I don't own fate man. All this shit Kinko Nasu and delight works...AND FINALLY A UPDATE. I KNOW IT'S BE TO LONG. Between having a job, getting fired from the job, covid and everything i really haven't bunker down to work on my fic. I mean i ORIGINALLY planned to have Olga be ALIVE during this series but Lost Belt 5 [SPOILERS] sure fucked that plan up.
Chapter 3: Devil Luck
"So that was..."
"Berserker. Normally he stays in his own territory but you must have REALLY bad luck to ray shift into his place. Your pretty amazing yourself for running away without getting caught and squash like a bug. You did the smart thing by not picking a fight with it."
So the gang (Consist of Mashu, Ritsuka, some blue hair robed dude and a certain white hair princess) traveling though the burning city of Fuyuki trying to not GAG at the smell of all that burning as Ritsuka reveal good old Olga Marie some how ray shifted with them somehow (Where everyone else?). What joy. Surely they want to baby sit the Animaspiral Princess while they're busy trying to not DIE to servants who can rip their head out like a grape fruit. Nicholas sigh as Mashu taking care of the Princess. Nicholas chat with the closet guy around here that his age.
"So how you meet tall blue and robed over there?"
"Castor san saved us when we were attack by Archer. We're gonna help him defeat Saber who holding the grail then this Singularity be over."
Huh that a optimistic way of lookin at thing as after reuniting with the team. Ritsuka brief him on what happen to him after he wake up in the burning city as he meet up with Mashu who some kind of half servant (WHAT IS THIS MAIN CHARACTER PLOT ELEMENT? AND WHAT WITH THE OUTFIT? IS IT SOMEONE FETISH?), rescue Olga Marie who got mobbed by mooks (Haha. The little princess can't save her self.) and rescue by your passing by Magician who Ritsuka inform him was the Irish super man. Cu something something...shit he really is bad with names.
Meanwhile he was afraid for his well being and damn near got smash into meat paste by the seven foot tall shadow giant with bulging muscle and a scream that make him wet his pants. Since Nicholas didn't do history home work he wonder who that was? Beowulf? Spartacus? Lu Bu?
What? He might be a killer but he not afraid to say Berserker of Fuyuki scared the hell out of him. That thing was more a force of nature then anything.
"Okay so i'm a bit slow. So let's just review our plan one more time. We try to navigate to some old dingy cave at the edge of town while avoiding Archer who stalking us from FAR away. Saber personal body guard and one of the last four remaining servants who we KNOW is actively hunting us from afar with nothing except a Half servant, A castor who probably sucked at close quarter combat and Mrs. Princess of the Enemasphere PLUS two SERVANTLESS masters. After that then we have to confront Saber who not only manage to BEAT Assassin, Rider, and Lancer but also posses A holy grail. "
"Sound right. And it's not Enemasphere it's Animusphere. Your not really good with complicated names are you?"
Ritsuka laugh a little as Nicholas scratch his head in embarrassment. It's a annoying thing he not quite happy about as he was distracted from the embarrassment a arrow flew toward him aiming for his head. By the time his instinct warning him there WAS DANGER the high speed arrow already at the point where dodging is impossible for him as Nicholas wasn't even to form the thought OH SHIT I'M DEAD.
Luckily? Cu the Castor simply push Nicholas away even quicker as the arrow seem to BEND in their path to avoid Cu. Nicholas collapse on the ground breathing heavily as he almost saw his life flash before his eyes. If Cu wasn't here Archer would have head shoot him.
"You forgot the fact we have a expert Archer hunting us right now runt? Be careful. That last shot was most likely to test the waters. See how we respond. If he wanted to he could have loaded one of his explosive arrow then Kaboom." Nicholas give a thanks to the man who saved his bacon as the team continue their travel cautiously.
Half a hour in and...
The Silence is frankly slowly killing Nicholas as he attempt to approach Olga Marie for some conversation since everyone on high alert. Between the fight against skeletons and shadowy servants there isn't very much else to do except talk. The arrow from Archer do make it hard to take a break for a long time as the formation is Mashu in front, Ritsuka her master right behind her, Cu by her side and Olga behind Ritsuka with Nicholas on the back just in case a sneak attack by enemies.
A perfect sandwich to protect Olga who frankly don't do much. Nicholas wasn't gonna bother Mashu who busy keeping all of them alive.
"So...how your first rayshift Princess?"
"Hmph."
Olga outright ignoring him. He DID cause a scene before they all got blown to smithereens. But Nicholas have a plan as he take something out of his pocket. A still rather well preserve candy bar. He found it by chance before Berserker found him and chase him across the city. Surely the princess most need ration.
