AN: One more chapter to go, enjoy the chapter.
Ch 76 It's Just the Beginning
Avenger of the Gallows watches from afar at the battle in a tree, waiting for the moment to reveal herself. "So, the battle is near its end." She giggles with glee.
"Indeed," An unfamiliar voice gave Avenger a scare. She turns around to a powder-blue short-haired and blue-eyed pale man, around his twenties. He wore white armor with the chest plate having light blue details. The notable thing about him was the silver wings on his back.
"Oh, you must be the Saber that Rider of Heaven summoned." Avenger blinks at him.
"Not just him," Another man with messy red hair with blue eyes appeared. He shared the same armor set but with red detailing. The man has silver wings as well, "We've been sent to collect you, Avenger of the Gallows."
Avenger smirks, "Well, as you can see things are coming to an end. Soon the last thing on master's list of items will appear."
"That's what you've said with that human who is contracted with our queen." Another man with short messy grey hair with green eyes appears. This time his amour detailing is an emerald green color. He too has silver wings on his back.
"Another one? Where did you all come from anyway?" Avenger asked the three men.
"We are Saber of Eden, the three of us share a Spirit Origin that." The red-haired Saber said.
"We've been informed of the Chaldean master's exploits, and our queen needs you back to our Anomaly for preparation." The grey-haired Saber said to her.
Avenger sighs, "Just wait for a few moments, that master is going to give us what we need without him realizing it." she smirks, looking back at the battlefield.
"Very well, Avenger of the Gallows; we shall wait." The powder-blue-haired Saber responded. The three Sabers hover around Avenger watching the battle to be finished. "But if this fails then we are to take you back by force."
"Fine,"
Hogwarts
Voldemort stared at the unscathed battlefield, releasing his Noble Phantasm that should destroy them all. Soon the golden light that deflected his Noble Phantasm diminish, revealing the same flowered battlefield. "My Lord, the enemies don't have a scratch on them! Avenger of the Gallows has lied to you!" Rabastan cried.
"No, she did not, this Noble Phantasm she calls it; can destroy Ritsuka Fujimaru's Servants." Voldemort glares at the field. "However it seems there's more than one Servant that can deflect my attacks. Rabastan, take the second wave and charge in!"
Rabastan looks at his Lord, surprised that he'll take such a reckless decision. He looks over it and complies with his orders. "Very well, my Lord." He turns to the remaining Death Eaters as they stood by, waiting for orders.
"EVERYONE! WE SHALL CHARGE INTO BATTLE!" Rabastan cried out, they all cried for battle-ready to charge in.
Voldemort raised both his hands once more, "Reloading Noble Phantasm…"
"You called me master?" Arturia asked him. She looks to the side and was shocked to see a person she never thought she meets again. "So you've been summoned to this era?"
Guinevere blinks before opening her mouth. "Art-" She paused, remembering her oath to her King.
Flashback
"Guinevere, can you swear an oath?" Arturia standing by a balcony asked of her.
Guinevere looks at Arturia gazing down at the streets of Camelot. "Anything my King," she replied.
The King of Knights looked over to her Queen and walks over to her. "Guinevere, you're aware of my true gender."
"Yes, I have been informed by your Court Mage about this matter before our engagement." The Queen of Camelot responded. "I do not mind if you're a woman, as long you care for your people then I can keep the secret."
Arturia closed her eyes before opening them. "Guinevere, I requested that you shall not reveal my true gender to anyone. Even your closes friends."
Guinevere nodded. "I understand, Arturia."
Arturia smiles at her, "And one more, you shall call me Arthur in public."
End of Flashback
"It's good to see you again Saber," Guinevere greeted her King.
Arturia blinks before she remembers the oath she made her keep. "It nice to see you too, Caster."
Mordred sighs, "So whore is still holding on to that oath."
Ritsuka and the others look at the two interacting with each other.
Hermione leans over to Draco's ears. "(Hey Draco? Those two seems to have an awkward…how should I put this?)"
