A/N: Before we get into this story, it would be rude for us not to introduce the basic information about our MC or my OC, Nexus. So let's clear this one before we get into it.

Name: Nexus (has a real name but intends on hiding it due to personal history)

Height: 5' 9 in (175.3 cm)

Weight: 197 lbs (89.4 kg)

Race: Unknown

Gender: Male

Eye Color: Black (variable via Universal Eye)

Hair Color: Black

Age: Unknown (physically in his mid-twenties)

Powers and abilities:

Superhuman Strength/Speed: Nexus has exceeding strength and speed to the supernatural level that could grow through extensive use of precision and adaptability.

Martial Arts Mastery: Nexus possess intuition and mastery of martial arts developing every arts throughout his life (Taekwondo, Karate, Kung Fu, Capoeira, Jujitsu, Judo, etc.). Through observation, he can be proficient in any form of weaponry to his martial skills whether they're fast, strong, soft, quick, disarm, deadly, fatal, etc.

Regenerative Healing: Nexus has an extreme level of endurance along with his regeneration of healing at the cellular level. This could regrow his limbs at an exceedingly fast rate and recovering minor wounds at an instant giving himself to keep on fighting with his physical prime state. Limitations occurs on the superpower page of healing factor that he could still feel pain but suppresses it to show no weakness.

Universal Eye: One of his ability that is unique to him only. Grants him ultimate vision to see through anything he desires with any optical abilities. This vision grants him great perception to his eyes on visualizing skills and utilize it to the masterful level. However, if he uses this ability to see everything simultaneously over an extensive usage, this would put an excessive strain to the user's eye to potentially deteriorate itself that depends on the usage and how long it will recover. This also gains the ability to see through elements and stores an array of elemental abilities for his usage and merging them.

Elemental Manipulation: Nexus not only specializes in combat but also with the elements using it to merge elements through physical combat. He is capable of manipulating the elements of nature choosing whatever elements he chooses and creating combinations only to a limited number. It is adaptable from versatility and creativity in battle.

So this is the basis of Nexus and what he is capable of. He has a compelling history on his life and never intends to talk about it. I won't go into any more details but that's more like the structure from him so I'll be working on for his development for the story.

Once the wyverns were all down, they were all relieved that they're gone. As for Nexus, he optimizes his vision to see if there are any threats coming seeing that there's no one around them. However, the black-haired remains vigilant going back to the others.

"All right, great job everyone! I was watching with sweaty palms and sweets in my hand!" Roman said relieving as Mash furrowed her brows upon hearing that.

"Doctor! Those sweets are for Senpai once we come back! Who fought fought bravely on the frontlines."

"Oh, really? They were in the command room next to the tea…you really become such a thoughtful person Mash…They're really tasty so I'm sure Nexus will enjoy it, too." Dr. Roman mumbled still eating the sweets.

"Well it seems that I can't since that's the only thing you're eating right now." Nexus retort blankly.

"Master. When we return to Chaldea, I would like to reserve enough combat force on one attack. I registered one more enemy to hit with the "back of my blade."" Mash suggested with cold eyes with an intent to kill.

"You know I honestly don't care what happens to him. So do your worse, Mash. Also put more effort to it so that it wouldn't be considered as a "back of the blade."" Nexus suggested to Mash with apathetic eyes curious what the doctor's fate would be as he looks into the future and spreads a sadistic grin across his face witnessing the results.

"Impossible, you're- Run! It's the witch! The witch is here!" the soldier shrieked as they run away from the blonde woman as she stood still in silence somberly.

'Even with different features, they're still convinced that she's the witch.' Nexus thought to himself clicking his tongue as Jeanne turned to the three and walks over to them.

"Um, thank you very much for your assistance." Jeanne thanked the three bowing as Mash put her hands up in denial.

"No, that was nothing. By the way your name is-"

""Ruler." My Servant class is Ruler, Jeanne d'Arc." she introduced herself.

"Jeanne…d'Arc?" Mash said perplexed hearing her name.

"The original one. She's no witch, but there's no doubt that it's her." Nexus said convincingly to Mash.

"We'll talk about it later. We shouldn't speak in front of them. Please, come over here." she offered kindly gesturing her hands.

"…We've been invited." Mash said hesitantly as she looks at Nexus, "What should we do, Senpai." she asked along with Artoria Alter arming her sword.

It's natural for Mash to hesitate on such an abrupt offer from someone that is new. In another case, the one who claims to be a witch but not to him. He admits that he doesn't know about Jeanne personality-wise but he is sure that she's never a person to make such abrupt hostilities. Even if she did, she wouldn't have enough mana to maintain for an extensive fight and he sees no maliciousness in her. Also, this would also bring some clues to the reason why that two Rulers are summoned. Well, he could guess that it's from the Singularity no doubt.

"It's alright, Mash. She's not the type to use such underhanded tactics. She's trustworthy. And also she doesn't look like that she's up to fighting considering that she has limited magical energy in her." Nexus assured them acknowledging their Master's words as they put their weapons down.

"I agree, she looks weakened, but she's a Servant, too. So she must be aware of this situation. Let's ask her for the details." Roman agreed as they followed her.

The night was set as the moon glimmered from the night sky as they decide to settle into a safe spot around the woods. Nexus gathered fire woods along their travel of the forest. He snaps his fingers lighting the fire for the woods and watches around his surroundings to find any potential threats as he sits down along with the others.

"Now that we're settled down, I would like to hear your names, please." Jeanne asked as they decide to introduce themselves.

"Understood, I'm Mash Kyrielight."

"Artoria Alter."

"Nexus, Master of both of them."

"Master? So there are Masters even in this Holy Grail War." the blonde saint wondered for a Master to show in the war so soon to which she suspects that there weren't any Masters with Servants so far.

"No, I don't think it has anything to do with the Holy Grail War. I'm only a Demi-Servant.?

"A Demi-Servant?"

"Not a true Heroic Spirit? Have you heard of us?"

"Ah, yes…we should probably clear that. I do happen to be the Servant Ruler but most of the info about the Holy Grail War are missing to which it should be provided. Not just that, my stats have been ranked down as well. I couldn't reveal the True Names of the Servants nor have the Command Spells." Jeanne explained from her situation for Nexus to ponder this in thought. The information he gathered back at the library from Chaldea, Rulers are one of the Extra classes that are indifferent to standard classes. Usually, they were brought as overseers to maintain the Holy Grail Wars taking neither sides but the Grail. For that reason, they were given Command Spells to suppress other Servants that could potentially tip the scale.

"Fortunately, I was summoned to where I was born and raised so if nothing else I still speak the language…" Jeanne murmured nervously for her lack of linguistic foreign speaking limited only to her native speaking.

"No need to feel so guilty about it, Jeanne." Nexus assured to the blonde as she starts to ease her nervousness, "There's also something I want to ask. Do you happen to see this "other Jeanne?"" he may asked.

