Illya wanted to cry so much when She saw the school shed explode. The police didn't arrive yet so they tried to search for Sakura. She ran as fast as her legs could carry her. Her strength creaking in protests. She suddenly saw her servant, trying to restrain the monster's club. It swung its weapon around,knocking her servant off her feet. "Saber!" Illya shouted. Horses swooped in her sight. Blocking the blow for her servant. It was no use, the giant seemed unhurt. It was like the stabbing of swords were just a needle prick. She pulled off her hair, making them into magpies. It was the only magecraft she knew as she considered it. Or maybe? Illya smirked as she realized something Kiritsugu taught her a couple of years ago. "Glandr!" Rin screamed, she was nearly out of Mana that was the best she could do. The black ball of energy hit the giant square in the chest following with her familiar. "You didn't tell me you could do that" Melvin said amusingly. "It was luck, we won't get that for a second time" Illya said solemnly. "Can't you just let me appreciate his praise?" Rin groaned. The sudden stunt was followed by Saber swinging her sword down and Rider hitting it with his chariot. Rin aimed at the opening. She whispered with the last ounce of her mana. "Glandr"

Shinji was knocked off his feet, he was asleep before he hit the ground.

Caules pushed Them out of the way before the both of them got hit by the giant club. Melvin was continuously playing his violin, thanks to it none of them fainted in exhaustion. The other boy was standing near the outside shed,his right hand raised. Rin gasped in horror. It was there, the red mark on his hand. He gazed at them without a spark in his eyes. "Waver!" Melvin shouted in glee. "I-Is he that servant's owner?" Rin asked "No" Caules replied immediately. "Damn it!" He said as he noticed a faintest mark of all three. "I told you not to do something reckless!" The green haired didn't react. Rider kept on pursuing, even when Saber had stopped. Berserker was knocked backwards then it was still. "D-did we did it?" Illya shivered "I think so" Caules moved his eyes back and forth at the wreckage. "Not yet" Rin growled "I don't think it's done." Its eyes glowed into life once more. Illya could feel power surging through its veins, from sight only.

Saber cling onto her sword, so is Rider. That servant was tougher than she thought and after they managed to finish it, it seems to have revived somehow. Rider didn't seem to want to fully fight, maybe it was because he knew everything from the start. "I am aware you know something?" She asked "He has 12 lives, we have only wiped out his first one" He replied "Even I king of conquerors would retreat if I see this much threat"

"Then why?"

"It's my master's desire, then I shall fulfill it"

He pulled up his reins. Suddenly the ground was covered with sand. The blinding sun is shining in the sky. "Go forth, we must bring down the ones that stood in our path" The servant declared. The horsemen,archers,knights and shielders raced forward, all of them were servants, all of their weapons were noble phantasms.

Melvin approached his 's aura was different than before. The green-haired looked at him once, smiled and turned away. He hadn't shown that side of him often not before the holy grail war started. Sure, he wanted to go with him because he wanted to keep his friend from doing something reckless but there was always another reason he couldn't forget. The excitement, the intense feeling in a life-or-death matter. It was always a mystery to him until those few minutes ago. It was pure feeling-something new to him. It felt satisfying. He knew it was wrong but he couldn't just let that chance go. His thoughts went through his head as he walked past the rough sand. Caules was looking at him,his eyes following as he went up and up.
A slap was heard;Silent but loud. Melvin took aback his hand staring at the fallen one before him. "That's enough excitement," He said slowly. Waver growled. "What do you think you're doing that hurts!" "It hurts less than you dying, of course" Melvin spat. "So what does it doesn't matter?" The fallen one replied back. "It does. so stop being stubborn and get back here ``''It doesn't matter!"

"I'm going to dig your grave if you-" A cough interrupted them,Melvin raised his head, wiping the blood of his face. "If you die" Waver remained silent for a moment as the king of conquerors raised up his sword.

Berserker stumped his right foot on the ground,the sand's surfaces broke, many of them fell down the empty cliffs. Rider kept on attacking, like Saber. The blonde twirled around, just in time before Berserker's club hit her. She readied her sword, gathering light from the dry ground.

Illya mouthed the words she had considered useless a couple of years ago.

"Touei kaishi"

At the same time,she snipped off a large strand of her hair. The white glowed to life, forming a shape like a rapier. Her circuits felt like burning inside but she held her newly-made weapon tightly. Her head felt like burning and her vision was blurry. "Come on, let's go berserker." Sakura's voice rang out of nowhere, Shattering the fake world. The last thing she remembered was Rin rushing to her side as her vision went black again like many times before.

Issei awoke in a dark room, at least little sunlight poured past the shades. He couldn't move nor speak. He didn't have his glasses either. The last thing he remembered was ordering Assassin to escape while he was stabbed with something. He looked around his surroundings. He was in an upright position, not fully standing but not fully sitting either. The red chains were tied around his arms that were slung above, that was the reason he can't move. It all crashed into him. The betrayal. Guessing from the floor he was still in Ryuudou temple. Caster and Souichirou were no where to be seen. Now that he realized it, it seems like his eyes was going to shut again in a minute. Energy was draining of him as he watched in horror.

A/n

'Touei kaishi'[投影開始] is a Japanese version of trace on if you wonder.