them right now. You've got a powerful weapon with you...humanity's most powerful weapon actually. Mash."

"I don't know about most powerful," Mash sputtered, "I'm the one who gets blamed later,"

"As long as Cira understands that's what a Servant is, it'll be fine,"

"But this isn't a Grail War...is it?" Cira asked.

"Oh you do know what a Servant is then,"

"Of course. My family hasn't had many mages in the family, but they're an old one," Cira shrugged, "I know that while Servants can be allies...there's a flaw and it scares me."

She looked towards Mash.

"I sure hope you don't disappear on me if you lose me,"

"I hope that doesn't come to that," Mash replied, "Because if I lose you, I've not done my job in protecting you!"

"Since you know abo... that, Cir...your missio...s two n...goals," Romani started, though the hologram wavered and sputtered horrifically.

"Doctor, you're cutting out!" Mash yelled, trying to be heard, "Ten seconds before communications cut!"

"I'll brief….later!" Romani called, "Leyline...2 kilomet...Sta...safe!"

And the hologram fizzled out.

Cira and Mash stared at the empty space in silence, the wind moaning through the blasted hellscape. The young Master looked up towards her newly dubbed Servant.

"I guess we move then," she said slowly, "It can't be helped,"

"Unfortunately not," Mash sighed before cracking a weak smile, "Well...leave it to the doctor to leave in a situation like this?"

"Mash, come on, he's trying,"

"I know...was just...trying to lighten the mood I suppose,"

"Fou! Fou!" a light chirping purr sounded as Mash suddenly stumbled backwards, colliding with a piece of blasted concrete and sitting down as a laugh bubbled up from her chest.

Fou scampered around her shoulders before climbing down to sit in her lap.

"So you came in here with us!" Mash smiled, gently fluffing his ears, "I'm glad...thanks for cheering me up,"

Cira chuckled as she offered her hand to Mash, who gladly took it, and helped her to her feet.

"Jeeze, how heavy is that shield?" Cira hissed, shaking her hand as Mash set the instrument in the rocky earth.

"I...I'm not sure really," she shrugged, "It's weird...things that should be heavy to me...just aren't. I guess it's due to being a Servant?"

"Maybe, I don't know...they didn't exactly cover this much in the old books," Cira replied as they started towards where Romani indicated the leyline to be.

"Once we get to the Leyline, we should set up a base...someplace we can return to and be safe after our searching for whatever is causing this," Mash reasoned.

"Sounds like a plan to me," Cira nodded, "C'mon, let's hurry. I don't know what time of day it is...but I'd prefer to get there before dark."

The little trio continued through the blasted hellscape, carefully avoiding contact with skeletons that shambled with near silence save for light clicking as their bones made contact with the scorched asphalt.

"Where are we, exactly?" Cira finally asked.

"Somewhere in Japan, Fuyuki I believe," Mash replied before suddenly stiffening as her head whipped to the side, "Get down!"

She grabbed Cira by the collar and yanked her down to the ground, bringing her shield over them both as a troupe of skeletons shambled by. Cira clamped her hand over her mouth as Fou climbed onto her shoulders and hid behind her neck, his little paws digging into her shoulder. After a few minutes, Mash lowered shield and peeked out, her body relaxing slightly.

"Coast is clear...we should be near where Doctor Roman said the leyline i-" Mash froze, a shiver going through her frame as she shook her head, "Yes...this way. I can feel the magical energy, it's not that strong but…"

"It's better than nothing at all," Cira nodded as she climbed out of the ditch and followed Mash, she tickled Fou under his chin, "You stay up here, ok? I'll keep you safe,"

"Fou! Kyuuu!" Fou purred, licking her cheek and making Cira give a soft giggle as she jumped into a jog to catch up with Mash, who was waiting a little ways away.

"I don't understand," Mash said as Cira caught up with her, "There's nothing but flames as far as the eye can see...the Fuyuki in Chaldea's documents doesn't look like this at all. I've seen the pictures and everything...it used to be beautiful. And there was no record of this in 2004…"

"It's 2004?!" Cira sputtered, "Wait we traveled through time!?"

"In a sense I guess?" Mash shrugged, "I'm not too familiar with the technology, you'd need a genius to explain it better than me. I'm just support...that's why I was brought on this team in the first place."

She looked around again.

"The mana density is...I've never seen anything like it. It's like we've gone back to Ancient Earth,"

"It does feel a bit oppressive here," Cira admitted, "Hard to breathe but I just thought it was the smoke,"

"I guess it co-"

"AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Mash immediately got in front of Cira and the source of the shriek, shield planted firmly before her as she prepared for combat. She was about to shoot forwards when Cira caught sight of the source.