"…I just materialized a few hours ago so I'm not aware of the situation nor saw her. A Jeanne who murdered King Charles VII and commits the slaughter of Orleans…" she answered to the black haired man.

"So does that mean that two of the same Servants are summoned in the same era?" Mash said questionably.

"It's unusual but it's possible. Two of the Servants having the same name would be summoned from similarities to each other but different features and motives. Besides, I wouldn't be surprised if they were summoned like that considering that we're in a Singularity that defies ancient history after all." Nexus answered relaxing on a slab of rock against his back with both hands on the back of his head.

"What Nexus said was true. As far as what we heard of now, King Charles is dead and Orleans is occupied which symbolizes the collapse of France. France was the first nation that declared human liberty and equality as other countries followed. This would cease civilization if it were to delay by 100 years." Roman speaks up from the comm suddenly.

"I just heard a voice…magecraft? Just what are you people." she retaliates herself with caution upon hearing an abrupt voice that came out of nowhere.

"Wow, Roman. Way to speak up in front of a girl abruptly to be cautious of us just like you did back from those soldiers. Are you sure you're a doctor? Because I'm not convinced that you couldn't handle a psychological treatment like this. More than less putting up an introduction." Nexus spouted sarcastically to Roman to which he couldn't handle the situation efficiently.

"Ehhhh!? It's my fault!?" Dr. Roman sputtered as he starts on reflecting on his actions, "Ugh…that's true….I haven't introduced myself ever since our walk so I might as well do it…" He cleared his throat and starts his introduction to the blonde woman, "It's nice to meet you, Jeanne d'Arc. My name is Romani Archaman but everyone calls me Roman. I do support tasks."

"I see. So you tend to be a dreamer, Roman!" Jeanne said convinced that he's not a real person but only a fabricated image of illusion.

"….What's this sense of defeat? She complimented me, but I'm not happy at all…" he lamented upon hearing that remark.

"Well now that we're over with that, you're curious about why we're here right?" asked Nexus making the blonde nod at his statement, "Alright then…"

As he finished his explanation, Jeanne gathered all of her thoughts hearing their story, "…I see, I understand. To think that the world has been incinerated. Even though I'm an incomplete Servant, I can't even trust "myself.""

"You're referring to "her," aren't you?" Nexus questioned.

Jeanne nodded slowly, "The Jeanne d'Arc that took Orleans, but those flying dragons…"

"Wyverns, huh…supposedly, they weren't known in the 16th century in English. But for them to exist in the 15th century of France by a person who takes on the name "Dragon Witch.""

"Yes, it's hard to be believe, but the one controlling them must be "myself." I never thought on controlling such things so I have no idea how she's doing it. Since summoning dragons is the highest form of magecraft." Jeanne said in a troubled manner to which it could be difficult for them to face off against a herd of wyverns with an amount like that.

"It's an impossible feat for modern mages nonetheless for this era's magecraft for it to bend rules like this…" Roman implemented on what the cause for it as Nexus finishes it.

"The Holy Grail." he concluded firmly, "Although it could be a speculation, but it's possible. Since that cup has an abundant of magical energy that could be capable of using such high magic. However, he would never admit that this "cup" could truly be "omnipotent" of such measure. Sure, it does grant wishes of such but never to a scale that are exaggerated. A cup like that would never even be considered to be such an almighty tool. If he was ever to be put into such an idiotic war for such a cup that is merely speculated to grant any wishes without witnessing on such proofs, then he would just intend on destroying the cup regardless of such rules no matter how complicated it is and would put an end to such a stupid death match, for all he cares. He wouldn't care to wish for anything whether he witnessed it or not. He simply thinks that it is straight up bullsh*t to him as he puts all of those thoughts aside from him focusing on the situation as of now.

"Although there are many things we're unsure of, but I seem to have an idea. Mademoiselle Jeanne. What are you going to do now?" Mash asked to her in deep thought.

"The objective is clear. Go to Orleans, liberate the city. In order to do that, I must confront the Jeanne d'Arc that stands in my way. The Lord didn't show the path for me, but I cannot turn my back on this." she answered resolutely of her judgement.

"She's just like history says, Master. She would still fight even on her own." Mash acknowledged of her resolution.

"I guess so…" Nexus remarked casually as he could understand a person that would be willing to fight on their own regardless of their lack of skills and those that are superior to them. For him to think like that, he scoffs quietly at this with a small smile reminding that of himself since he's always like that.

"Is there something amusing for you, Master?" Artoria Alter asked to him as she noticed his smirk across his face.

"No, nothing." Nexus shook off as he gets his feet up, "Well, whatever the case is. Our objectives are intertwined anyway. So it wouldn't hurt if we happen to give her helping hand."

"Master, does that mean…" Mash uttered.

"You would help me?" Jeanne asked surprisingly.

"Sure, why the hell not? It's better than getting together that is on the same objective rather than separating. So might as well have a coalition. Or could it be that you're against it?"

"No, the pleasure is mine. I cannot possibly thank you enough, Mash, Nexus, Artoria Alter. I thought I would be fighting all alone." she said happily from Nexus' assistance.

"You could thank me once we're done with this Singularity."

"Yes, I shall. Even if I'm up against myself I have nothing to be afraid of now the three of you are with me. Although, it still saddens me that they'd mistake me for the other one."

"Geez, it's their fault mistaken about you. People these days just can't tell the difference, damn it." the black haired cursed at this for the people's lack of sense to differentiate on people.

"No, it's okay. I appreciate your concern for me, but I'm fine. If the resurrected me caused a massacre in Orleans, I can't blame them for scaring me, after all."

He sighs at this in surrender as he lets the blonde woman handle on her own problems. Once she's decides on something, there's no stopping her. "Well I don't like it. But if you're fine with it, then do whatever you want. But don't blame me if things gets out of hand."

"Yes, thank you, Nexus. We should seek out the Jeanne as a witch and defeat her. But first, we should scout first. It's simple, but difficult to reach." she informed the initiative plan before engaging on the Dragon Witch.

"As expected of Jeanne d'Arc to be so well-versed in the art of war. What she said before, an assault on Orleans is ill-advised." Dr. Roman remarked in acknowledgement.

"Right, we got no intel on the enemy's forces, tactics, and what their next plans would be. We can't just bash our way in with guns blaring. Although tempting as it is, we can't be rash. Even if we tried, we wouldn't so sure on what terrain places are effective for the charge or where we would attack at since we just got here. Much less, setting up a base camp." Nexus informed devising on the situation, "So like Jeanne said, we need to gather info first. We need to find out what forces they are and where they are stationed at. And as for the "other" one, I prefer to call her Jeanne Alter that is leading the charge who is also called Ruler." he concluded his plan as he three looked at him in surprised from his devise of plan.

He looks at them blankly from their dazed faces, "What's the surprise?"

