AN: Sorry it took long, I was working with the other stories. Anyway, enjoy the chapter.


Ch 8 Summons

Hermione sighs closing the book written by Shakespeare during his time in Chaldea. She looks around her desk, Anderson and Shakespeare were together like always writing. Murasaki Shikibu was reorganizing the books with Helena, and Holmes was there writing something on the whiteboard with Moriarty.

"Is something the matter, Lady Hermione?" Sigurd asked his ward. He leans on the table next to her.

"Oh, Sigurd I forgot you were here." Hermione smiles, "I thought you were with Brynhildr?" she asked the Dragon-Slayer.

Sigurd looked at her, "I'm giving her some space. You know, her 'Love' for me has been acting up lately."

Hermione felt bad for Sigurd and Brynhildr, "I'm sorry to hear that, Sigurd."

"That's what I love about her, even if that love killed me in the past. It's her own way of loving me." Sigurd smiles, thinking of his wife. "But this is not about me, as your protector, I'm concern for your safety. However during my time with you as said protector, we happened to forge a friendship." He looks at the Chaldean wizard.

Hermione looks at the Saber crossing his arms, looking at him. "So as your friend you can tell me what is wrong." He said to her.

"Alright, Sigurd." Hermione sighs, "It's just, it's been a few hours since we've been under the river and I almost read every book. Eaten different foods each day, converse with my co-workers, and even called my parents each day as well."

"I'm just bored, and also worried for Ritsuka," Hermione said to her friend. "What if he got hurt or, he winds up in jail of this-"

Sigurd just chuckles at Hermione's worries. "Why are you laughing?"

"Oh, I'm just laughing that you think you're the only one who's worried for master," Sigurd explains. "Everyone here is worried for him, but he has the exploration team with him. He's not alone out there."

Hermione nodded. "You're right, I guess I'm feeling what everyone else is feeling. But what about me being-"

"Weren't you told there's a breakroom with a television and some video games for the staff and Servants?" Sigurd informs his ward.

Hermione looks at the Dragon-slayer with a surprised look. "I didn't know that."

"Then you should check it out, I've been there." Caules walks next to her, placing a stack of books. "It's actually cool," he suggested.

Hermione got up from her seat and nodded. "I think I should, thank you. both of you." Hermione walks to the sliding doors and heads towards to the breakroom.

"I'm going to check on Bryn, take care Lord Caules." Sigurd waves, heading to the door to find his wife.

Caules jumped a bit then smiles at the Saber. "Oh, uh yeah see you later Saber." The Magus felt a strange yet familiar presence next to him. he saw see Fran staring at him. "Uh, hi?" he smiles.

"Uhh…" Fran took a chair and sat next to him.

"You want to sit with me, uh…Berserker?" Caules asked the Berserker.

Fran nodded in response. "Uh, uh…"

Caules smiles, feeling something inside when she talks to him. "I don't mind if you stay with me," he told the Berserker. Fran looks at her former master and smiles.

"Th…ank…you…" she replied.

Hermione walks in the halls of the Shadow Border when the PA went on. -ZZZ- Good evening Chaldeans, BB here for the evening announcements. -ZZZ- BB said.

"Good grief, it's late for this AI." Agravain sighs, not in the mood to deal with her.

-ZZZ- Shut it, Aggy, now tonight we have a special dinner made by our nameless hero Emyia. Note that the training simulator is on the fritz and needs repairs, a storm will arrive tomorrow night so be sure to find somewhere to hold tight when the current hits. -ZZZ- BB sang. -ZZZ- That is all, good night everybody. -ZZZ-

Hermione just stares at the PA shutting off when the door next to her opened. "Huh?" She saw George walking out; she could tell he was tired from the bags under his eyes. "George? Are you alright?" she asked for him.

George looks at Hermione and smiles. "Oh, Hermione. I'm just fine; both me, Da Vinci, and Archimedes were having a hard time repairing the owl, Minerva." He said, "I just didn't have enough sleep, that's all."

