AN: I have updated some parts of Chapters 1- 14 in Fate Grand Order: New Order. I'm planning to update them along the way to try to make it better. Enjoy the chapter.
Ch 8 Wedding Drama
Hermione was sitting with her parents and Sigurd with Brynhildr enjoying the time at the reception. "I have to say, it's been a while since we've had fun like this," Dawn said taking a sip from her glass.
"Yes, the wedding was nice," Edward added. "I can see why you two would serve Mr. Fujimaru," he spoke to the two Servants.
"Well, things were a rocky start from the first time we've met." Sigurd jokes with the two. " But we worked it out eventually."
Brynhildr nodded. "I was…the first one who join…Chaldea then…Saber." she held on her chest. "With master's help…I can control my…emotions around my husband."
Dawn was interested in what the Valkyrie meant by that. "Well, that's good for you, Lancer." She smiles at her.
"Thank you, Lady Gr-" Brynhildr among the rest of the Servants turn their head to the door leading to the gazebo feeling a presence similar to a god.
"Lancer? Saber? What is it?" Hermione notices the two looking at the doorway.
Edward, Dawn, and Jasmine notice the Servants looking at the door. "What's going on?" Jasmine questioned.
"I-I do not know," Edward answered his daughter.
"All of you, stay behind us." Sigurd stood up from his chair.
"W-What do you mean, Saber?" Dawn asked the Servant.
Brynhildr transforms into her Servant form with her lance in her hands. The Grangers gasps at the sight of the weapon that was in her hands. "H-How did you do that?" Dawn stammers, a bit shocked by her change of clothing.
Jasmine looks around to see most of the Servants changed into their Servant forms, ready to face the enemy right outside the venue.
"H-Hermione what's going on?" Dawn held her daughter's shoulder.
Hermione looks around the venue seeing Servants ready to fight, Raikō scramble over to Romani with Tiamat and Kingu protecting him with their being. "Mum, Dad, Jasmine, I-I think something bad is going to happen."
"Hermione," Draco, Ginny, and Daphne ran up to her.
Hermione looks at her friends coming over to her family. "Draco, everyone do you know what is going on?"
"No clue, Rider told me to head over to you and Saber," Ginny explains,
"We're hoping that you would know," Daphne added.
Dawn steps in with her daughter's friends. "Where are the others? Are they alright?"
Draco nodded to the worried mother. "Yes, they're with Charlie and Lancer. They're safe with them."
The doors burst open to a familiar deity to the Chaldeans. Caenis rushes at her with her shield and spear. "HA!" The Lancer thrust her spear at the Goddess only for her to dodge. "Don't think you that you can just show up and ruin this vacation, damn bitch!" Caenis thrust her spear at her multiple times only for her to dodge at each one.
"Hohohoho, Caenis it's been a while." Aphrodite did a summersault kicking her chin in the process.
"Damn bitch!" The Lancer charges in with her shield determine to bash her head with it.
Aphrodite smiles, moving to the side and grabbing her spear in the process. "Not quick on your feet now, eh Caenis!" She grabs on her spear and spun around, letting her go.
"WAAAHHHH!" Caenis was thrown at Shuten, Heroine X, and Ibaraki.
Penthesilea, Mori Nagayoshi, Achilles, and Suzuka Gozen jumps in the air and rushes at the Goddess at all ends. "AAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!" Penthesilea spun her balls and chains trying to hit the Goddess.
"HAHAHAHAHA!" Mori smashes his lance on the ground where Aphrodite where she stood. The red-haired Berserker looks around him, looking for that damn Goddess. "Where did she-GAH!"
Aphrodite landed on Mori's head and smash it on the floor. Achilles tried to jab his spear at the Goddess and Penthesilea took out her daggers and tried to slash her. Achilles missed her body by a millimeter. "How-?"
The Goddess let out a small chuckle before grabbing the Berserker's chains. "What!?" Penthesilea was hurled over Achilles causing them to impact the wall.