"Ah no, it's just that….you happen to be pretty knowledgeable about this, Senpai. Honestly, I'm surprised…"

"Fou…"

"Hm, for you to have such vast knowledge of battle tactics wouldn't strike as an average mage. You're no doubt impressive, Nexus." Alter nods her head knowingly of admiration from her Master.

"Yes, in truth. I thought you were someone who is inexperienced that is in need of guidance, but it seems that I have misunderstood." Jeanne said with admiration to his trait.

"No, it's not worth mentioning for. I just happened to learn these through my life, that's all." he protested meekly for hearing such things.

"But you mentioned that the other Jeanne is also a Ruler, how did you know that?" Dr. Roman inquired.

"I happened to see her in my dreams before we got here." he answered blankly.

"Wait, you saw her when you were dreaming? Why haven't you told us that before?"

"Why, huh..." Nexus was thinking the reason why he hadn't told them before this Singularity as he gives out his answer, "It'll be a pain if I told you and you would have some discussion to which it would drag this story out and starts to get boring. To which the fact that you wouldn't think that there's nothing to worry and just a mere dream. Also that it is something to worry about nonetheless thinking of some countermeasure and lament to yourself why you hadn't realized it to be so important considering that we waltz right into this Singularity that could possibly involve the things that I saw in my dream. And to which the fact I would be wasting time for making the reader to read this boring long ass text to which that I would be dragging this story out so I'm going to end it. Is that I could think the reason of, I guess." he answers blankly in a monotone voice.

"That's your reason, why!?" Roman said, "It's so long to the fact that I couldn't understand what you were talking about at the end! "Reader?" "Story?" I don't get it at all!" Dr. Roman exclaimed comically.

"Tch, this is why you wouldn't understand nothing if I told you. Well, no that it matters since a disappointment and should stay as a disappointment." Nexus cursed at this of his lack of understanding over the whole concept.

"….You just referred to me as a "disappointment", weren't you…" the doctor muttered solemnly from his brutal side comment that spats him.

"Hoohhh….rather than focusing on important things, you dreamt over a woman. You have some nerve fooling around when you have me." Alter Artoria remarked to Nexus as he could feel the cold stare piercing into him.

"No, I think you're misunderstanding things, Alter. I wasn't thinking about that. Also, "I have you?" When was this established?"

"Just when we made a pact."

"At least notice me so I could give an accord to it."

"…." Mash sit there looking at Nexus sternly furrowing her brows of irritation to which he could feel that already with a sweatdrop, "Senpai…is that the kind of woman you're into. The kind of woman that makes trouble for everyone?"

"You're wrong, Mash. Sure I would admit that she's attractive and all but that doesn't mean I would let her do whatever she wants just by flaming the entire continent." Nexus protested to Mash preventing on letting things get out of hand just from a simple answer that takes a strum of the string and now creates an escalation of the sound for everyone taking the wrong tune to it.

"You-you said that the other "me" is attractive? If you said that she's attractive, then what about me? It's like you're saying that I have no charm at all!" Jeanne said angrily feeling jealous of her "other" self, despite not knowing her.

"No, like I said, you're wrong! It's a misunderstanding! Also, why are you so angry over the "other" Jeanne? You're not even the same!"

"…It's true that I'm not the same as her and we never met….But….It's still vexing to me! It just bothers me that you mention that she's attractive. Are you implying that I'm not attractive?"

"No I never said that, Jeanne. You're attractive in your own way. You have beautiful porcelain skin, blue eyes, natural blonde, and a nice figure. There's nothing that is unattractive to you at all." Nexus plainly said all of his honest thoughts.

"I-I see…y-you didn't need to put into such details to it…it's quite embarrassing for me now that I asked about it…" Jeanne said sheepishly from her blush hearing the black haired man's compliments of her as he could feel the sullen, ominous gaze from them.

'Is this really the time for that? Geez.' Nexus sighed exasperatedly pinching the bridge of his nose in a perturb manner, "Anyway, Jeanne. I heard that Rulers could reveal any Servants' True Names. Do you happen to have that?"

The saint stops and turns back answering his question knowingly, "I'm sorry, as I am now, I'm incapable of revealing their True Names, much less detecting them."

"Hm, this could be bad. If you can't detect on Servants. Then I suppose that the other one would have that kind of trait."

"-!" Jeanne shot up in realization from hearing that, "Of course, I was careless! The Witch Jeanne…ugh, alright I will also refer to as Jeanne Alter! If what you said is true then she would detect our location. We must be prepare for our battles. And if possible, I would like to minimize our encounters with any towns and villages."

"True, we don't want any people cause a ruckus to misunderstand you as the "witch." But it's the only possible source of evidence in order to find out what's going on. Might as well look at what the conditions are at the city and the atmosphere around it. But for now, we'll start early tomorrow morning." Nexus advised.

"Yes, with the plan settled. You should probably get some sleep, Nexus." Jeanne suggested to the Master.

"Well, good night." he rolled over sleeping, "You should probably sleep too, Mash. Even though you're a Servant, you still have the half side that is human of you and have limited stamina so be sure to get some rest, alright."

"Y-Yes, then pardon my intrusion…" she acknowledged sitting next to the black haired closing her eyes. "Also, Saber Alter, even though you still got plenty of Mana left in you. I think it's best for you to sleep to conserve your Mana for the future. You wouldn't know if there'd be a battle when you need to get serious." Nexus suggests to the black knight as she thinks over this. "Well, if you wanna stay up until morning wasting all of the magical energy in the process on mobs rather than someone who is strong, then I won't stop you. I'll leave the decision up to you."

The King of Knights shook her head convinced from his words, "No, I shall gladly take up on your offer, Master. As long if it's your request, I shall conserve my Mana as you wish." Artoria Alter said taking the other side of Nexus sleeping.

As night was showing and all of them were sleeping. Jeanne sits on the edge of the cliff looking at the moon with a solemn expression. Although having helping had assured her and she wouldn't worry about anything. But what's troubling her is the fact that she could really have fought on her own despite the current condition that she's in. If she had ever fought her own "self" that are superior to her in any other ability, she would have no chance of winning much less taking on an entire army of dragons or unknown Servants that she couldn't detect so far. If she had lose, then everything from France will be burnt to flames that all lead to the Dragon Witch of Jeanne d'Arc and her loss would be pointless if that were to happen.

"Are you enjoying the sight of the moon or is it that you got nothing to do other than just looking at the moon?" the voice said in a witty retort as she turned arming herself from an ambush.

"Calm down, I come in peace in the name of God." the voice raised his hands up for the moon to reveal the shadowy figure which happens to be Nexus as she eased herself.

"Nexus…weren't you supposed to be sleeping. Also what about the others?" Jeanne asked to him.

"Meh, I couldn't. Just having some troubles for my sleeping habits. The others are sleeping soundly so I'm keeping a close eye on them, don't worry about it." Nexus assured to the Ruler sighing.

"Also, there's something I want to talk to you about." he said walking next to Jeanne.

"Me?"