"Then you should go to bed, with two of History's greatest inventors I'm sure you can fix Minerva." Hermione smiles, "Is Fred with you on this project?"

"Fred? Oh no, he's at the engine room with Lancer and the Nemo Engine." George replied. "He's studying the components of the engine of the Storm Border."

"Well, he was into those engines from your car at the Borrow," Hermione commented, Fred nodded before he yawned. "You better get to your room Fred, you look tired."

Fred nodded. "I'm going to do that, night Mione." He waved walking to his room.

Hermione looks at the end of the hall and saw many people exiting and entering a single room. "I guess that's where the breakroom is." She heads over where the people are, seeing what it's like there.

Romani was toddling around Mashu following a wind-up toy she laid out for him. He was getting better at walking, occasionally tripping on his feet. He tripped over and laid there before bursting into tears. "Oh Romani, mommy's here." Mashu picked her son up.

"He's getting bigger every time I visit." Kingu sat next to his 'sister-in-law'.

Tiamat smiles, agreeing with her eldest son. "Laaa!" she sang.

Mashu smiles at them both. "Thank you, Tiamat-san, and you too Kingu-kun." Romani stopped crying, relaxing in her arms.

"What is it? I can tell something is in your mind." Kingu asked the former Demi-Servant, seeing the concern on her face. "You have the same look when you're worried about something."

Romani snuggles against his mother, Mashu smiles softly at her son then sighs. "I'm just worried about Ritsuka. He hasn't contacted the Storm Border for a few hours now, I feared something might've happened."

"Laaa," Tiamat patted her back.

Kingu closes his eyes, agreeing with his mother. "Mother's right, you shouldn't worry about him. He has his Servants with him, remember the lay lines here has barely any Mana left; communications between us and them are difficult." Kingu comforts her.

Mashu nodded, understanding what they meant. "You're right, we've been here before. Ritsuka knows what to do." She smiles thinking of her husband. "I just need to have faith in him, like always."

"Laaa," Tiamat sang happily, proud of her daughter-in-law for thinking positive.

Mashu smiles at Tiamat before feeling a tug on her shirt. "M…M…Ma…ma." He smiles at her.

"D-Did he just…." Mashu's eyes widen hearing her son's voice for the first time.

"Mama!" Romani exclaims happily.

"LAAAAAAAA!" Tiamat sang excitedly for her grandson's first words.

The door suddenly burst opened to Charlie with a bright smile on his face. "D-Did I just heard my great-grandson's first words!?"

"Eh, the young master's first words?" Bradamante peeks in through the door.

Mashu smiles at them. "Yes, Charlie-san, Bradamante-chan. Romani just said his first words!" she cheered causing Romani to giggle with glee.

"Geez, you're all too loud." Kingu covered his ears, smiling that his nephew can speak now.

Charlie laughs, "I sure wish Ritsuka was here to see Romani talk."


London, 12 Grimmauld Place, August 14th, 1995, 10: 30 PM

"AAACCCHHHOOO!" Ritsuka sneezes forward while heading back to Twelve Grimmauld Place.

"Kid? Are you coming down with a fever?" Muramasa asked him.

Ritsuka smiles at the Saber, waving his hand at him. "Nah, someone was probably talking about me."

'Maybe it was Mashu, we didn't make contact for a few days.' Ashyia added in his master's mind.

"You're right, probably she's the one who's talking about me." Ritsuka sighs, thinking of his wife. They soon arrived at the Black family home, the three entered the complex to a dark hallway.

Ashyia came out of Ritsuka's shadow observing the hall, Walburga Black's portrait was asleep like every photo on the walls, the candles were dimmed for the night. "I guess everyone's asleep." The Alter Ego commented on the dark hall.

