AN: Please enjoy the chapter, I'll be working on this story for now until it's ending.
Ch 55 Preparation
Ritsuka was standing in complete darkness. No buildings, no people, nothing or any kind except for darkness; and yet he felt he was here before. "Now where am I-"
"It's been a while Ritsuka Fujimaru, I saw what just happened." A familiar booming voice came out of nowhere.
"I know that voice," Ritsuka looks up, seeing a thunderbolt strikes down in front of him. A white buff man stood before him, he slams his staff on the ground revealing a familiar place.
Ritsuka looks at the God before him. "Zeus, it has been a while."
Zeus sat down on the throne behind him, looking down at the Magus. "Allow me to give my condolences to your lost Servant. He was a splendid Servant up to the end." He said something shocking that cause Ritsuka to look at him weirdly.
"Is that you saying that or did you pick it up from the Humans you watched?" Ritsuka crossed his arms, staring at the God.
The God of Lightening chuckles, looking down at the human. "Both, I've been watching you from my seat here in Olympus, Ritsuka Fujimaru. The humans of this world you're in are similar to yours; however, this isn't why I called you here." Zues said the Magus.
Ritsuka blinks, still looking at the God. "Then what?" he asked, trying not to be rude to him.
Zeus slams his rod on the ground, creating a map of Hogwarts and its surrounding areas. "On the unmapped area that your Servant Voyager made is where the enemy lies. I sent Aphrodite to you to aid for the incoming battle."
"So the final battle is upon us…" Ritsuka ponders, looking at the map.
"Yes, Eros is the God they're using as their base. However something else is lingering in that area too," Zeus informed the Magus, "And I also heard that Minerva has made it back to your world, Athena wasn't acting like herself."
Ritsuka nodded, crossing his arms. "Minerva is currently being repaired by Archimedes and Da Vinci. They said a Divine Core is needed for her to be fully activated." He told the God.
Zeus nodded, seeing that the Chaldeans are on the right path. "You're on the right path, Ritsuka Fujimaru. Defeat the God of this Anomaly and restore Minerva, if she's here with you it's wise to listen to what she needs to say."
The black-haired man nodded, feeling tremors around him. He looks around the throne room of Olympus, starting to fade away into darkness. "It seems you're waking up, Ritsuka Fujimaru. Take heed of my advice Ritsuka Fujimaru, use Minerva well."
"I will, Zeus," Ritsuka watches the God fading away, his dream is slowly blacking. His eyelids open to Jane in the infirmary bedding, her cheeks still have evidence of tears pouring down.
"Ritsuka, wake up." The Magus turns to his wife, gently nudging him awake.
Ritsuka rubs his eyes, still sitting in the chair they set up for him. "Mashu, what's happening?" he asked the former Demi-Servant.
"Ritsuka, you've been here since last night. You need to get out, Madame Pomfrey can handle Jane." Mashu said, worried for her husband's wellbeing.
Ritsuka knew that the nurse here could take care of Jane, but inside of him, he felt guilty for letting Flat sacrifice himself. "Ritsuka, you can't think that Flat-san's death is on your hands. He knows that Lilith will kill you if you didn't make it out of there." She rested her hand on his shoulder.
"I know,"
"Now then, everyone's waiting in the Great Hall. I-It seems Morgan has done something to it." Mashu sighs, already seeing what the Queen of Faries has done with the place.
Ritsuka raised his eyebrow, curious what the Fairy Queen has done now. "What did she do now?" He asked his wife.
"What's going on? Why can't we enter the Great Hall!?" A Slytherin asked, outrage that the doors won't open for them.
"Let us in! We're students, we have the right to be here!" A Hufflepuff demanded.
Ron sighs, crossing his arms that the doors won't to the rest of them. "Ron, do you know what's going on?" Hermione walks up to her friend with Jamie and Colin.
"I'm not sure, the Great Hall's doors won't open to us." Ron explains to the bushy-haired girl. "This never happened before." He commented.
Jamie heard some scuffling behind some students. "Oh, here comes Filch with a ladder." The red-haired boy commented, watching the students move out of the way.
"Out of the way, mangy brats." Filch scruffs, placing the ladder in the center of the doorway. "Let's see, this her-no, not that one…Ah! Here we go-" He got down from the ladder, placing it to the side.
"What's going on here?" Everyone turns to see the Headmaster walking through the crowd with McGonagall, James, Lily, and Flitwick following him. "Everyone please make way, Mr. Filch what's happening with the door to the Great Hall?" He asked the caretaker of Hogwarts.
Filch looks at the Headmaster, "Nothing, it's just not letting anyone inside."