"Wait! Mash! Don't attack her!" she ordered.

"What?!"

"It's the Director!" Cira pointed out as the slim, primly dressed Olga Marie stumbled through the smoke, she kept throwing looks back behind her, her golden eyes wide with panic.

Five skeletons seemed to melt from the gloom, rapidly chasing the fleeing woman. Cira looked at Mash and nodded. Mash returned the nod and dashed forwards while Cira raised her voice.

"DIRECTOR! OVER HERE!"

Olga Marie's head snapped towards Cira's voice and what looked like relief flashed over her face as she changed direction, skidding slightly and skinning her hands as she attempted to right herself and dodged a swipe from a skeleton...only to land in the path of another one. She gave a shriek and covered her face with her arms to shield herself from the blow right as a loud, sonorous clanging sound rang through the air, almost bell-like in it's tone. Olga Marie's arms lowered as Mash shoved the skeleton away with her shield before delivering a very harsh kick to it's chest, causing it to shatter. Olga Marie felt hands on her arm as Cira helped her up to her feet.

"You two!?" Olga Marie sputtered as Mash bowled another skeleton over and sent it flying into the nearest building.

"Nice job, Mash!" Cira grinned.

"Answer me dammit!" Olga Marie demanded, "What is going on here?!"

"Follow me, let's stay out of her way," Cira suggested, dragging her a ways away as Mash dodged a blow from the skeleton before bringing her shield down on it's head, "Apparently when the Command Room exploded, Sheba, was it? Whatever...anyways it decided to continue with the Rayshift thing and it brought me and Mash here,"

She looked up as Mash gave a triumphant yell and broke the final skeleton. She came back towards her Master and the Director and planted her shield back on the ground with a heavy thud.

"Battle is over," she announced with pride before looking at Olga Marie, "You're not hurt, are you, Director?"

"What's going on?" the older woman repeated, "You…"

Her golden eyes flashed in understanding.

"You're a Servant now," she said, "I mean...it's obvious you've fused with one. What I want to know is why it's successful all of a sudden!?"

"It's...failed in the past?" Cira asked.

As if a switch had been flipped, Olga Marie whirled on Cira with a fury that made the young Master flinch and Mash take a protective step towards her.

"You. You're the civilian who showed up late to my speech," she snarled.
"Yes?" Cira asked, taking a step back as Mash immediately took a stance between her Master and the Director.

"How are you a Master?" Olga Marie demanded, "Only first-class Mages can enter contracts with Servants! There is no way you could have become a Master! What did you do to her for her to do your bidding!?"

Mash gave a soft, angry huff, only to stiffen as Cira put her hand on her shoulder.

"Easy," she warned before turning towards Olga Marie, a lightning storm brewing in her eyes and turning the stormy blue color more steely blue as a hiss entered her voice, "You. Are way off base. First-class huh? Yeah, I would be...if you jerks didn't abduct me off the streets and throw me in here!"

"Stop fighting! I am the one that forced the contract!" Mash finally yelled, the firelight turning her eyes a sun-bright gold.

Olga Marie froze, her ire faltering as she slowly turned towards the irate Demi-Servant.

"...What did you say?" she breathed.

"I forced the contract," Mash replied, her voice cool and hard...just like within the dream, "Not Cira, me. And I do not like the fact you are referring to my Master like that. Now. I will explain what happened, so that we are all on the same page."

Olga Marie's face went from furious to shocked to indifferent as Mash told her side of everything, her tone warming up with every word as the fire died from her eyes. She actually looked bored as the Demi-Servant finished, turning to face Cira with that same arrogant air she had before.

"So she chose you."

"Yeah, she did," Cira growled, "So far you're the only human we've seen,"

"But it does give a bit of hope," Mash added, "If you survived, then that means there are potentially other Masters that survived too. N-Not that I want to contract with them!"

She shot a look at Cira and smiled.

"I like who I've contracted with and I don't intend to break it unless she wants to,"

"Not a chance in hell,"

"No need," Olga Marie said, "You're the only one. I…"

She shifted slightly, as if she were a child that got caught with her hand in the cookie jar.

"I know why we were shifted to Fuyuki."

"You...know why we survived?" Mash asked, canting her head in curiosity.

"We all share one common denominator," Olga Marie continued, "Not you, nor me, nor that one were in the Coffins when the fire happened."

"I do have a name," Cira huffed.