"I guess you're right," Ritsuka observe. "Now we can get-"

The candle lights glowed brighter and running footsteps echoes in the halls. Molly stood on top of the second floor, holding onto the railings. "Where. Have. You. Been!" Molly howler at Ritsuka.

"Mrs. Weasley, I thought you were sleeping." Ritsuka looks at Molly.

Ishtar and Ereshkigal materialize on the stairs with a smirk. "Told you that Fujimaru's going to get yelled at." Ishtar looked at her sister.

Ereshkigal rolled her eyes, "Fine, you are right Archer." She sighs.

Every adult in the complex and Servant arrived in the hall, seeing Ritsuka messed up. "Ritsuka, where were you? you had us worried." Lily came rushing down the stairs, "When you said you'll be late for dinner, I didn't expect you'll arrive past ten in the evening."

James followed his wife down the stairs, over to his 'son'. "What were you doing out there, H-Ritsuka? You could've been seen, you've could've-"

"Dear Merlin! What happened to your face, Ritsuka!?" Molly rushes down to see his face. She touches the long cut on his face, still red.

Lily noticed the burn marks on his clothing soon enough after the cut. "Ritsuka, who did this to you? How did you even get these burns?" She motions to the burn marks on his shirt.

Ritsuka looks at his shirt and chuckles. "Oh, I didn't notice that."

Muramasa remembers the battle when he cross-slash the fire slash. "I guess that's when I slash through the fire wave." The Saber commented, they all looked at him like he grew two heads.

"FIRE WAVE!?" The whole house echoes from their shock.

James grabs both of Ritsuka's shoulders. "A-Are you hurt? Of course, you're hurt!" He exclaims, "How can you be so reckless!?" He scolds him.

"Master has been through worse, remember he's a Magus." Waver leans on the wall.

Hinako nodded. "Yes, he encounters danger almost on a daily basis." The Assassin added.

"How can you be so calm!?" Lily checks the cut on his right cheek. "He's been injured, his wound might get infected." She looks at her 'son'.

"What caused that cut, Ritsuka?" Lily asked the Magus.

Ritsuka sighs, understanding how those kids feel when they got injured. "You won't lie the answer that I'm giving you."

"Tell us," Lily demanded.

"A sword," Ritsuka answered. "I encountered a Rouge Servant, she wanted to test my resolve."

"A-A-A SWORD!" Molly exclaims, "THAT IS SO RECKLESS OF YOU! DON'T YOU KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THAT IS!" she scolded him.

Arthur looks around him seeing the Servants with a serious expression. "Was the Servant on the side of Humanity or-"

"She's on our side by the looks of it, she is," Ashyia replied. "Saber of Sheol, that's what she calls herself."

Arthur steps in, getting confused with the conversation. "Wait, wait, what are you talking about? Saber of Sheol? Rogue Servant? Can somebody explain?" he asked the Chaldeans.

"A Rogue Servant is like what the name means, a rouge familiar without a master," Lanling informs them. "They're either on one side of conflicts or completely neutral. Best to get them on your side." The Prince informs them.

Lily looked at Ritsuka's cheek, "Was she the one who gave you those burns and the cut on your cheek?" She asked him.

Ritsuka looks at the side, scratching his left cheek. They do not need an answer, the expression on his face is all they need. "Why would you need to fight her? Can't you just talk it out?" Molly asked him.

"Most of us Servants are stubborn to listen," Muramasa explains. "However a fight of the soul is what convinces Rogue Servants to make a contract with the kid."

Ritsuka started to make his way to his room. "Anyways, I'm tired after the fight." He smiles as his Servants followed him up the stairs.

"W-Wait, how about your cut? It needs to be treated." Lily said at the bottom of the stairs.

Parvati turns around with a bright smile. "Do not worry Mrs. Potter, I'll treat master's injuries." The Lancer ensures the worried mother.

Lily was hesitant to let Lancer treat her 'son's' wounds when she remembered. He's an adult, not a child that needs constant attention. "A-Alright, just take care of him." She said, sounded motherly.