"Strange, very strange," Flitwick commented, never seen anything like this before,
Dumbledore took out his wand, checking the entrance. "It seems someone is influencing the Spirit of the Hogwarts itself." He commented, shocked to discover the problem.
James and Lily took note of the situation and acted accordingly. "Alright, every back to your dorms. Saber and Lancer will have the house elves deliver your food in your dormitory." Lily informed the crowd of students.
"Please, allow us, Professors, to handle this problem." James added to his wife's order to the student body.
Jamie and Colin look confused about what's happening. "I wonder what's happening?" Colin asked as his friend shrugs, not knowing too.
Ritsuka walks down the hall, passing each student with Mashu behind her. "Headmaster, what happened here?" He asked the old Wizard.
Koyanskaya, Ishtar, Merlin, Hinako, and Waver look behind them. "Master,"
"It seems the Great Hall is refusing to let the students or staff inside the hall." Waver informed his master of the situation.
"Yes, it seems something is influencing the Magic here." Merlin added, already knowing who's behind all this.
Hinako coughs, looking at her friend. "What do we do?"
"We confront them," Ritsuka made his way to the front of the Great Hall. Dumbledore and the others look at incoming Magus and his Servants, determined to help.
"Ritsuka, the Great Hall-"
"I'm quite aware, Headmaster." Ritsuka stood before the door to the Great Hall, he places his hands on both doors and the seal broke.
"Wait, how did he do it?"
"Is the castle only letting Professor Fujimaru in?"
"This is so confusing…"
Hermione gulps, the only conclusion she has for this strange magic is…"O-Oh no," She gulps.
"What? Hermione, what's going on?" Ron asked his friend.
Jamie tilts his head, "Is this has to do with…(The Forbidden Order?)" He whispers.
Hermione shook her head. "Even worst…" she watches as Ritsuka opens the door, being greeted by a darken Great Hall, everything inside changes. The candles that were lit with red flames were now blue.
Strange banners adorn the sides of the walls. The tables where the students once ate were now gone; replaced by black and blue carpets. In the center was a huge holographic globe that ominously turns each moment.
"W-What happened to this place?" Ron asked, seeing the darkness within the Hall.
"Forget about the Hall, look at the Staff table." Daphne points at the end of the hall.
Hermione gulps, seeing who's there at the end. "W-Wait is that-Isolde Liz!?"
"Where did she get that dress from? And what's with that crown on…is her hair red-violet?" Tracey asked, seeing Baobhan Sith, looking at the globe.
Dumbledore looks closer and saw the staff table replaced by a rather strange throne. Sitting on the throne is a woman in black, her crown has a black veil over her face, and next to her is a beefy woman with a huge pair of breasts.
"W-What's going on?"
"Headmaster, can you ask everyone to leave?" Ritsuka asked the old man for one simple request. "I do not want to cause a panic."
Dumbledore wasn't sure what's going on, but if Ritsuka wants everyone to leave it must be a good reason. "I want every student to leave this place, we'll handle things from here."
"But Professor-"
"That means you to-"
Waver coughs, causing James to look at the Pseudo-Servant. "It's fine, after all this is a matter, we've discussed before."
"O-Oh, alright Mr. Velvet." James looks at his wife before she shrugs. He looks at his son and friend. "You can stay, Jamie. But no funny business, you here?" he eyes his youngest son to behave.
Jamie and Colin nodded, "Yes sir,"
Lily claps her hands, guiding the students out with Hinako. "Alright, everyone returns to the dorms."
"Everything is under control. No need to worry." Hinako ensures the worried students. The True Ancestor nodded at lily, closing the door behind the children.
Once the door is shut, Ritsuka made his way over to the Fairies. He looks at the décor around them, smirking at the familiarity. "This reminds me of what you had on your throne room in Avalon Le Fay," He commented.
McGonagall and Flitwick's eyes widen at the mention of the Eternal Utopia. "Mr. Fujimaru, what are you-"
Morgan stood up, dismissing the hologram with just a wave of her hand. "I find it more comfortable to work in a familiar setting, Husband. I mean to revert this place to its tackey outline." The Lostbelt Queen was informed of her intentions.
Everyone froze at the title this strange woman has given him. "H-Husband!?" They all look at Mashu as if she's angry that this strange woman just called Ritsuka her Husband. However, her facial expression wasn't what they expect,
"Um…Mashu? Aren't you one-bit concern about this woman calling Ritsuka her Husband?" McGonagall asked the former Demi-Servant if she is even concern.
Mashu shook her head, "No, this is how Berserker-san addresses Ritsuka." She explains to the group. "She doesn't mean that they're married. She knows her limitations."