"Though Rayshifting flesh and blood isn't likely to succeed," Olga Marie continued, ignoring Cira, "It can happen. The Coffins have breakers. If the power falls below 95%, it'll shut off. So they never Rayshifted. We're the only ones here."

"Well, that's why you're the Director," Mash smiled, kindly.

"Yeah, she can be reliable when she's calm I'll give her that," Cira admitted, "I'd be freaking out if I found myself in this situation."

"You did though," Mash pointed out.

"Once again. Et tu, Mash?" Cira deadpanned.

Olga Marie sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose.

"Fine, fine, since it's an emergency. Cirawynn, I'll approve your contract with Kyrielight," she started, ignoring the glare from Cira, "From here on out, you'll follow my commands."

Cira gave a sigh, but nodded. It was their best chance of getting home and she knew it.

"First, let's set up a base of operations," Olga Marie continued, her voice got softer and more insistent after seeing Cira's hesitation, "Listen...this is the perfect time to find a Leyline Convergence. We'll be able to contact Chaldea, so in this town's case…"

"Dr. Roman said it wasn't too far from here," Cira said, "We were on our way to it when we ran into you,"

"I see," Olga Marie stated, looking around only for Mash to raise her voice.

"Um, Director?" she started, "The Leyline...you're standing on it. It's right at your feet,"

Cira snorted as the Director turned brilliant red.

"Uh, yes! Yes of course I knew that. I was just testing to see how your sensing was!" Olga Marie stammered, she cleared her throat to save face, "Mash, place your shield on the leyline point. I am going to use it as the catalyst to set up a Summoning Circle."

"So she says," Mash muttered, turning towards Cira, "Are you ok with this, Cira?"

"Go for it. The sooner we get help from Chaldea the better," Cira nodded.

"More of a...help for you," Olga Marie said.

"...What?" Cira blinked.

"Oh you seriously think Mash is going to be the only one we bring in," Olga Marie grinned as Mash set the shield on the ground and Olga Marie grabbed Cira's hand, forcing the girl to lay hand on the warm metal.

The shield suddenly flared with brilliant blue-white light, causing Cira to shield her face with her free hand. When the light died, Cira lowered her arm just to see the fiery hellscape had turned into a starry expanse full of vibrant blue energy and mana particles that danced on a wind that Cira couldn't feel.

"This is...The same as summoning experiment chamber at Chaldea…" Mash breathed, reaching out to touch a mana particle that burst into more sparks at the brush.

There was a crackling, sparking sound as Romani's hologram sputtered back into existence.

"CQ, CQ. Hello? Hello! OH THANK GOD THE CONNECTION IS BACK!" he whooped, "Good job, girls, you secured the connection so we can talk again...hell even send you rations!"

"What the…?!" Olga Marie demanded, "Why are you running the show, Romani?! Where is Lev? Put Lev on!"

Romani yelped and seemed to fall backwards a tad at the barrage.

"D-Director!? You're alive!? And unharmed!? What the…?"

"What's that supposed to mean?!" came the snarl, "Where is Lev and what is the head medical examiner doing in charge!"

"I don't think she likes him very well," Cira winced.

"Not at all," Mash whispered back, "They got into so many fights back before this madness…"

"Don't ask me why!" Romani snapped back, "I am fully aware I am not cut out for this job! But…"

His hologram bowed his head slightly and he let out a heavy sigh as his shoulders sagged.

"There's no one else, Olga Marie," he said softly, "Currently...the surviving full time staff of Chaldea numbers twenty...including me. I'm in charge...because no one higher ranked than I am survived. Dr. Lev was in the Command Room, supervising. There's no way he could have survived…"

"Lev...no way…" Olga Marie breathed, "No. Wait. Less than twenty survivors?! What about the candidates?! The Coffins?!"

"Forty-seven. They're all in critical condition and we are dangerously short on medical supplies," Romani's face was dark, seeming much, much older than he looked, "We might be able to save a few but...all of them might be…"

"Don't be ridiculous!" Olga Marie snapped, "Cryopreserve them immediately! You can work on reviving them later. Just do not let them die!"

"...I forgot the Coffins had that function." Romani smacked his palm against his forehead, "I'll get right on it,"

"...Isn't Cryopreservation without consent a crime…?" Mash asked softly, "Yet...you made the decision right away. You put human lives ahead of your own reputation as director,"

"So she does have a heart," Cira muttered to herself, though Mash shot her an unamused look.