"You have my word, Mrs. Potter." Parvati turns back around and following her master.

James and Remus stood at the stairs looking at them entering the room. "Are you sure of them treating Ritsuka, Lils?" Remus asked.

"Y-Yes, he's an adult. He can take care of himself." Lily sniffs.

"But we're still his parents, different world, different name or not." James comforts his wife.

Arthur looked at the time. "It's getting late, we should rest up." He suggested to everyone.

"Arthur, you can't be fine with Ritsuka walking away from an injury and burns." Molly stared at her husband.

"Molly, he's a grown adult, he can make decisions on his own," Arthur said to his wife.

Molly looked at the room where Ritsuka staying then at his parents. "I just hope that he makes the reasonable ones." She sighs.


London, 12 Grimmauld Place, August 14th, 1995, 11: 45 PM

Ritsuka winced feeling the stink from the alcohol pad on his cheek. "Geez, Parvati can you be gentle." He asked the Lancer.

"Well, I did promise Mrs. Potter to treat your wounds," Parvati smirks at her master, she places a band-aid on the cut. "And we're done, master." She got up from the floor.

"Thanks, Parvati." Ritsuka touches the band-aid with his finger.

"Fujimaru, stop touching the band-aid." Ereshkigal scolds her master. "It'll take longer to heal."

"Fou," Fou yawned and snuggles in his pillow.

Ritsuka laughs, feeling like he's being scolded by Nightingale whenever he got some injuries. "Eresh, you're like Nightingale. Tell me not to do whenever I got injured." He smiles at her.

Ereshkigal blushed realizing she was acting like the Berserker. She looks at Ishtar who was covering her laughter with her mouth. "S-Shut up! B-Both of you!" The Lancer stammers.

Ritsuka smiles at the sisters bonding when he heard Waver coughs. "Master, what did you find out about the Saber Servant?" he asked.

"Well the first is that she owns a bar named LIVED," Ritsuka informs him.

Waver nodded, "Uncommon that a Rogue Servant would place their roots somewhere."

"She has Divinity and Mystic Eyes." Ashyia eyed the Caster Servant.

Parvati sighs, "This could be a problem." She said.

"Which one?" Hinako asked. "The fact that Saber of Sheol has Mystic Eyes or she's a Divine Spirit." She looks at the Indian Goddess.

Ishtar chuckles. "Both, both of those could be trouble for us moving forward." She added.

Muramasa shook his head, disagreeing with them. "I don't think she'll be a problem that we should eliminate." The Blacksmith looks at all of them. "She did give us valuable information."

"What kind of information?" Hinako asked.

Ashyia smirks. "Another Servant has materialized in their world at the same time as her." He told the team. "He is located at Hogwarts."

Hinako looks surprised, she looks at the others and nodded. "Hinako, why you look surprised?" Ritsuka asked.

"Ritsuka, this morning we had a situation with the order…" Hinako explains how James said that he's the new professor of Hogwarts with a new course added. She told him the class what Dumbledore suggested to her.

"I see," Ritsuka ponders in his mind. He looks at the Dead Apostle in the eyes. "To be frank here, this might be tricky. We need to contact the Border to have a meeting about this." He said.

Hinako agrees completely. "I agree, what we're about to do needs to be approved by the Preservers and the Association." The Assassin said.

"Waver, has everything been prepared as I asked?" Ritsuka looks at the former Lord of the Clocktower.

Waver puffs out smoke. "Yes, the catalyst, the Summoning circle, and the one twenty Saint Quartz are set." He informs his master.

"Voyager," Ritsuka called out to the Foreigner, materializing in front of him.

"Yes, master?" Voyager asked his master.

"Voyager, you've mapped the area correct?" Ritsuka asked his Servant,

Voyager nodded, taking his master's watch and pressed some buttons. "I'm not done mapping; we still need to map Hogwarts. But London and the surrounding areas are finished." The Foreigner informs his master.