"(Friendship?)" Draco lied, not wanting to spoil the surprise to her.
"(Not that, eh forget it. Also Sir Mordred looks a lot like Saber and Gray, do you have any ideas?)" Hermione asked him.
Draco was sweating, keeping his excitement down. "(T-Twins and Gray is like a descendant.)" He mentally slaps his head for giving away a crucial detail of the two.
Ginny heard them whispering, "(Sister huh, well I can see that.)" She whispers back.
He realizes the situation between them, "Uh, Saber I need you for something important."
Arturia turns to her master, inclining her head. "What is it, master?" She asked.
"Your Noble Phantasm, Voldemort cannot be destroyed by normal means. We need to take out the Holy Grail from his chest and-"
"I shalt be the one who will finish that False Beast." An Old man appears behind them, walking forward to the edge.
McGonagall gasps clearly spooked by his sudden appearance. "Dear Merlin, you gave me a scare-" she looks over to Merlin who just smirks at her way. "Sorry, Lord Merlin."
Merlin waves it off with a smile. "Oh no, don't mind me. It's a normal expression here on the Wizarding world."
"Alright," McGonagall looks away, fangirling within her old body.
"Apologies, I mean not to frighten thee." The Old man apologies to the headmistress.
Suddenly war cries of the enemy came from the other side of the field. Ritsuka and the others look at the field to see a big but small group of Death Eaters charging into the flowered field.
Ritsuka stood firmly near the edge of the wall, "ALL SERVANTS, RETREAT AT ONCE! THIS IS AN ORDER FROM YOUR MASTER!"
His Servants looked up at their master standing above them before seeing the Old man and Arturia. Lancelot turns to his allies, "Alright! We're retreating!" He dematerialized into his astral form. The other Servants look at each other and dematerialized.
"Wait, why are they retreating?" Hermione asked seeing the golden specks of dust, she looks at Ritsuka.
"Master, are you're sure that you want to accompany me?" Arturia asked him.
Ritsuka drew his blade once more. "Ritsuka?" Ginny asked, wonder why he would draw his katana.
"Well, your Noble Phantasm will be stronger if I'm next to you, Saber," Ritsuka responded to her question.
"But there will be advisories on the battlefield, as your Servant, I must ensure your-"
"Saber, how long have you known me?" Ritsuka asked the King of Knights.
Arturia sighs knowing the answer. "Far too long that you'll face the danger head-on with us master," She looks at him with a serious expression. "Very well master, I trust you can provide support."
"I shalt behest protection for thee both," The Old man said to them.
"You? Are you sure sir?" McGonagall was unsure about his decision to fight.
"Doth not worry headmistress, I shalt be fine." The Old man replied.
"Alright then, I shall provide you Fujimaru a way to stand beside Saber." Merlin raises his staff in the air drawing in the flowers, creating a pathway for his master. The Death Eaters fell in the water, struggling to keep afloat. "Now save Humanity once more, master!"
Ritsuka nodded, "Saber, let's go!" He jumps off the edge as Arturia joins with him causing the Chaldean Wizards to race over.
"What the-" Hermione and the others saw Ritsuka being caught by the pink flowers and Arturia landed on the surface of the Great Lake. "How is she standing on the surface!?' Ginny cried out in shock.
"Is it magic?" McGonagall guessed being shocked as well.
Ritsuka ran across the flower path with Arturia running alongside him on the water.
A Death Eater manages to gain buoyancy, "What happens to the ground-" He paused and saw Ritsuka on the path. "Damn bastard!" He leaps out of the water at Ritsuka with claws out.
Arturia saw the Death Eater and shift her head to her master. "Master, the enemy to your left!"
"I know, thanks!" Ritsuka inserted a white gem in his Katana as the blade begin to give off a white aura. "HA!" He slashes at the Death Eater releasing the aura diagonally, splitting him in half.