"HA!" Suzuka swung her katana at Aphrodite, dodging in the process "Talk about difficulty, no wonder the Servants who stood against the Olympians had a hard time." The Saber slashes vertically and horizontally at her.
"Hehehe, this is so much fun." Aphrodite dodges the slashes and punches the Servant in the face, flying her back to the wall.
Castor and Pollux nodded and jump alongside Galahad, Musashi, BB, and Arthur about to strike Aphrodite down when she smiles. "You think numbers will take down a Goddess?" a light blue circle appears around her. "Think again Servants!" the circle spun around and expand causing those who try to strike her were sent flying.
"W-What is she?" Neville's eyes widen that a single woman was able to defeat multiple Servants.
Luna closer to the woman, she instantly knows who she is. "I-Impossible, the world wouldn't let her materialize in this plain!"
Fred and George look at the blond girl beside her. "What do you mean!?" The said in unison.
"She's powerful," Edward observed the fight.
"S-She was able to take down multiple people," Jasmine added seeing Saitō and Himiko try to jump her only to be thrown to the other side of the room.
"DIE!" Nobunaga summons her rifles and a barrage of bullets was shot at the Goddess.
Aphrodite jumps in the air landed behind the Demon King. "Bullets wouldn't hurt me, Archer." She kicks her forward and punches Okita who impact Hijikata.
"Just who is she? And how can she do that unless she's a dark wizard you talk about Hermione." Dawn held her daughter and the others close.
"N-No she isn't, but I felt like I saw her from somewhere." Hermione tries to remember where she seen that woman.
"Hey, Artemis." Orion taps the Goddess's hair.
Artemis nods to what Orion indicates. "Alright," she held the small bear in her hands. "I release you, Darling." Orion has transformed into his Grand Archer form and steps aside.
The Goddess of the Moon's body began to glow brightly. "Enemy Intelligent Detected…Barriers shutting down…Transmitting Programing…3 seconds…2 seconds…1 second…Transmission Complete." Artemis shines bright causing some attention from the crowd,
"Now we have an upper hand." Goldolf smiles he turns to the Goddess and held out his hand. "Go and destroy that woman Archer!"
Kadoc turns to Anastasia, "Caster go, this an enemy that must be destroyed."
Anastasia nodded agreeing with her former master. "Of course master Kadoc."
"Archer, you go too. As the Preservers of Humanity, we must defeat her at all cost." Peperoncino said to Aśvatthāman.
"You got master Peperoncino." Aśvatthāman materializes his disk and charges in with Anastasia.
Hinako turns to Xiang Yu who summons his swords. "I'll back you up," The Assassin summons daggers in her hands.
"Much appreciated, Mei-ren." Xiang Yu responded by charging at the Goddess with his wife by his side.
"Systems check, Program Inserted, First Noble Phantasm… Aletheian Program…Activate." Artemis's dress turns from white and red to blue and black. A strange mask was over her eyes and her smile was gone, replaced by an emotionless one.
"W-Wha-"The Grangers stared at the Goddess before them.
Aphrodite turns to her sister and smiles. "Dear Sister, you've reverted to your Aletheian self."
Artemis aims her bow at her as an arrow of light forms in her bow. "Target selected, releasing arrow in 3…2…"
"By my Command Seals! I order for everyone to stop!" a blue aura spreads out in the room, freezing the Servants, including Artemis and Aphrodite in their place.
Everyone turns to Ritsuka and Mashu walks into the venue unharmed by the Goddess, "Ritsuka, what is the meaning of this!? That's the enemy from the Olympus Lostbelt!" Goldolf points at the Olympian.
Ritsuka turns to Goldolf and the other Mages. "Don't you have minds to wipe, Goldolf?" Ritsuka glares at the former director.
Goldolf looks at the Grangers and the staff who were protected by Servants. "Tch, fine. But we're still going to discuss this later Mr. Fujimaru." he walks over to the Grangers.
"W-What's going on here?" Edward asked the plump man.
Goldolf sighs and motions his arms to the left. "Please follow us, we'll explain to your family about the incident." He lied as they comply.