Lily steps forward, "Excuse me mis-"
"That's her Majesty to you, Witch!" Barghest glares at the human Witch for speaking informally to her queen.
Lily looks confused just like everyone; sure the black-dressed woman looks like a Queen, but something is off about her. "I-I apologize for not being formal with you, y-your Majesty." Lily apologizes to Morgan and her Knights.
Flitwick cleared his throat, walking forward in the Dark Lady's presence. "I-If I may, your Majesty." Morgan looks down at the Hybrid between Goblin and Wizard. "W-Why did you change Hogwarts's décor?" he asked the Berserker.
"Yes, this school is traditional-"
"I already know what this school is. I have personally visited it in the past." Morgan eyes the Wizards, expression no emotion whatsoever.
James blinks, hearing that she attended Hogwarts. "S-So, you're a Witch then?"
The Servants froze, seeing the hatred bubbling in the Fairies. "Um, James best now call them a Witch." Merlin suggested, trying to prevent any problems.
Morgan decides to overlook the transgression of these Wizards. "You're very fortunate that my Husband is here. If he wasn't, I won't hesitate on ordering my Knights on you all." Her words, cause every single Wizard in the room to shiver in fear.
"S-So, back to the décor." Dumbledore coughs, changes the subject as fast as he can. He senses a great hostility from this woman, someone who he must not trifle with.
Baobhan Sith skips around the Hall, uncaring for their strange look. "Personally, I kinda like it this way. It reminds me so much of home."
"Archer,"
The Archer sighs, walking over to a chair that materialized before her. "You're no fun, Step-father." Sith made a pouting face.
"STEP-FATHER!?"
Ritsuka smiles at the group, wanting to clear things for them. "It's a Servant thing, I wouldn't think too much of it." He said before looking at Morgan. "So, have you found anything yet?"
Morgan nodded, summoning the hologram once more. "Indeed, a Bounded Field is located in this particular location." She points to the end of the Forbidden Forest.
"We believe that's where the enemy is located." Barghest added to her Queen's answer. "Now all is left is the battle plan."
Baobhan Sith leans back in her chair, "We three agreed to stay here with Saber, Caster, and Saber to protect the students. We still need a battle plan for you and the others."
"H-H-Hold on, what is going on?" McGonagall had enough with all this secrecy and mystery. "Just you are you three and what is going on here?"
"EEEEEEEHHHHHHHHH! WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE!?" Everyone looks to the entrance of the Hall, dreading to see one peculiar girl. "I THOUGHT UMBRIDGE GOT RID OF HER!?"
Ishtar sneers at who this person is. "Oh great, it's that bitchy princess." The Goddess commented who just appeared.
"Archer," Hinako scolded the Mesopotamian Goddess.
The Archer looks at the True Ancestor, raising her eyebrow. "What? You all have to agree that this Ginny is annoying."
Koyanskaya nodded, agreeing with the Pseudo-Servant's statement. "I have to agree with Archer on this one. It took a lot out of me to prevent myself just to poison her." The Alter Ego sneers at the young Witch.
Ginny walks up to Mashu, angered that she's here where she's supposed to be gone from Harry's life. "How dare you show up here after all that happened! Thanks to you my popularity within the school is gone, and they all support you and your bastard so-"
A loud clang of metal interrupts the red-haired girl's rambles. Ginny looks at the one who interrupts her being the one Servant before her. "That is quite enough, I will not let a foolish Witch talk to my Husband and his wife like that." Morgan walks forward.
"Oh? And what are you going to do about it?" Ginny raised her eyebrow at the Queen of the Fairies; not realizing who she is.
Hermione, being the girl she is tries to stop her childish rantings. "G-Ginny, d-don't make M-Berserker angry. You have n-"
"Hermione, if Ginny wants to pick a fight with Berserker, then let her." Ron said, can't handle his sister's attitude.
"Yeah, Ginny is so annoying!" Jamie commented.
Ginny glares at Morgan, ignoring the other Fairy Knights' glares towards the Witch. "I do not know who you are and what your goal here is. But one thing is for sure, you have no right to tell me to shut my mouth you Dark Lady bit-" Ginny gasps, feeling a bit drained. "W-What i-is-"
Ginny fell on the floor, looking up at the Berserker draining her Magical Core. "You know, this spell allowed me to exterminate the Wizards in my world. Their overconfidence was their folly which causes their utter destruction." She said, not even smiling.
McGonagall gasps at the Magic being pulled out of Ms. Weasley's body. She turns to Dumbledore, with worried eyes. "Albus, do something; Ms. Weasley is in pain!" She urges the Headmaster to do something even though she doesn't like how the girl is acting in school.