Ritsuka stopped near the middle of the Lake, "Saber, here!" He cried out.
Arturia stops in front of her master. "A perfect position master,"
Ritsuka held out his Command Seals, "By my order-" he paused realizing Death Eaters is surrounding him. "Shit,"
"STOP HIM IN-GAAHHH!" The Death Eaters were set ablaze from the blue fire surrounding the Servant and master pair.
Ritsuka smirks, "Thanks, Gramps!" He cried out before holding out his Command Seals once more.
"By my first order, Saber defeat the enemy before you!" The first Command Seal disappears as a blue aura travels to Arturia.
"By my second order, destroy the Holy Grail with your might!" The second Command Seal disappears and the same blue aura travels to Arturia.
"And by my last Command Seal, use your Noble Phantasm to ensure victory, ARTURIA PENDRAGON!" Ritsuka cried out Saber's name for all to hear.
Hermione paused after hearing her name. "Arturia Pendragon…AS IN KING ARTHUR!"
Ginny and McGonagall looked at her then back at the Saber at the lake. "Wait, WHAT!"
Arturia opens her eyes, feeling the mana coursing through her. "Yes, master!" (Fate/stay night: [Unlimited Blade Works] OST II - #18 Excalibur UBW)
"This light is the planet's hope..." The water around them starts to glow a warm golden light. Everyone could see the light, the warm golden light that is filled with hope and dreams.
Hermione walks up to the edge seeing the light. "The...Light..." a wave of nostalgia hits her, her family, friends, anyone that she cares for flashes in her mind. the joy she felt when she with them.
"It's a beacon of light, for all those fallen soldiers on the bloodstained field." Guinevere steps forward. "A sign of hope that shines through the dark times."
McGonagall looks at the former Queen and feels the warmth, a warmth that reminds her of the old days of Hogwarts. she clutches her heart remising when there's no Dark Lord, no manipulations, and no threats to the school.
Ginny remembers the fun times with her family and friends before everything. "I-I feel nostalgic out of all, a sense of happiness." She smiles softly, she looks at the other Servants and Kadoc. They too are smiling with a sense of joy and nostalgia of their own past, replaying in their minds.
Rabastan saw the golden light in the middle of the lake. A strange feeling arose in his core, a feeling thought to be lost forever. "My Lord, I see two figures in the middle of the lake! They're preparing an attack!"
Voldemort looks over where his remaining closest follower was looking. He saw the same golden light that deflected his Noble Phantasm before. He feels a sense of hope within him, however, he decides to ignore it. "So, they're going to make that miracle once again, aren't they? Well, two can play that game." He raised his arms high channeling the grail's power within him. "Rabastan, tell our remaining forces to attack those two!"
Rabastan and the others just stood there, in awe of the golden light. "Yes, my lord." Rabastan snaps out of it before jumps in the water, swimming in front of the remaining Death Eaters. "We attack the two who dares to oppose our lord's conquest! NOW CHARGE!" They yell for blood as they charge at the two.
"Those who dare to defy me shall learn the consequence!"
"Proof of the life that illuminates this world!" Her eyes open, the air dismissing revealing a golden sword.
Rabastan and the others froze once they laid eyes on the sword. Everyone stopped in their advancement, feeling something they never felt before. "I-I-I regret this path..." Rabastan said remembering the days of innocence along with the others.
Voldemort smirks having full confidence that he'll beat that holy sword. "Reactivating Noble Phantasm, Omnibus Occidere!" The same green beam was released at the golden light.
Hermione looks at the Caster who was smiling, "Guinevere, do you know what is happening? Why are we feeling this?" She asked the former Queen.
"Ah, the only thing that can give off this feeling is the sword of my King," Guinevere said motioning to the brighter light. Hermione looks at the field and saw the sword.
"The sword...it can't be..." Hermione stared in awe,
Ginny too saw the golden sword, "I-I have no words,"
"The symbol of hope and forging of dreams," McGonagall said in awe,
"Behold!" Arturia took a step back as Excalibur became a large golden sword made of light. "Excalibur!"