Hermione was about to follow them when Draco grabs her arms. "You know the procedure, Granger. I'm sure you study about it in the study guide, 'Anything that involves with Mysteries must stay within the staff of Chaldea or the Mage's Association.'" He informs her.
"So that means my parents and siblings too, huh." Hermione sighs, "Things were a lot different when the old Ministry was still around."
"I know you feel wrong keeping secrets from your family, but this-"
"Is for their safety from our work." Hermione finished his statement. "I know,"
"Come now, that's enough of that. I can tell that Ritsuka is going to explain what's going on." Daphne changes the subject.
Ginny nodded, "I want to know what is going on."
They went over to Ritsuka and Mashu who were in between the Olympian Gods and Servants gather around them.
"Fujimaru, you can't be serious. Trusting her of all deities!?" Ishtar scolded her master. " It's what a fool would do!"
"I would've put it in a different phrase than what Ishtar said, but she has a point." Emiya crossed his arms. "She's from the Olympus Lostbelt, not from Pan Human History. She can't be trusted after the whole event."
Ritsuka held out his hands, trying to calm everyone down. "Yes, I know how everyone feels about her being here- "
"She minded controlled the entire population of humans on Olympus." Agravain glares at the Goddess who just smoke away. "What say that she'll try to do the same thing here."
"Agravain, she was under Zeus's control. She didn't have a choice in the matter." Lancelot added.
"But she doesn't have any respect for humans at all," Castor argued. "Even if she wasn't manipulated by father, she is incapable of love." He explains remembering what she was like during those meetings with Zeus.
"HA! Don't talk that you have respect for humans," Mordred laughs at the Demi-God. "You hated them back then, and you still do bastard." She crossed her arms.
Castor spun his discus in his palms ready to fight the Knight. "Want to say that again insets brat!" He glares at her.
"Yeah, I want to say that again you dumbass Demi-God." Mordred summons Clarent in her hands ready to throw down with Castor. More Servants got into a heated conversation, Ritsuka felt he needs to use another Command Spell on all of them when…
Pollux steps into the violent conversation between the two hotheads. "Alright, that's enough! The fight is finished, get over it. Both of you!" Pollux scolded them both.
"Tch, fine." Castor dismisses his discus.
Mordred huffed dismissing Clarent from her hands. "Bastard."
Ritsuka sighs that the conflict was resolve before anything happens. "Thank you, Pollux-"
"I still don't believe trusting her is the right choice, however since you're our master we trust your decision even it's sketchy." Pollux glares at Aphrodite.
Ritsuka looks at his other Servants. "How about you all?" What's your take on this?"
"Master, as long as you are on the path of protecting Humanity then I shall follow you until the end. I trust your decision." Arthur claims his loyalty, many nodded to his proclamation seeing their master is never wrong in these types of situations.
Arturia looks at the fox who just glares at the Goddess. "Koyanskaya, what's on your mind?" the King of Knights asked her.
Koyanskaya looks away from her. "Nothing, just thinking how the Mage's Association and United Nation will take when they learn that another Olympian joins the ranks." She sighs.
"A truly remarkable thing that our master did, not only he tamed one Olympian but two in their Lostbelt selves." Holmes took a smoke.
"Indeed, one should collapse from the amount of Magical energy they possess however master is the definition of impossible," Moriarty smirks at his master.
Caenis looks at the Grand Archer and Caster standing side by side to each other. "So, what you Grands think about this?" The Lostbelt Servant asked the two powerful Servants in the room. "What you say?"
Orion looks at the Grand Caster who had his eyes close. "Mmmm, I see…She can be useful in the future…but who knows, the future is perfectly fine." Merlin smiles causing some to stare at him.
"So you're telling us that nothing will happen in the future?" Kadoc crossed his arms, "Well that's good-"
"You're thinking of this world's future, Mr. Zemlupus." Kirei steps into the conversation. "There are other worlds with their own future."
"What do you mean by that?" Peperoncino asked the priest.