"Uh…Right," Dumbledore walks over to the Lostbelt Servant, wanting to stop whatever she's doing to Ginny. Not that he likes Ginny, but it's merely a duty of an adult to help children in need. "Y-Your Majesty, Ms. Weasley has suffered from a mental disability; thinking she deserves everything-"
"I DO NOT! EVERYTHING SHOULD BELONG TO ME! I'M THE GIRLFRIEND OF HARRY POTTER!" Ginny glares at the woman who is doing this to her. "Just the hell are you? I demand-"
Morgan glares down at the red-haired girl with piercing electric blue eyes. "I am a Lostbelt Servant, Berserker. I ruled Britain for over two thousand years before my Husband brought me down."
"W-What!?"
"A-A Lostbelt Servant? Aren't those people who came from failed timelines?" Lily looks at the other Koyanskaya for confirmation.
Koyanskaya nodded, "Oh yes, this peculiar group of Servants are one not to be trifle with." The Alter Ego smiles sadistically.
"A What?" Ginny raised her eyebrow, not sure what she means by that. "What are you-"
"Servant, Berserker; my True Name is Morgan Le Fay, Queen of Avalon Le Fay!" Morgan introduced herself to the Wizards.
Everyone froze, hearing what her name was. "M-M-M-Morgan L-Le Fay…" Dumbledore's eyes widen with fear, fear for the Darkest Lady that ever lived has returned to Hogwarts
James was shocked with fear, he knew that Ritsuka's Servants are Heroes and Villains of the past. But he didn't expect Morgan Le fay to be one of them, she's just…just too despicable to be a Servant.
Ron looks at Hermione wasn't expecting silence as her reaction. She being silent means only means one thing. "YOU KNEW ALL ALONG!?" He shouted in shock that she hid the information from them.
Hermione looks at Ron, expressing the fear for the Dark Lady. "HOW CAN I TELL THAT OH! THE DARKEST LADY IN WIZARD HISTORY IS ASLO A SERVANT OF RITSUKA!" She exclaims.
Jamie just stares, in utter shock that the woman who has done despicable things in the past with Merlin. "I-I-"
"I need to go," Lily said, walking to the exit to cool her mind.
James notices his wife leaving the Great Hall, "Lily, wait!" he ran after her, trying to find out what's wrong.
"Morgan, that's enough," Ritsuka orders the Berserker to release Ginny from her thrall.
Morgan obliges to her Husband's will, letting the foolish girl out of her spell. "As you command, my Husband." She watches Ginny getting up, stepping away from the Queen.
Ginny hyperventilate at the mere sight of the Dark Lady. Her face scrunched up before crying out of fear for her. Merlin walks to the door, watching the spoiled brat leaving the room. "Well, that's anticlimactic. Here I thought she would start rambling again." The Grand Caster commented.
"I rather not listen to her squabbling thank you." Ishtar crossed her arms. "If anything, I think this was the final straw for her." She smiles.
"Awe, I would've wanted to use my Noble Phantasm on her." Baobhan Sith walks up to the two Servants.
Ritsuka looks at Dumbledore, fearing for the Lostbelt Queen. "So, Dumbledore, this here is Morgan Le Fay. The Lostbelt Queen of Avalon Le Fay, and the Fairy Queen. Her two companions are known as Baobhan Sith or Fairy Knight Tristan." Dumbledore's eyes widen at the name of the Roundtable Knight that was taken by the feared Vampiric Fairy in Wizard History.
"And Barghest, Fairy Knight Gawain." Ritsuka motions to the beefy woman, who remain oddly quiet during to confrontation.
Dumbledore looks at the Fairy Knight standing next to the throne then at Morgan standing next to Mashu. "I-I guess it's an honor to meet you all but from the shock, my compatriots are expressing; you should start explaining things." He suggested, feeling too old for any more shock.
Lily huffs in the halls, she shouldn't be too shocked that Ritsuka summons Morgan Le Fay. However, that doesn't change the fact she is Morgan Le Fay, the darkest and evilest Witch in History. The fear for the Witch outnumbers her reasoning tenfold. "Lily! Wait!"
The red hair woman turns around, seeing her husband rushing over to her. "Lily, wait; I know this is all too much." James huffs, finally catching up to her. "First was the Knights of Round and King Arthur being Ritsuka Servants and now Morgan and her version of the Roundtable. I completely understand how you are-"
"It's not that James, Morgan Le Fay. The Witch we've learned ever since we're young is here." Lily said, concern for Ritsuka. "I'm just concern for Ritsuka's safety. For all, we know that she might be using Ritsuka for her personal gain!" She expresses her concern for the Magus.