The young man nodded, "You…happened to be summoned prematurely, didn't you?" the saint stiffened hearing that knowing of her situation as she stood there silently averting her eyes anxiously. It wasn't a surprise to the black haired, after all. He could see the magical energy flowing into her however it's not abundant like the other Servants he saw. It's more likely that she's been summoned prior to the date of her death just recently from her hometown and the Throne of Heroes, a place that is outside of time and space where Heroic Spirits are gathered, wasn't manifested at the time. "Well if you don't want me to pry into it, then that's fine. But I hope it wouldn't be a hassle to your skills, if that becomes a problem."

She shook her head out of protest, "No, it's alright, I'll tell you." Jeanne said as she straightens herself and begins her answer, "As you said, my summoning was incomplete considering that I died just a few days. You could probably say that I'm a "brand new Servant."" she muttered hiding her embarrassment.

"A beginner, huh…"

"Yes. The Throne of Heroes have no future or past. So I don't have the power to access the records there to which is difficult to me to act as a Servant." she answered sadly.

"You're making sound like it's a bad thing."

"Eh?"

"You were summoned incompletely, your ranks have been dropped, and you got no skills you once had. So what about it, aren't you a saint? It's not like you would stop just for those reasons right?" she was shocked in awe hearing what the black haired man was saying to which he wasn't bothered from her incapability.

"But…..for you to call me a saint, I have no such power for that. I fear that I will be a burden to you."

"Excuses, excuses…" he muttered sarcastically, "So what? You're going to turn your back away from your home and leave it douse into flames to the other Jeanne?"

"I WILL NOT!" she strongly refused getting up with upmost seriousness of her eyes unyieldingly as she realized her outburst to the mage, "Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that."

Nexus shook his head, "No, that was my intention to test whether you're serious or not. Guess I have nothing to worry about, sorry about that. If you intend on carrying that resolve to the end, then I'm sure that you'll succeed with those that are at your side. Your reason for being here is to fight your other self and saving your home, right? Despite of your limitations, you would still fight because you can't just simply let that slide and you believe that it's wrong for her to slaughter your people. That's the strength of what a hero would be. If you choose to believe in it, then I suppose it's not so bad living it to the fullest."

Jeanne didn't expect a man to give him such inspirational words despite not being the type of person that would get people hopes up. Also for the fact that she didn't know him considering that they just met. For her to think about it, she was a bit curious to what kind of person he is so she decides to ask about it. For him to talk about those deep lines, she probably thinks that he had those experiences. "If what you said is true, then what do you fight for?"

He turned to the saint in silence from that question and then he looked up to the nightly constellations twinkling, ""What do I fight for," huh…." Nexus muttered casually from hearing that question of hers as he lightly scoffs, "I've always wondered about what I was fighting for from the very beginning."

""Very beginning?"" Jeanne wondered hearing about that what his word meant to the blonde maiden.

"But, I just go along with it and I happen to find something that I intend to fight for. I never fought for something that I want to prove to anyone. I did it because I choose to until now."

"What would that be?" the blonde asked to the man.

"Protect, I guess."

"Protect?" she asked confusingly.

"The reason why I choose to fight would be to protect those that are important to me. I've always been the person that never looks for any friends nor any help from anyone. However, there were those that accepted me of what I am. So I decide to protect them, whatever situation calls for and whoever intends on harming anyone that are important to me, I will fight against anyone or anything that attempts to harm them." he clenched his fist adamant from his decision that he will never make that same mistake again, "I will never let that happen. No matter what it takes."

Jeanne could tell that there was something weighing down from him. She wanted to ask but wasn't sure if it's okay to ask about him. "Nexus…" as she was about to ask Nexus decides to cut off.

"Well, that's nothing to worry about." he changed with a carefree smile on his face assuring the woman. "You don't need to worry about anything once you made your choice. If you happened to fall down to the bottom, then you can just climb back up, right? We've always start ourselves at the bottom and climb ourselves into the top and then we fall back down just because it was an unfortunate event. So what, we can't just complain about it not being how we were before. You just take that knowledge you once had and then go further beyond to what you were."

She looked at him with brief silence and turns to him with a satisfied smile, "Yes, you are right, Nexus. I feel a little better, thanks to you. I am pretty knowledgeable with this era and country. So let's give it our best tomorrow!"

Nexus smiled nodding in agreement, "Yeah, let's give it our best, right?"

As the morning rises for the next day, they head to Orleans as what they planned. Go into town, look around, gather info, and see if there's anything hostile coming to them. They were almost to the nearest town.

"We're almost at La Charite." Jeanne announced as they're nearing the town of commune, La Charite. Just what they planned before, they are only here to gather information as they much as they can from its surroundings. It's uncertain if the town happen to be identified as enemy, ally, or neutral. As for Nexus, he turns to Jeanne reviewing their plan if she's alright but his guess was for her to be anxious. She's having a cold sweat, her heartbeat was growing steadily fast, and although she was hiding it, he notice that she's trembling even at the slightest bit. Even if she's a Servant, they are still beings that could feel like humans within their Spiritual Core. If this keeps up, she might dwindle her effort to fight and would lose her resolution so he decides to speak to her.

"Is there something wrong, Jeanne? It doesn't seem like you're calm at all." Jeanne stiffened up hearing his words of concern.

She nodded slowly, "Yes…to be honest. I'm panicking. No matter how you look at it, the other "me" couldn't be in her right mind. It's easy to imagine what she will do by controlling people. Overwhelming power and hatred can easily destroy a person, no matter how noble they are."

"You make it sound like it's an impossible thing to do." Nexus commented.

"Of course it is. No person could be ever be sane with such hatred in them. No matter how strong or resolute you are, you'll end up destroying something what's inside you that is human." she answered sternly which gives the black haired man some thoughts whether she experienced this of someone consumed by hatred or in general.

"I detected a Servant just ahead of your destination, La Charite." Dr. Roman announced from the hologram.

"Servant?" he wondered as he uses his eye to view from the distance as he zooms into his vision to get a closer look at the city. He widens his eyes in shock from what he's seeing. True, he could see the Servant, but that's not all. "It's not the Servant we should be worrying about. The whole town is in flames." this made everyone shocked by the news as they could see the smoke faraway and Nexus dashes to the burning town.

"Senpai!?" Mash gasped from his sudden speed.

"Fou!?"

"Hm." Artoria Alter smirked in amusement as she dashes towards her Master ahead with Mash following along.

"How did…" Jeanne was surprised to see the black haired to go with such speed as she begins to shake her head to worry about that later. "No, worry about that later for now let's hurry to the town!" she said to herself going over to the burning town.

Nexus arrives into the town seeing flames that were burning everywhere. He could use his water element to extinguish all of the flames but he might flood all over the town if he put too much into it and would probably cause a scene for a town flooding in a specified area all of a sudden. So instead, he shifts his eye into orange and raises his hand and the flames starts shifting into one direction instead of burning wildly in misdirection absorbing into his hand. He closes his hand absorbing all of the fires with nothing but smoke and desolate buildings. He looks to see if there are any survivors in his sight of vision but couldn't see anything that is alive. He sighed depressingly seeing that there were no survivors as the others catch up to him.