"Simple, each world has their future laid out by Gaia. For any of those who have clairvoyance they need to be on that world to see their future." Orion explains to them.
Da Vinci nodded, understanding what she must do. "I'll have Chaldeas recalibrated to see other worlds, this will take a day or so to recalibrated it." the Tech Advisor said to everyone.
"Alright, you go on that Da Vinci." Ritsuka looks at Artemis who looks like she ready to kill her sister. "Artemis." He called out to the Lostbelt Servant.
Artemis looks down at the human who she calls master. -ZZZ- Scanning…Scanning, Scan complete…identification Humanity's final master…Alias Ritsuka Fujimaru, designation master. -ZZZ-
"Yes, master." Artemis looks down at her master.
"Can you revert to your Orion form, please?" Ritsuka asked the Goddess.
Artemis nodded, complying with her master. "Order accepted," she travels to Orion. The Grand Archer closes his eyes, knowing this must be done. Their bodies began to glow reverting to the previous form.
After the light show, the two returned to their regular Archer form. "Apologies for being all emotionless and robotic master, but you know how I am in my Aletheian form." The Artemis he knows was back to her cheery self.
"Yeah, back to my fluffy weak state." Orion tears up, already missing his freedom from Artemis.
Artemis clutches Orion in his arms, ignoring his cries of pain. "Oh Darling, if you say that then extra punishment will be served tonight." She sang, floating away from the crowd.
Ritsuka smiles before noticing his friends watching the conversation. Mashu notices them too and tugs on Ritsuka's sleeve. "Ritsuka-kun, I'll check on Romani-kun I'm pretty sure Hermione-chan and the others want an explanation."
"So much for a peaceful and fun reception." Ritsuka sighs before being patted on the back by Chen Gong,
"Master, what's a wedding reception without a little bit of drama." Chen Gong cheered up his master with a little joke.
Many chuckles at his joke knowing all too well that weddings aren't weddings without drama.
"Thanks…Caster for the…words of wisdom." Ritsuka stares at Chen Gong, not really in a laughing mood.
"Hehe, anything for you my master." Chen Gong walks away leaving Ritsuka alone with the remaining humans.
Ritsuka walks up to the group with a wary smile, "I guess I have some explaining to do," he rubs the back of his head.
"Yeah, I want to know who's that woman smoking in the corner and why Archer changed into two people?" Ginny said, excited from the epicenes of the fight.
Hermione sighs, "I'm quite curious as well, what just happened just now."
Draco, Daphne, and Luna look at each other knowing this topic will be complicated for the five.
"Come with me, it's going to be a long one to explain." Ritsuka search for a place more private to tell them.
"Uh, Ritsuka, how about outside? No one's there as of right now." Neville suggested.
"It's private,"
"And some breathing space in case you need a moment." The twins added to Neville's suggestion.
"Alright, follow me, everyone." Ritsuka led his team of new employees outside the venue.
Once everyone was settled, he looks at them with a serious expression. " What I'm going to say will be impossible for a human to accomplished by himself, however mine is a unique case." The Magus started.
"We're listening, Ritsuka," Ginny said, ready to hear what he got to say.
"As you all know, Chaldea has been through many adventures to restore Humanity. This involves the Lostblets." Ritsuka said to them.
"A diversion of an event in history that went off the rails of Proper Human History, am I right?" Hermione asked her future boss.
Ritsuka nodded. "Yes, upon these Lostbelts I have encountered many Lostbelt Servants. Many have powers akin to Gods, but there are two places where the Gods remain and continued the Age of Gods."
"Atlantis, and Olympus." Draco continued.
"W-We knows what you've faced in those places after you showed us during the Third Task," Fred said, still comprehending that Ritsuka faced the Gods of Olympus.
"Man, you were awesome when you faced those Gods," George smirks, giving a thumbs up. "But what does this have to do with those women that were fighting back there?" he asked not really getting where this was going.
In Ginny's mind her brain clicks, the power she felt from those women. "I-It can't be, are you saying that those two are the Olympian Gods!?" Ginny concluded.