"Oh look what should i do with this perfectly NOT smash candy bar? Sure the heat make it melt a little but it's still in it's wrap-"
Olga without even saying a thank you took the candy bar as Nicholas let out a whistle. Hook link and sinker...almost to easy.
"So NOW you have a snicker do you feel like talking?"
"Why? Just so you can try and make fun of me again. I know you don't respect me Closer. Unlike your father who was known to be a kind fool. Your a barbarian who killed and burn down whatever you don't like. If your name wasn't on the master potential candidate set up by my father i wouldn't even bother to recruit a blood thirsty monster like you. "
She not wrong though. Nicholas father while some mocked as a idiot who they can get free stuff from was well loved as people mourned the man when he pass. Nicholas...haven't really done much in heroics. He can't deny her calling him out to be a brute and his lack of respect toward her.
"That true i don't respect you. I think your a high and mighty princess who never did any hard work in your life. You were given the Chaldea institute after your father died. You never earn it. You simply inherit it like any other noble."
Oh yeah if Olga not afraid of Nicholas rep as a magus killer she for sure would have jump him right then and here as Nicholas soften his tone just a bit. While he is bored out of his mind and what he said come from the heart. He not here to just purposely antagonize her.
"But i also learn during my travel i can be quite the donkey ass and let my anger get the better of me.. I make snappy judgement and i'm not always right about my views on people. The punch first ask question later habit sure as hell don't make having friends any easier. So i don't mind being proven wrong about people. That they're NOT as bad as i assume them to be. Maybe you carrying shit i don't understand...but if we don't talk we're never gonna understand each other. So how about it? We exchange some small talk and maybe one day i call you the title you want and you can call me something that not "brute" or "savage"."
It's easy to get your head up your ass when there nothing but anger in your heart. Nicholas during his three years journey after his father death at fifteen had a lot of time to reflect and make plenty of mistakes himself as this is his own clumsy way of offering a olive branch to Olga. He started out thinking he was always in the right. That everything he done was justify till shit prove him wrong.
Honestly, he WAS about to hang up on his search for his father killer forever. He have travel multiple continents to find clues with no avail and was seeking to just let it go and live the rest of his life in the mountain till the Odd Bozark incident. After that the law came and the rest is history.
"Hmph. I don't need your acknowledgement or explain myself to you. But...it do seem even a brute like you have something call self conscious after all. Maybe there is hope for you after all."
"Bah. It's no use. Look at me trying to be nice for once...let's not stagger to behind of the others. I rather not having to protect your royal behind from the skeletons."
Even though Olga Marie didn't magically warm up to Nicholas. That harden on guard look around her eyes soften even if it's just a little bit.
"It's a trap?"
"For sure a trap."
The gang have the cave to Saber in sight yet the eerie silence is creeping everyone out as they STILL haven't fought Archer face to face yet. Since it's establish that arrows don't do jack shit to Cu. The Archer gonna have to confront the team sooner or later in person as Nicholas have one thing that been bugging the hell out of him as he and the gang hiding out in the woods nearby looking for signs of traps.
"You heroic spirit are all base on the greatest heros of the human order right? So who was Saber? I'm sure you told the others already but i wasn't paying attention."
"Saber? She King Arthur. Holy sword Excalibur? Blonde, stop growing after she gain the sword? "
She? Nicholas eye brow raise as he did NOT known King Arthur a woman. Cu finish his survey of the land and gave the gang a nod as they slowly head toward the cave. The closer they get, the thicker and heavier the mana is as it's practically leaking out.
Oh yeah they're VERY close the to Holy Grail.
"Let's get this shit done and get back into our bodies in 2015. I for one am ready to take a co-oh come ON! THAT JUST CHEATING."
Almost as if fate mocking Nicholas as soon as he think victory in sight. It began to RAIN swords, axe and lances as Ritsuka, Mashu and Olga who was closer to the exit got cave in as some of the sword collapse the cave entrance.
Leaving the unlucky Nicholas and Cu on the other side face to face with the hero of the bow.
"Seem like i was able to split the force down to half. Compare to the other Master who look green behind his eyes. You have killed before haven't you American? They really wouldn't stand much of a chance against her then."
Tall, dark and white hair. The man is in his mid twenty maybe with a body Nicholas sure can grate cheese with. The eyes of the Archer have that typical corruption effect you see in a manga as without a doubt the man approach Cu and Nicholas. Materializing a pair of Ying Yang sword. He intent to take care of the Castor and the human master who stand no chance against him as Cu bring Nicholas close and whisper something into his ear as all he can do is nod.
As the fight to the death began between servants. Nicholas only hoping Ritsuka and Mashu have more luck on their side.