"Don't be stupid!" Olga Marie huffed, "As long as they don't die I can explain myself later,"

"Annnnd there goes my respect yet again," Cira deadpanned.

Olga Marie glared at her, making Cira hold her hands up in placation.

"Besides...I wouldn't be able to shoulder 47 lives lost," the Director said, "Romani. What else do I need to know,"

"Well, Chaldeas is still alive," Romani said, sipping his coffee out of his mug, "but Chaldea itself is only at about 80% functionality. We're doing everything we can but we're shifting power to Rayshift repairs, as well as maintaining Chaldeas and Sheba's current states. As soon as we get external communications back up, we can request supplies and start repairing Chaldea."

"Good, good, I would have done the same," Olga Marie nodded before sighing, "As much as I hate it…Romani Archaman, until I return to Chaldea, you are in charge."

Romani choked on his coffee, spitting some of it out and hacking and coughing for a short while before regaining his voice.

"You're serious!?" he demanded.

"Deathly," Olga Marie replied, "Make Rayshift repairs your priority. In the meantime we will investigate this town and see why it is Singularity F."

"You're not afraid at being at Ground Zero?" Romani asked with a very smug grin as he leaned forward, "Aw, Director, when did you get so brave?"

Mash and Cira grinned as Olga Marie shot a daggered glare at the man.

"Seriously, you don't know when to shut up!" she hissed, "I would like nothing better than to return now. But I can't do so until you get the Rayshift Repairs done! The town only has low level monsters...we should be safe. Since Cirawynn and Mash are inexperienced, we will only be investigating this Singularity, not eradicating it. We will do that with a more...experienced team. Make sense?"

Mash bit her lip and her fingernails dug into her palms. This was not what she promised the Heroic Spirit.

"Makes sense," Cira replied, putting a hand on Mash's shoulder, "It'll be ok,"

"Roger that, be safe all of you," Romani said, "We can communicate in short bursts, so feel free to contact us in an emergency."

"Not like anyone would come but very well," Olga Marie huffed.

"What was that?"

"Nothing. Go do your job, I'm cutting communications," Olga Marie snapped as Romani's hologram disappeared.

"Are you sure this is smart?" Mash asked as Olga Marie sat down, "We could wait for rescue and that way you and Cira aren't in danger."

"If we do that, who knows how long it would take to create an entire team to take this Singularity out." Olga Marie sighed, "A month won't be enough time. Do you know how much the Mages Association is going to hound me in the meantime?! Worst case, I lose everything to them. Including Chaldea. So I need something to shut them up. That means you both are stuck with me. So…"

She stood up, brushing herself off.

"Let's explore this town. The cause of this twisted history should be here somewhere…"

Cira started to stand only for Olga Marie to grab her hand again.

"Wait,"

"What?" Cira demanded.

"As much as I think we will be fine with Mash protecting us...I think we might need the help of others," Olga Marie admitted, "So...we're going to do a summon."

"You realize I did this entire thing by accident the first time, right?!" Cira demanded.

"And this time we are going to do it on purpose," Olga Marie fired back, dragging Cira's right hand over the shield, "Repeat after me."

She said words that just...clicked in Cira. The girl brought her hand up as the seals shone as if iron in a forge.

"My will creates your body, and your sword creates my destiny. If you heed the Grail's call, and abide by this will and reason, then answer me." she began as the shield shimmered under hand as a brilliant white glow surrounded it, "I hereby swear. I embody all that is good in the world. I shall defeat all that is evil in the world. Seventh heaven clad in three words of power! Come forth!"

The light became excruciatingly bright, sparks of gold, silver and blue whirling within the rings that flashed into being. Mash shielded her eyes, Olga Marie averted her gaze.

"From the circle of binding, Guardian of the Scales!" Cira cried as the light suddenly exploded, blinding her.

Her command spells burned on her hand, red hot as Cira was keenly aware of Mash...and someone else.

The sound of softly clinking armor, bell-like in the still air. The smell of leather and rain washed over her as the breeze from the summon whirled around the area. Cira could not see, bright spots still danced over her vision, obscuring the newly formed Servant from view. Olga Marie's breath hitched and let go in an awed sigh. The sound of metal entering rock as armored feet gently tapped against the shattered asphalt.

A breath and Cira heard her new Servant speak. A calm, clear female voice that cut through the air with a commanding aura.

"I ask of you," the Servant asked as brilliant emerald eyes seemed to cut right through Cira's blue ones, "Are you my Master?"

Master: Cira Albion

Servant: Shielder- Mash Kyrielight

Servant: Unknown-Unknown