"Thanks, can you show me the complex we're in?" The Magus asked as Voyager showed the complex with a blue circle underneath.

"So that's the Mana pool," Lanling observes in the corner.

Waver points to the basement area of Twelve Grimmauld Place, "Master our best course of action is to head for the basement. The closer we're near the Mana pool, the better connection we have to the Throne of Heroes and the Storm Border."

Ritsuka nodded, shutting off the hologram. "Then let's do it, Waver, Hinako, Lanling, I want you two to come with me." He orders the three before looking at everyone else. "Everyone else, stay here. In case anyone comes knocking on the door tell them that I'm busy."

"Yes, master." The Servants replied before Ritsuka steps out of his room with his chosen Servants.

Ishtar looks at everyone who stayed in the room. "So, who's the one going to explain to the order?" she asked everyone.

Ritsuka walks quietly down the stairs, trying not to make a sound. "(You're being quiet master, any reasons?)" Lanling whispers.

"(Well, it's almost the middle of the night, I don't want to disturb their sleep.)" Ritsuka whispers back to the former Lord.

"(Considering you need to shout the chant; they're going to notice.)" Hinako added coming down to the first floor.

Ritsuka paused, hearing snoring from the portrait. "(Never going to get used to the paints of the Wizarding World are alive.)" he commented, opening the door to the basement.

"(Tell me about it.)" Waver commented follow their master down the stairs.

Jamie stood there at the entrance of the dining room with a glass of milk. He blinks seeing the familiar silhouette of Harry. "Harry?" he questions, heading upstairs to wake up Jane and the others.

Ritsuka stood before the Summoning circle already laid out. the one hundred and twenty Saint Quartz were in a pile of four. "Alright, let's do this." He steps forward to the circle and raises his Command Seals.

He then uses his other hand and activates the Saint Graphs, "Are you ready Ritsuka?" Hinako asked the Magus, ready to perform a miracle.

"Ready,"


Let silver and steel be the essence.

Let stone and the archduke of contracts be the foundation.

Let Humanity's wishes crystallized.

The Summoning circle began to glow blue, the Saint Quartz started to glow a blue hue.

Let the wishes of those who cannot be heard to be heard.

Let me be your anchor on this plane to serve those who cannot.

Let the three-forked road from the crown reaching unto the Throne.

The Command Seals glowed brightly; the Saint Quartz soon dissolved into liquid. The liquid began to merge, creating four bodies.

From your collapse shall be our beginnings to a new path to the future.

For I embodied that is all good in the world and you shall be the defender.

For rings of light appeared around the bodies of the Heroic Spirits answering Ritsuka's call. A myriad of colors shines with sparks of gold in the room as it forms two more rings.

To those who hear to their will and reason from Gods to Men, Heroes to Villains then answer!

My will creates your body, and your body shall be the sword of justice for the innocents.

To those who hear the plea for help then heed my call! If you do respond to those who plead!

The mass took form as the rings merged with the Heroes that Ritsuka summoned.

Come forth in the line of Duty! Guardian of the Scales!

A huge Magical energy surges throughout the neighborhood, the basement was engulfed by a bright light that shook the complex. The light faded away, the tablet in Waver's hands turned on. "Connection establish to the Storm Border!" Waver shouted.

-ZZZ- Hello, hello, this is Sion Eltnam Sokaris from the Storm Border. The connection to wherever you are stationed and here is stable. Good to know you're alive Ritsuka. -ZZZ-

"Loud and clear, Sion." Ritsuka smiled. "Glad to hear your voice again."

-ZZZ- Awe shucks, you're too kind director. -ZZZ- Sion jokes, -ZZZ- Now we detected thirteen Servant signatures in your position. -ZZZ-

'Thirteen? That's four out of the nine Servants here. That means…" Ritsuka looks at the Summoning circle, seeing four bodies.