Arturia brought down her sword and a beam of the same golden light hurls towards Voldemort and his army.
Rabastan was caught in Excalibur's golden light along with his allies, "I-I'm sorry..." they all accepted their fates once the sword was revealed.
Both Voldemort's Noble Phantasm and Excalibur's light impacted each other causing waves on the lake. "I WON'T L-L- NO IT CAN'T BE!" Voldemort was faltering, the power of Excalibur overcome his resolve.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Arturia puts her mana in her attack, the golden beam overcomes Voldemort's Noble Phantasm as it went through it.
"NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Voldemort was caught in Excalibur's light; the light soon formed a pillar with him inside. "MY RESOLVE! IT'S NOT ENOUGH!"
Voldemort could feel the grail within his chest cracking further, then it shatters due to the amount of mana it has been taking in. He then smiles after realizing something, something he was missing in his life.
"OH MY GOD!" Hermione gasps at the sight of the pillar of the holy light. "THAT SWORD IS EXCALIBUR!"
"SHE'S KING ARTHUR!?" McGonagall realizes who Saber really is. (End Song)
The pillar of light soon travels to the sky and released the mana in the air from Voldemort's body.
Ritsuka uncovers his eyes to see Voldemort still standing after such an attack. "Impossible, no one can survive that attack!" McGonagall exclaims.
Hermione saw the large figure, scorched by the attack. "How is he still alive? He should be dead!?"
"Is there no way to destroy his body!?" Ginny exclaims at the sight of him.
"Ginny, look closely. He's practically falling apart." Mary points out the False Beast falling into pieces.
"The goal was to destroy the grail, not Voldemort himself," Merlin said before pointing something out. "Have you notice someone's missing in our little group?" he smirks.
They all look everywhere and noticing someone is missing. "Where's that old man?" Ginny said.
Voldemort chuckles. "You have failed, Ritsuka." He smirks at the Magus. "You gave it your all and yet you've failed."
Ritsuka and Arturia just stare at Voldemort, struggling to get up. "I have other ways of coming back. I will return, and when I do, I'll hunt you down with a bigger army and more power than you can only imagine," he smirks at him. "N-Now I have a new purpose, a purpose to defeat you. Yes, this is a goal I shall work on Ritsuka Fujimaru. I swear by the golden light I'd saw and felt"
"We know about the Horcruxes Voldemort, I had my Servants collect them all," Ritsuka said Voldemort's eyes widen that he knows of it. he smirks at him,
"So what you have collected them all, you don't know a way to destroy them." Voldemort laughs at his face. "You talk big, Ritsuka. You're just talking big to immediate me. I have no fear of you!"
Ritsuka smiles softly, "Yeah, but someone here wants to talk with you." He said as a bell toll in a distance. He walks to the side revealing an old man walking slowly. (Insert Fate -GRAND BATTLE- (Babylonia ver.)
"Thou hast cheated death," The Old man said, walking forward slowly. "Tom Marvolo Riddle, thou hast abandon humanity shall no longer consider as human."
Blue flames covered the area, Voldemort looks for a way to escape but was surrounded. "Thou no longer hast the right to live, for thy life hast expired a long time." The old man moves his cane to one hand before it burst into flames.
"W-Who are you? I'm Voldemort! A Beast Servant, you have nothing that could-"
"Beast Servant? Thou aren't a Beast of Disaster; thou power is of a False Beast." The Old man's body soon was covered in flames like the ones around him. "However, this matter is an exceptional one and shalt be dealt with. For I am the bringer of death, a role entrusted to me by the Angel of Death, one of the Seven Grands that faces the Beasts."
A white skull appeared in the flames causing Voldemort to fear him. "W-Who are you?"