"Senpai!" Mash called out as the three witnessed the aftermath of the town.

"It can't be!" Jeanne said from the aftermath.

"Doctor, detect life form-"

"Already checked it Mash." Nexus interrupted in a flat tone, "I've wiped out the flames just as I got here. Nobody's here."

"It can't be…" the Shielder muttered as she couldn't believe that there are any survivors left in this burning town much less any of the people that are injured.

"No doubt it's "her." Didn't expect that we'd end up getting close to her this soon." he said to himself.

"Yes, it was most likely "me" who was behind this. I'm sure of it. But there's this just one thing I don't understand. How much do you have to hate others to wreak such havoc? I can't understand it." Jeanne asked to herself that which she never intends to indulge such things to which she can't bring herself to understand it.

"It's obvious that no one would understand hatred." everyone looked at Nexus from his words, "It's pointless on "trying" to understand it. Revenge can be sort of a long-term or short-term. Short-terms are easier since you're capable enough to deal with it fast and that you're still alive. But most of them were long-terms where they could easily lose themselves as their emotions stray themselves of their course. Or maybe they had a course at the time killing everyone they see."

"Well, it's not like anybody could recover from that so easily. Whether you were betrayed by your people, heresies, loved ones being killed, abusive families, or that everybody hates the things you've done and looks at you like the freak itself. Such vengeance like those makes it hard to get over if you're constantly getting beaten over it." he lets off a casual smile at them looking at his eyes like there's no problem. It's not the eyes hiding the pain by smiling, but he's smiling because he's moving through that pain.

Jeanne d'Arc's looks at him understanding of hate is contradictory to her. Making him speak like that wonders how much he was going through saying things like it was nothing. She wasn't sure but she could feel that he's carrying heavy burdens on his shoulders. Most likely, it could probably be even heavier than she assumes. The blonde woman clenches her hand hoping that after this battle she hopes to ease the young magus's burden whatever she can. It may be pointless, but she's willing to try.

Mash thought what her Master was like at Chaldea. The words that he said to her bothered the lilac-haired girl when she said that he was kind but strongly denies it, "Because I don't deserve being called like that…" she wonders why he would say such things as an insult? What kind of life did he live in was the only thought that runs into her mind but can't understand to someone who never experienced the outside world.

Artoria Alter looks at Nexus with curiosity. For someone that knows what hatred is but doesn't use it to which the point that would drive them mad. It's the reason why the Black Saber acknowledges him not only as her Master but a person who is strong in oneself. She is attracted by his unwavering will putting such dark thoughts as it was nothing to him.

As the three thought deeply into themselves, Nexus sense a presence coming fast as he goes into battle stance and a sudden beep from Dr. Roman comes up, "Hang on! The Servants seems to be coming back here! Not good. They must've realized you're here!"

"Huh, never thought that they'd pay attention on what they left and then double check it. Well, how many are we talking?" Nexus said to the doctor.

"There's five of them and they're closing in fast. We don't stand a chance! We must run!

"But-" Mash protested.

"Are you ordering me to retreat rather than face them? You have some nerve underestimating me like that, maybe I should cut your tongue once we're done." Saber Alter mused for him to give such order.

"It's merely a suggestion! Don't say such scary things like that! It's possible if we had one more but they're several times stronger. We should retreat as any sane person would! It says so in the 36 Strategies of War!"

"Several times stronger, huh…" Nexus mused from his words standing on his place.

"Master! The Servants are closing in-" Mash called out.

"I don't want to miss this chance on facing Servants that are apparently several times stronger than us. If it is, then might as well dwindle their numbers to make things easier." Nexus said with mild interest on facing individuals that are capable to be competent.

'How long has it been since I had a one-man army fight?' he thought to himself flexing his fist and doing his stretches.

'Well at least I should know who they are. Probably the ones in my dreams, though.'

"Who said that you intend on fighting them alone?" Saber Alter inquired stepping forward aside to Nexus looking at him, "I don't intend on running away no matter the circumstance. Whoever they are or strong they are, I don't intend on letting you have all the fun, Master."

He scoffs at her declaration with no objection, "I see, let's hope you don't slow me down, Artoria Alter." he smirked.

"I have no obligations to slow down for you. You might as well worry about yourself, Master." the Black Saber smirked in amusement to his humor gripping her black sword for combat.

"…I also won't run. I must find out what their true intentions are!" Jeanne declared to herself by the two standing on what lies ahead of them.

Once they arrived, the five consists of Assassin, Lancer, Saber, Rider, and the other Jeanne herself. The Dragon Witch gave a questioning look to the blonde who is identical to her and thought to herself in wonder as she didn't expect for someone to be the same as her. "Hm, who knew…who knew such a thing could happen?" she wondered looking at the so called "saint" or is she one? "Someone please pour water on me. This is bad. It's awful, I think I'm going to lose it." she sarcastically amusing to herself,

"It's so funny I might die from laughing! Hey, Gilles look at how pathetic she is. A country that could only cling to "me" like a rat. Don't you think so Gilles-" she turned as she realized that Gilles isn't around at this time, "Oh right, we didn't brought Gilles?"

"Just who are you?" Jeanne d'Arc asks to the other Jeanne.

"I could ask the same to you." she replied as she thinks over for a moment, "Right, I'll answer to you as the leader. I am Jeanne d'Arc. The saint who is devoted to France that I am."

"What? That's ridiculous. You're no saint as much as I am. I just want to know why you attack this town?" the blonde asked to her.

"Why, you ask?" she replied confusingly, "If you are the same as me, surely you would understand. Or maybe because of your alignment that makes you act so stupid over such a foolish question, isn't it?" Jeanne Alter remarked, "It's the sole purpose for me to destroy France. I am a Servant after all. Politicians, economics, they're all such bore. Wouldn't it be more amusing to just crush everything physically?"

Nexus decides not to interject as her talk were more likely categorized as downright reasonable or downright accurate from dealing of such hassle. 'Wait, doesn't that mean those two are the same?' he wondered into his head as he wasn't even against it, 'Hm, well I guess that makes me a tyrant, huh?...Oh wait, I forgot. I happened to be one, ironic.' he thought flatly thinking over that.

"Such foolishness!" Jeanne outburst in denial.

""Such foolishness?" We are the ones that are foolish Jeanne. Why save this country? Why bring salvation to these people? Even though they're the ones that spat and betrayed us!"

"That is-" Jeanne held her tongue on hearing from her counterpart's words as the other two didn't respond.

"…"

"Hmph."