"I get what you mean, Ritsuka has control over her-"
"And the Roundtable too! What if that control is reversed? What if-"
"I wouldn't worry about that." The two concerned parents turn around seeing a blonde woman, her hair tied in a bun and a blue dress in silver armor. "Master can handle any Servant that is willing to make a contract with. Especially with Morgan."
Lily saw the woman, calmly saying those words. "W-Who are you? Your appearance looks familiar." The Witch points out to the woman.
"Can you tell us your name?" James asked this woman, presuming to be one of Ritsuka's Servants.
The woman nodded, she places her hand on her chest. "I go by Saber, my name is Arturia Pendragon. I'm one of the first Servants that master summoned to Chaldea." Arturia introduces herself to the parents of her master.
"Arturia Pendragon?" Lily questions the name, she gasps at the last name she possesses. "A-Are you related to Arthur Pendragon!?" She asked the woman before her.
"A-A daughter perhaps?" James added to his wife's question.
Arturia shook her head, "None of those; I'm the King Arthur of master's home dimension. And yes, I am indeed a female; Merlin and I just hid my true gender from the public eye." The King introduces herself.
Both Potters stare in shock at the Saber Servant. "T-Then who i-is that man with Ritsuka? H-He's King A-Arthur too!" James asked, comprehending that King Arthur was a female instead of a male.
"Ah yes, Arthur. If I have to guess, your world's King Arthur. Since Merlin was summoned here as well." Arturia explains to the two. "This topic is a complicated one to process."
"S-So Merlin is here as well!?" Lily exclaims, not seeing any old men around Ritsuka.
Arturia smiles, "Merlin is a tricky one. But this isn't the cause of your concern am I right?" she asked the two.
Lily coughs, regaining her composer. "Right, sorry. It's just Morgan-"
"Morgan Le Fay, my half-sister. Yes, we're quite aware that she's here." Arturia answered for her. "What about her?" she asked.
"It's Morgan Le Fay! The Dark Lady, she has conducted many dark deeds including Black Magic!" James expresses his concern about her being here. "How come you're not…concern, your Majesty? She literally said she caused a genocide of Wizards with her so-called Fairy Knights!"
Arturia nodded, understanding where he's coming from. "Morgan from what I read about her, has her problems with Wizards. I too have my fair share with them." She looks at them, their eyes widen at what she said. "I harbor no malice towards your people; I have dealt with the Wizards in a non-aggressive manner by establishing laws with my Merlin."
"S-So you made the laws for your Wizarding World?" James asked, only thought that Merlin was the one who did that.
"Merlin handles the Magical prospects, but I handle the law making. In any case, " Arturia cleared her throat. "Morgan has her issues with Wizard Kind like them relying on Magic for everything, but after discovering master was a Wizard too at the very end she changed. She started to respect him for not relying on Magic solely, if anything just trust master to handle everything."
Lily and James look at each other, hearing what their former King has to say. "I-I guess you're right, we've been looking at this the wrong way," Lily said.
"If Morgan respects Ritsuka, enough to make a contract with him…then I guess we can trust her for now." James concluded, finally realizing that Ritsuka's in control.
Arturia smiles at them, "I'm happy you realize that Lord and Lady Potter. We Servants may be enemies in the past, however, right now we're allies for our master." She explains to the Wizard and Witch. "So for the time being, I suggest that you work with Morgan to save your World."
James and Lily smile, looking at the King of Knights. "Thank you, your Majesty, for making us feel better." They head back to the Great Hall, ready to work with Ritsuka.
Arturia smiles seeing them disappearing down the hall. A figure stood behind her, watching the whole thing. Arturia turns around to the figure, blinking at him. "Did I do good? I'm not that experience dealing with Wizards or Witches before," she places her hands behind her.
"You did well, Caster." Arturia's Glamour charm fades away. Her dress turns into a white coat and a blue cape with a blue hat. Her hair reverts to her usual pigtails.
"Thank you, Sir." Castoria smiles gleefully at the figure. "I guess I have to return to Melromarc right? Do you have…" she asked.
The figure nodded, "Yes, I have provided a Saint Graph for the ruler of the land. Try your best to hold off the corruption of that world as best as you can."
Castoria nodded, seeing the portal back to the world. The figure handed the Saint Graph over to the Lostbelt Arturia, "We'll try our best," She walks into the portal, leaving the mysterious figure alone.
The figure smiles, closing the portal that Castoria entered before opening his. "We'll meet soon, Ritsuka." He walks inside his portal before closing it within it.
AN: Surprised? The final battle is upon the Chaldeans, please leave a comment or review.