"I am Ritsuka Fujimaru's Servant, the Grand Assassin Servant," The flames despite, revealing a tall man in black armor. The only thing that is noticeable about him is the white skull. "The Old Man of the Mountain, the First Hassan-i Sabbah." His eye socket glowed a deathly blue.
"A-A what?" Voldemort staggers back feeling the power from this Servant's flames.
"Ah, the Evening Bell hast toll." Hassan jumps down from the flowered path and into the lake. Once he was in the water, the blue flames grew larger.
Hassan walks forward onto the shore, his sword prostrated in front of him. "Hearken. The evening bell tolls thy name." he rosed from the waters and onto the sandy shore. His footsteps burned the sand, turning it to glass.
"GET AWAY!" Voldemort staggers back but was stopped by the firewall. He tries to blast the Grand Servant with his beams,
The beams turned into flames once it got at least five inches away. Voldemort's eyes were filled with fear, "NO I WON'T DIE TODAY! I CAN'T! I'M IMMORTAL!"
"Wings of death, will thou sever their head?" Hassan was at least a feet away from Voldemort, he raised his sword in the air,
"No…No…No…NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Azrael!" Hassan horizontally slashes Voldemort's body with his sword. Voldemort froze for a moment before an ominous wind blew through his body. His body starts to turn into white feathers, letting the winds dismantle his physical and spiritual form.
In the wreckage the Horcrux broke one by one into pieces, not leaving any trace behind.
(End Song)
"Thou hast been severed," Hassan said before dying down the flames. He turns to his master as he got off the flowered path.
"Good work Gramps. Now the Wizarding World can start anew without that terrorist around." Ritsuka smiles at the Grand Servant. Arturia soon joins him on the shoreline.
"Indeed, Thee man shalt not be a problem any-"
"Master, stand back!" Arturia moves in front of Ritsuka when something white zips by.
Arturia blocks the attack from the attacker now interlocking with him. "Who are you?" The King of Knights demanded. (Insert Fgo Into the Dark Cloud)
"Someone that is not a concern for you." The Powder-Blue man said, pushing forward his sword. He soon moves out of the way from a slash from Hassan.
The Powder-Blue man revealed his wings, hovering above them. Two more join in the fray, hovering next to him. "Who are-"
"Master stand back. Thy hast divinity." Hassan warns him.
A slow clapping came from the Forest, a figure walks out slowly in the light. The figure was none other than Avenger of the Gallows.
"Congratulations on the defeat of the False Beast, O Humanity's final master." Avenger smirks at him.
"Avenger of the Gallows, what are you doing here?" Ritsuka demanded of her.
"Me? Oh, I'm just collecting something that my dear Lord Voldemort was incubating within him." Avenger walks over to Voldemort's robes, she picked up a green orb and place it in her dress.
Ritsuka saw the Elder Wand, the Invisibility Cloak, and the Ring in her dress. "There, now the items are complete."
"Gramps, Arturia stop her!" Ritsuka orders his Servants. They launched themselves at them only to be blocked by the Sabers.
"You shall not pass us," The grey-haired man said, pushing them back.
"Thou art powerful together, Hand thy heads!" Hassan slashes at them before they deflected it. Hassan's eyes widen that they can deflect his attack. "How?"
Suddenly a black portal opens behind Avenger. She looks back then at the Sabers. "Sabers, time to go."
They left one by one leaving Avenger near the portal. "Until next time, Ritsuka Fujimaru. I will be expecting you in my Anomaly soon enough." She smiles before entering the portal.
Ritsuka grips his fist, "Damnit," suddenly he realized something. His eyes widen and look at Arturia. "Arturia, I need you and a few Servants to check on the Outpost and the transport truck."
"Yes, master." Arturia dematerialized back to the Outpost.
"Master?" Hassan asked him.
"This is not the end, Gramps. Something tells me there's going to be more of these Anomalies" Ritsuka said looking at the black cloak where Voldemort once stood. "Let's head back to the school." Hassan nodded following him to the bridge.
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