"Master, Servants have answered your summons," Lanling informs him.

A man with a grey bowl haircut in a white kimono, a white cape over his right shoulder, and black boots with red laces. On his side is a large katana that looks oddly familiar to Ritsuka.

The man reveals his grey eyes.

"...Saber, Watanabe no Tsuna. I have nothing to say in particular. If you're looking to slay oni and demons, then you're looking at the right person. I'm not very good at cutting down people, so please forgive me on that front."

"One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Minamoto no Raikō." Ritsuka trails off seeing the man. He moves onto the next Servant next to him.

The Servant is a little mermaid-like girl with two eggshells next to her. She has black and magenta rigged horns. She has an indigo hagoromo connected to two glass balls.

"I am Ibuki-douji. Are you what they call a Master? I see. If you do not wish to die, then it is in your best interest to humor me. My self after molting will not feel like playing around with a human as much as my current form does, after all."

"The divided spirit of Yamata no Orochi and the origin of Shuten-Douji." Ritsuka stares at the Saber child. Behind them was a man around his age with blond hair and blue eyes. He wore a white shirt, over it was a red vest. He wore grey overalls with the straps dangling on the side, white stockings, and black dress shoes.

The Servant smiles at Ritsuka, waving at him.

"Yo, I'm Assassin of Grimmauld. Mmmm…that's a mouth full…mmmm, I know! Call me a Flat, master! You have summoned a reliable and trustworthy friend!"

Ritsuka looks back at Waver who's eyes were twitching at the sight of him. "Flat Escardos…"

'It seems Waver knows him.' Ritsuka looks at Flat who just smiles at him. 'This presence is like Jack's. Heh, all too easy.' He smiles,

The next Servant is all too familiar to the Chaldeans, The Servant has white hair shaped like an onion. Her clothing was white with black stockings on her legs, her eyes are all familiar to one certain Magus of Flowers.

"You got to be kidding me…" Hinako stares at the Caster.

The Magus looks at Ritsuka, she let her staff floats next to her.

"Good day, Master of Chaldea. I am Merlin. Merlin, the Magus of Flowers. As you can see, I'm a pretty onee-san who has been watching over your journey with a smile."

Ritsuka blinks at her, her voice is one of a certain King of Knights. "That voice, it's like Artuira's." Lanling blinks at the sight of her,

"So you're Arthur's Merlin, correct?" Ritsuka asked.


Merlin blinks at Ritsuka and smiles. "Ah, you know dear Arthur." She said incline her head to him. "That means you have my counterpart under a contract with you,"

"That's right," Ritsuka responded.

"Then let me be the one to say, it's going to be an honor saving Humanity under your leadership Ritsuka Fujimaru." Merlin looks up at him.

"Yes, we have been given the necessary information upon our summoning." Watanabe said, "My sword shall be under your command master, let us resolve this world. This is repentance for my actions during Heian-kyō." He kneels to him.

Flat scratches his head. "Well this is awkward; it's my first time being summoned." He smiles before giving a light smile. "I'll be under your care master; it's going to be fun as a Servant. Right, London Big Star Sensei?" Flat noticed Waver standing beside his new master.

Waver didn't say a word or budged. He just stood there, his eyes twitching from the sound of his voice.

"I think you broke him, Assassin." Ibuki floated beside him.

Flat blinks at the Saber, not realizing what he did. "Really?"

Ibuki nodded to his question. "Yes, Assassin." She looks at Ritsuka, she floated towards him. "Well human we meet again, you have the scent of my other self, she must really like you."

The Saber floats around him. "If she likes you, then I like you." She floats back to the circle. "You can command me to kill your adversaries master, for I already mark you as someone important."

Ritsuka was about to say something when the door opened, and someone said. "What's going on here!?" they all turn around to Hermione, Jane, Ron, and Jamie standing behind them.

They all saw Ritsuka and gaped. "H-H-Harry?"


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