Hermione and the others have their eyes widen; they look at Ritsuka for confirmation on what Ginny said. "Yes, those two are the Olympian Gods from the Losbelts." He confirms her suspicion.
"B-But they were cruel from what you showed us!? T-They tried to kill you!" Neville exclaims.
"How can you let them be in the Human realm? They can destroy civilization as we know it!" Hermione shouted, knowing they are that powerful to do that.
"Can you,"
"Really trust them, Ritsuka? We understand,"
"Why Goldolf was in a panic along with Pepe, and"
"Kadoc. They know what power those two process!" the twins feared the power of the Gods.
Luna spoke up behind the new Chaldeans. "I know this might be a shock for you, Artemis is on our side since Okeanos,"
"ARTEMIS! THE GODDESS OF THE MOON!?" Hermione exclaims at the mention of the name. "B-B-But, how? I-I thought summoning a God or Goddess is impossible, even the Ministry deems it impossible."
"Well it's a complicated process, for a divine being to become a Servant they must either give up a portion of their divinity by borrowing a human vessel or hijack a summoning, like Orion and Artemis," Ritsuka explains to the five. "It's a really complicated topic to go into."
"I-I see-Wait, ORION!?" Hermione felt lightheaded, ready to faint from the amount of information she was given.
Daphne sighs, shaking her head. "I don't get why you're so shocked, you're already inform that Servants are Heroic Spirits from history." She glares at the former Gryffindor girl.
Hermione turns to Daphne with a deadpan look. "Look, a bunch of these Heroes is dead. Seeing them alive and new information about them was reveal, how do you think I'm reacting right now, Daphne!" She shouts at her. "I'M FREAKING OUT ALMOST EVERY DAY!"
"Hermione calm down. you'll attract attention to us." Luna tried to calm her friend from the excitement she's experiencing.
The former Gryffindor blushed, embarrassed that her fangirling got out of hand again. And in front of her boss no less. "S-Sorry," she sheepishly apologizes.
"It's alright, Hermione. I didn't exactly prepare you, newbies, on what Servants you'll be working alongside wit." Ritsuka scratches his head.
"So, back to the topic. That other Goddess." Draco got back to the topic. "How did she exactly manifest in this world and era? A Goddess of that standard can't materialize, exceptionally one from a Lostbelt." He glares at his family friend.
"Well-"
"My father has sent me here, by forcibly embedding my Spirit Origins to a woman that a bit like me in a sense." Everyone turned around and saw Aphrodite walking calmly to the gazebo they were in.
"You were listening in the conversation, Aphrodite." Ritsuka places his hands on his side. "Why I'm not surprised that you would do that."
"APHRODITE!?" Ginny, Neville, Fred, and George exclaims after hearing her name.
Hermione stares at the Goddess before fainting on the ground. "Woah!" Ritsuka caught the falling girl and help her got up.
"A-A-A-A-A-" Hermione was shaking as she points to the Goddess.
Aphrodite puffs out smoke from her cigarette and smirks. "Yes human girl, I'm the Goddess of Love and the Electronic Data Warfare-"
"That's too much information, Aphrodite!" Ritsuka scolded the Goddess.
Aphrodite glares at Ritsuka for interrupting her introduction to the mortals. "Tch, what did I say when I formed a contract with you Human? I said to treat me as a Goddess." She claims.
Ritsuka blinks remembering when she first reintroduces herself to him and Mashu. "That was your contract to me? Should've known when you said Servant Assassin." He sighs. "Anyways glad to have you with us, Aphrodite."
Aphrodite blinks before turning her head to the side. "Mmph, well I should be the one saying that. But it doesn't matter anymore." She walks to the stone bench and sat down.
"W-Wow, when I hear about Aphrodite, she's kinda what I expected," Fred said a bit prideful when he thought Aphrodite would act that way.
Fred looks at his twin with a bit of shock. "Really? I always thought she would be filled with love and that."
"Same here, it seems history got her wrong like the others," Ginny said already knowing what the Mage's Association did to history.