"I can't hear the Lord's voice anymore. The fact that I cannot hear His voice, then there's no Lord that blesses this country. I'll destroy it for his grief. As long as humans exists, then so will my hatred. I will change this country into the land of the dead. That's how I will save this country. By the hands of the new Jeanne d'Arc, reborn through death." the Altered Servant declared. "I suppose you could never understand who always plays the saint. It's ridiculous for such a pretty little holy virgin who pretends not seeing hatred and joy who couldn't grow up!"

"I…" she stuttered from embarrassment from that remark, "Well for you to say such things doesn't that also make yourself pretty? Besides, this Master here admits to himself that you are attractive to him!" she said that directs to Nexus.

"Hey!" he yelled angrily to the blonde putting himself in a pinch.

"Master?" Dragon Witch said in wonder as she looked at the black haired man with black eyes feeling an odd sense of familiarity to him from his gaze. She recognizes that feeling for a moment spreading a smile across her face of interest in him. "Well, well. To think that I've wasted my time on something useless yet I didn't realize that there's someone else who is more interesting to be so soon."

Nexus shuddered himself in agitation from Jeanne Alter's look she was giving to him. Worst case scenario, he needs to confront it regardless of throwing it aside. He decides to face the worse.

"It's nice seeing you here considering that this is our first meeting. So, how was it? Have you enjoyed the view?" she mused.

'Geh, so she knew after all…' he said into his thoughts anxiously as the other three begins to stare at him suspiciously. "Don't look at me like that. I'm not into that at all."

Nexus cleared his throat before his answer, "I would like you to know Jeanne Alter is that I am not into peeping onto people like that. It just happened in my dreams. I'd rather meet you face-to-face instead of putting such an act." he clarified raising his hands up.

"Is that so? Well, I guess that's fine. But if we're meeting here now, I want to know your name? I would want to know the name who I will be burned by my hands."

"Nexus." he said with no caution. "Although I'm not sure about being burned by your hands literally or metaphorically, but you're welcome to try."

"It looks like that you're just digging up your own grave for that, Nexus." Dr. Roman remarked meekly at this.

"Well at least I'm not putting around airs more than you do." Nexus retorts back.

"Keh, sounds like there's a noisy fly around here. Should I kill it before it gets annoying?" Jeanne Alter suggested with a look causing the other end for loud noises.

"Wait, wha-, console's on fire! Can she burn her enemies with just a glare!?" Dr. Roman startled trying to put out the fire at the other end.

"Are you really "me?"" Jeanne asked doubtfully to Jeanne Alter.

"After what I just said, you still doubt it? Well, whatever you wouldn't even understand even if I told you already so this farce is pointless over a specter with such meaningless effort to recreate history." she stopped taking a glance at the black haired and chuckled, "Although, for once it wasn't bad to find someone interesting, though. Berserker Assassin, Lancer. Kill that country girl, but bring that man alive if possible. You're getting tired of mobs, right? Rest assured, they're strong. Besides, your thirst for blood is the strongest out of all the Servants." she commanded as the two pale-skinned Servants step forth for battle.

"Very well. Then I will have your blood." Berserk Lancer declared holding his spear.

"Pardon me "my King."" the Assassin interjected, "I would like to partake her flesh and blood, as well as her insides."

"Ugh, do they really need to be that detailed?" Nexus shuddered from that. As Nexus could see and what Jeanne Alter said he could figure that they're facing against vampires. 'Well I wouldn't be surprised for a vampire to be a dominatrix. For the old man on the other hand…' he thought looking at the long blonde-haired vampire and how elegantly he was dressed. "Yep, definitely the generic vampire I would see." he convinced to himself.

"How greedy. Then who's going to take her soul?" Lancer protests.

"What's there to gain for her soul? Honor or reputation does not concern to my beauty."

"Very well, then I shall have hers. It's quite ironic now that I understand her beauty after I've fallen as a blood-sucking devil." the old vampire lamented.

"Yes. I won't forgive those who are more beautiful than me, no. Their bloods can only elevate my beauty!"

"Are we going to fight? Or is monologuing the only thing you're good at?" Nexus queried as the two Berserkers stopped talking and glares at the man from.

"Hoh? For a commoner like you, you must have some nerve speaking to a noble. You surely possess a tongue that is untamed." the white-haired female retorts to the black-haired.

"Hey, what can I say? I'm one of a kind." he said spreading his arms taking the compliment even though it wasn't intentional.

The domestic vampire scoffed in amusement, "Very well, once I have you. I'll be looking forward to hear your scream and taking that tongue off of yours as the Noble of the Night."

"Hmph, you're welcome to try, madam." Nexus replied amusingly. As he shifts his eye on analyzing the Servants.

Class: Berserker Lancer

Stats:

-Strength: A

-Endurance: A

-Agility: C

-Mana: B

-Luck: E

-NP: A

Class: Berserker Assassin

Stats:

-Strength: D

-Endurance: D

-Agility: A

-Mana: C

-Luck: D

-NP: B

Although he's seeing what's more to it than those stats but doesn't wanna bother wasting all of those texts for this chapter so might as well just look at the stats and just go with it.

"Hey, what are you doing, Nexus!? You got the enemy worked up and now they're not going to change their minds to let us run!" Roman panicked.

"Calm down, Roman. At least you wouldn't a cannonfodder if you were here. Much less, the only thing you would've done is run and die like all the other mob."

"You just called me a "mob," didn't you? You took that moment just to say that, didn't you?" he muttered.

"Hey, you were the one that objected first. I never asked for your opinion in the first place." Nexus replied.

"I-I see…."

"…Master." Mash whispered to the black-haired.

"Yeah, I got it." he nodded as the other Servants ready themselves against the two vampires as Nexus crosses his arms.

"Mash, Jeanne. You get the old man while I'll handle the madam. She's really intent on targeting me no matter what." Nexus said as he would know the reason why, "Saber, you're coming with me. This is the best we could do, you ready?"

"Yes, Master."

"Hmph, of course."

"U-Understood!"

"I assume that you are prepared for the first. Then I shall take the first move." Berserker Lancer steps forth to the four.

"I see. I'll give you a head start there, Dracula. The only person who intends on taking the first move, would be the person who takes the initiative faster." Nexus improvised.

Berserker Lancer stiffened for a moment from what the black-haired man said to him "How did you-" before he could say anything, Nexus shifts his eye into light brown throwing his arms outwards as pebbles shoot out from the debris attacking them from both sides as they deflect from the consecutive shots.

"Now." Nexus said as he dashes into the two engaging combat as the other three Servants followed him heeding his command as Saber and Jeanne engages at Lancer while Nexus rushes towards the dominatrix as he delivers a round house kick as she blocks it from her scepter (if that's what it was) and spins it countering as Nexus dodges back flipping as he stomps his foot behind bringing up the stone from the ground above high level jumping and kicking it to the vampire. As she saw the stone coming towards her she swipes her arm cutting the stone into thin slabs of dust.

"You dare throw a stone at me?" she growled from that attempt to throw some dirt in front of a noble like that to which the white-haired woman will not tolerate at.

"Yes, I thought that your skin looks ashy so I figured I would put something that matches your color to it." Nexus jested as that was his intention to get the woman riled up.

"You-!" she fumed swiping the scepter bringing waves of blood into him as Artoria Alter swings her black-enhanced sword to dispelling the incoming blood.

"It'd be wise for you to avoid spilling your blood on my Master." the Alter remarked forming her stance, "If you do, then I will be sure to cut you down so that you won't see any blood other than yours." she said as two gold eyes stare into each other.

The Assassin clicked her tongue, "Tch, You two are the worst choice I've end up. Once I'm done with you, I'll have the Saint's blood for myself!"

Nexus scoffed at this, "Oh really? Then I should suggest that you should pace it up a little if you want to be "done with us."" he provoked motioning his two fingers, "If you can that is." The Assassin was now irritated from the man's provocation as she charged towards the two.

As for the other side. The Shielder and Ruler are having a hard time dealing with Berserker Lancer. He seems to be holding on his own just fine. Defeating them in a simple matter wouldn't be the case for him. But he can't risk on using his abilities that may grab attention of the two nor use his Noble Phantasm on an instant. If he did, then it would expose them that would give those clues or names from his True Name. Also, what the black haired Master said back then was troubling for him as he watches his fellow vampire fighting the black knight trading slashes on each other and dodging swiftly while the Master is using earth strikes forcing her to defend. He could tell that the two Servants in front of him are lacking in skills but they're no doubt formidable giving the blonde vampire a hard time to deal with.

The two sides of the vampires forces themselves to retreat as both forces backs off to their sides. Nexus looks at his sides as he asks, "How is everyone holding up?"

"I still got some mana left in me, Master. The problem is that woman can be quite nimble capable of dodging my strikes." Artoria Alter responded knowingly.

"I'm fine, Senpai. Lancer can be overwhelming from in terms of his strength that I had to keep my guard up with his spear. But I can still fight." Mash replied as Nexus could tell that she does have some stamina in her but she seems to be breathing heavily.

"Same as I, Nexus. It is quite difficult to handle Berserker Lancer at this moment. With the lack of skills within me, we couldn't barely manage to get the upper hand." Jeanne said exhaustively.

"I see." he mused from their responses as he looks back at the two Berserker Servants. He could see that their stats are enhanced than normal but are slightly aggressive. He could guess that the Madness Enhancements are kicking into them since they have the capability to raise stats but strips off their sanity depending on its rank.

"Hmph, I can't believe for you not to finish two young girls. I wonder if you felt sympathy for them." Berserker Assassin remarked to the male vampire, "It's not very monster-like for you to have such kindness, Dracul."

"Hm, so it was Dracula after all." said the Master.

"Dracula…" Mash muttered in shock from hearing that name.

"Romania's greatest hero, Vlad III. Also known as Lord Impaler." Dr. Roman informed.

Nexus snorted at that, "What kind of moron names him Lord Impaler? A guy who gets up so hard to surpass his limits to thrust through any means even through a brick wall and now passes down to an old man to inherit the arts of getting up and thrust?"

"Get up?" Mash asked confusingly not knowing what that term means.

"Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-Why would you use such language in this situation? It's shameless!" Jeanne blushingly.

"Hooh? An innocent kouhai right here doesn't know it but a Holy Virgin Maiden does?" Nexus cooed making the blonde shudder, "How ironic, I never thought that a saint who keeps her purity but gets what I just said. I never thought that you would have such knowledge of that."

"Y-You're wrong, Nexus! I just know it in order to keep acts away from it! Please don't get the wrong idea!" she protested waving her arms in denial.

"I'm just joking, Jeanne. No need to take it seriously." Nexus said dismissively waving at his hand.

"I see that you are done with your bickering, perhaps?" the vampire spearmen now named as Vlad inquired getting their attention to him, "To put into thought that my True Name was revealed in front of others. I am extremely displeased by this. But what's more would be you, human." he said pointing at his spear to Nexus. The black-haired lifted his eyebrow confusingly from his statement to him. 'Hm, seems like he thinks that I'm human…' he wondered in thought as he decides not to protest to it and goes with the flow.

"You, why do you know my name?"

Nexus could guess that he was talking about the time when he called him "Dracula" before the fight. "Oh that? That was just a guess." he shrugged.

Vlad narrowed his eye questionably, "A guess?"

"Yeah, clearly the way you dress elegantly would be considered of how a generic vampire would be. So I thought of how the name seems to be quite fitting for a vampire like you." Nexus answered as he looks to the vampiress, "And also the one who bathes on the blood of virgins to keep herself youthful, Blood Countess. Or should I say, Carmilla?"

"Hoh, you know not one but both of our True Names, young one." the countess replied.

"Carmilla? The one who has massacred virgin girls...Elisabeth Báthory!" Mash exclaimed.

"Hmph, to think that you happen to be knowledgeable but also the strength to take on a Servant. It seems that you should never be underestimated, Master of Saber and Demi-Servant." Vlad said knowingly as Nexus narrowed his eyes while Mash shuddered in shock of the vampire king knowing her identity.

"A peculiar one with a cross between human and Servant, it seems." Jeanne Alter said as she scoffs defectively, "That was a mistake. You two are crueler than the others, but that's why you're so playful. No matter, let the remaining three deal with this girl." she said as she summoned more wyverns to increase their numbers.

"Wait, Carmilla and I can still fight. The saint's blood is ours." Vlad pardoned to the white-haired Ruler, "I would not allow mere executioners who knows no such radiance of blood to take…"

"Silence, Vlad III." Jeanne Alter retort sharply to him, "You may have authority in your life, but you're all Servants. You wanted her blood so bad yet you hesitated unconsciously. Those are the kind of people I hate. So stay out of it, alright?" she asked as she commanded her wyverns to attack coming for them.

"Mash, run! I'll hold her off!" Jeanne declared to the Demi-Servant as she grips her banner in front of the wyverns.

"Oh no, she sending those three at us now? What do we do? Any ideas? Any Ideas?" Dr. Roman panicked in horror.

"Tch, seems like to be a pain already." Nexus cursed in frustration, "We could try to improvise by putting a suitable decoy like Roman. But he couldn't be here as of now so that's a shame."

"Your first plan is to use me as a diversion from those monsters!? Just how much do you hate me!?" Dr. Roman yelled in a comical manner, "Ahhh! This is bad! This is really bad! Augh, where's my email? I need the internet! Hey, Magi Mari "We're being attacked by a bunch of wyverns. What should we do?" Okay, sent."

"Out of all the net you use the net idol!?" Nexus shouted, "Well you could search a web for it, but it might be helpful if it's more suitable for this rather than asking a net idol. It'd be a last thing a dead man would want for an advice!"

""I guess you'll have to just die and be reborn! " Wow, internet idols are HARSH! She doesn't know how I feel!"