Daphne walks up to Hermione whose face looks like it was frozen. "Hey, Hermione? Are you alright?"
"T-The Goddess of the Moon and the Goddess of Love…here…in the human world…I think I can die peacefully now." Hermione stares at the Assassin Servant.
"Try not, Granger," Draco said to her. He then looks at Aphrodite with one question in his mind. "Lady Aphrodite, I got a question for you. It's a matter of summoning."
Aphrodite threw away her cigarette on the ground, stepping on it. "How bold for a human asking me such a question…" she glares at Draco who remained calm from her gaze. "Very well, I'll allow it."
"Thank you, Lady Aphrodite," Draco inclines his head to the Goddess respectfully. "My question is how and who did you possess upon your materialization."
Aphrodite smiles at Draco, impressed he did not collapse from her presence. "Mmmm, I like your human, very well. My father Zeus forced me to assist Humanity's final master, the body I possess was a woman from the Mage's Association, Aoko Aozaki I think that's her name."
"Aoko Aozaki!? From the Aozaki family of the Archeology Department of the Association!?" Daphne's eyes were wide, even if they aren't well known as the Animuspheres and Greengrass; their work gave them a spot in the Top Mage Families within the Association.
"How is it possible? She's currently in the Archaeology Department, how can you have her body!?" Draco points at the Goddess, shocked that a well-known Magus was able to be possessed by a Goddess no less.
Aphrodite smiles at the shocked Mages, "Well-"
"The Aoko Aozaki you're possessing is from an alternate dimension." Luna concluded, "It's the only explanation,"
"Well, that makes sense, seeing Draco's and Daphne's reaction to this Aoko person. it's a logical conclusion." Ginny crossed her arms, accepting what it is.
"In any case, Aphrodite will be joining us in the Storm Border. Zeus gave me some viable intel that we're facing the Olympian Gods that sided with Humanity and was reprogrammed by this mysterious master." Ritsuka informs them of the details.
"Wait, you mean to tell us we're going to face the Olympians?" Hermione question after recovering from the shock. "That's a foolhardy and reckless move-"
"Hermione, you forgot. He defeated the Gods before and he can do it again." Draco told her once again.
Hermione nodded, "I was just scared that we're facing something beyond a human would face." She admitted.
"Everyone gets scared, Hermione," Ritsuka said to her. "Remember this, if you get scared and freeze up, relax your muscles and breathe. That's what I do when the odds are against us. I expect you all to remember this mini-lesson, this might help you in the future." He looks at the Chaldean wizards.
"We will," Everyone responded, taking it into heart.
Aphrodite snickers at the sight she just witnesses. "To think Humanity's final master would become a mentor" she smokes away. Ritsuka just stares at her and rolled his eyes.
Later that night, Ritsuka place Romani in his crib tucking him in while Fou curled up to the sleeping boy. "Night buddy, I'll see you in the morning." He smiles and left to his and Mashu's bed.
"Well, today was eventful." Ritsuka jokes, pulling the blankets and into the bed.
Mashu place down her book she was reading and smiles at her husband. "It has been…a unique wedding reception."
"Every wedding has some kind of family drama, Mashu." Ritsuka continues to joke. "Who would've thought that a Goddess of Love would interrupt a reception like that."
Mashu giggles, "Well, considering who she is; it's no surprise that everyone would react like that." She said leaning in Ritsuka's arms. "'At least we have another strong ally joining us to fight for the multiverse."
Ritsuka pulled her closer to his chest. "We sure do, but I worry about everyone else during the brawl. A lot of rules were broken during the fight."
"Oh, Holeth and Goldolf took care of that. They wipe their memories and adjusting them, so they remember that they had too much to drink." Mashu informs her husband.
"That's good." Ritsuka leans into Mashu's lips and kissed them. "I love you, Mashu."
"I love you too Ritsuka," Mashu replied as they fall asleep in each other's arms.
AN: How do you like it? Expect three new Servants coming in the later chapters, two are my OCs and the other is someone relatively new this year. Please leave a review. And Merry Christmas.