"You see, even the net idol agrees that it's useless for you to be alive that all you do is panic when we're at the edge! Look at it she's even using " " sign for being honest with you. It's proof that she's encouraging you with pizzazz (sparkle)." Nexus retorted.

"You mean that she's encouraging me to cease my existence, isn't it!?" Roman exclaimed as they're coming into them hot.

"Everyone, please go!" the blonde pleaded as she couldn't let anyone be endangered to her other self.

"And leave all of those vampires to suck you dry? Tch, like hell I'll let that happen." Nexus refused standing his ground, "Just leave those guys to me. I'll handle them on my own. You girls can go."

"Nexus!"

"No, Senpai! That's too dangerous for you to go against two Servants without any of yours!"

"Are you insane, Nexus!? You're just asking for a death wish if you fight them! That's too risky!" Dr. Roman exclaimed.

"Then do you have a better idea other than a net idol's advice? If situation calls for this, we could have a momentary, unexpectedly, ex machina save that would come out of nowhere and coincidentally have backups for plot convenience arriving as of-" before Nexus could say anymore a swish of object comes to the ground separating the two forces bewildered to what they saw was coincidentally unexpected as the black-haired stated. "now…." he finished as to what he sees was a glass rose which dictates as a form of elegance.

'Are we going to have another noble to this fight?' he thought as he looked toward the direction where it was thrown where he sees a figure.

"-It's not elegant." the voice stated in contradictory as Nexus could see the owner of the voice to be female. "Neither this city, this combat style. I don't like your philosophy or principles either. You're beautiful, yet you shroud yourself in blood and hatred. For either good or evil, shouldn't humans be more free?" she said questionably as she reveals herself as a young petite girl with twin-tailed silver hair, porcelain skin, and cerulean blue eyes that looks more an ocean reflecting the light. She wears a red dress with black frills at the bottom that matches her oversized beret hat adorned with a light pink ribbon with red gloves, tanned plates, and white stockings. Nexus could expect that she is no doubt royalty.

"A Servant?" was the only thing Jeanne Alter said to the newcomer.

"Yes. As of this moment, I am happy. This is what it feels to announce oneself as a hero of justice!" the girl said happily with a smile so dazzling that it made everyone speechless. Well, mostly with the exception of Nexus and Jeanne Alter along with some of her Servants.

"I am aware who you are and how terrifying you are. I must confess, I've never trembled in fear more before anyone else." she stated admittedly but stands firm. "Yet still-If you intend to invade this nation, then I shall face you even if my dress are torn to shreds."

The musketeer hat Saber looked at the girl for a long time feeling like they had encountered each other before despite possessing Madness Enhancement in him. "You are…"

"Oh my. You know my True Name, right? Could it be we have met before, splendid female knight?"

'So the girl decides to call that knight a "female," huh?' thought Nexus.

"Saber. Who is she?" Jeanne Alter asked to the Saber as she could figure that he is aware of who the girl is

"…" Berserker Saber responding in silent. "Answer me." she asked once again with a sharp tone.

"I can tell who she is, even with this murderous rage in me. Her beauty is unmistakable." the knight answered. "She is known as the Flower of Versailles, Marie Antoinette."

"The Queen of France, Marie Antoinette." Nexus mused from the knight's words.

"That's right! Thank you for saying my name! As long as it exists, I will play my role, no matter how foolish it may be. You! The Dragon Witch who's torching my country. It might be pointless, but I will ask anyway." the silver haired stated as she demands to the white-haired Ruler, "Are you evil enough to perform your wicked deeds in my very presence? You declare yourself as a greater fool than I, the queen who failed to stop the revolution?"

"Silence! You lack the meaning to participate in this battle." Jeanne Alter retorted back. "You will never understand our hatred just because you live in a life of luxury and then died being ignorant to the whole world!"

"Hmm…I suppose not. But that just makes me wish to know more, Dragon Witch. What I don't know, I learn. That's my policy."

"What?" the Dragon Witch said confusingly which also made Nexus lift his eyebrow questionably at her policy but doesn't intend on judging.

"That's why I can't bear to look at you like this, beloved saint. All I know is that you're taking your out on the innocent. And I don't have the slightest idea why but I do know one thing. Along with the Jeanne d'Arc over there. I am going to make your heart and body mine!"

That statement of hers made a shock out of everyone especially the blonde that caused her to blush. Nexus sighs hearing that declaration of hers. "Listen, your majesty. For you to say it like that people would misunderstand your intention like that. I mean it's fine and all but both of them? Aren't you too greedy to spout something like that?"

"Ah, oh my, no, you've misunderstood young gentleman. I only meant as Queen is that I'll be bringing them to their knees." Marie tried to correct herself.

"No, it's clear what you just said. It doesn't relate to anything for you to bring their knees." Nexus retorted bluntly.

"…It's falling apart…My image of Marie Antoinette is falling apart…" Dr. Roman muttered lamently of his ideal image being shattered into pieces of glass.

"See, even the doctor over there is lamenting of the ideal you are being shattered more fatal than his net idol telling him to die." Nexus said from the sad muttering coming from the hologram, "However, that doesn't that I'm going to let you have them to yourself. I have preferences of my own so I'm not going to let you take that chance."

Hearing that proclamation of his made the blonde Servant flush in embarrassment, "Wh-Wh-Wh-What are you saying, Nexus!?"

"Enough." Jeanne Alter interrupts them in annoyance. "If it's a fight you want, then it's a fight you get. Servants, handle that annoying princess first! Then the others!" she ordered all of her Servants in the field to engage them along with the wyverns.

"Tch, no time. Let's just get this over with." Nexus said making his stance and turns to the young queen. "Don't push yourself too hard, your majesty. We wouldn't wanna worry the queen to put herself in danger without any bodyguards."

"Don't worry about it. I'll be fine. Even without a bodyguard, I would have a gentlemen like you to take care of it."

Nexus scoffed. "Sorry, but I'm not into the royalty protecting type. That's more of a knight's job. And I'm no knight. I can't be your knight in shining armor, lady."

"No. I don't need a preference to whoever is my bodyguard. Because I love everyone! Although I happen to have one but he seems to be a little late of now and not the type who would be brave enough. "

"Hmph, don't blame me if something bad happens to you. Let's just hope that this acquaintance of yours can come sooner or later." Nexus said hopefully as everyone braces themselves on the battle.

Aaaaaannnndd done!

Seriously though, I must've sucked on writing fight scenes or maybe I haven't done it so much but I'm trying to put it into it as much as possible. It's just that I'm looking what fight scenes would be ahead of this story rather than now. Also, there is a suggestion that I would try to put Gudako into this story. At first, I'm not sure but reading the other stories featured with her along with the MC. I suppose I'll consider it. It would be my first time creating a poll like this so I'm not sure if I would do this right. But in any case, if you want to prefer to have Gudako featured in this story after this arc or not then I don't mind.

I'll be putting up the poll for this and so for that matter I'll continue on later.