Chapter 7: Draw Thy Sword

Author here! Fun fact! Aside from the fact that hte idea is fresh in my head, the reason I tend to post a lot more at the start of the project is also so that people (Okay, and myself as well) dont have to wait as long to see (and write) the good stuff!

(Okay, truth is, I just want to get to the really epic battles okay? I admit it! I have so many ideas regarding various final battle scenarios right now! And that Sabre vs Sabre fight we saw a piece of in chapter 1! And I really, REALLY want to reveal Toko's wish, and all the dramatic/heartmoving/epic scenes I have planned for everyones characters! And yes, everyone! Each and every character, both mine and those submitted, will all have their moments! Lord Metallix, I think you will especially love what I have in store for Castor)

Anyways, the sad reminded I do want to give though is that only one Master and Servant will get a wish, so only one of them is going in. However, I am equally measuring all characters and how the plot will involved, so its not guarenteed to be one of mine. However, they also wont be excluded either.

Of course, Ruler will probably have some say...hold on, where did that guy go? Ruler?! You have not shown up yet! Ruler, where did you go?! Ruler! Oh frack...I lost Ruler! *runs off stage without turning off the broadcast equipment*

Author's Assitant here! Sorry, but it seems we are having some technical difficulties right now. Anyways, for everyone who submitted an OC, please feel free to put in some requests on who you would want yours to fight, and maybe some conflict for them to overcome. Not all will be able to be gotten to most likely, unless somehow only a certain number are submitted and none of them conflict. Anyways, enjoy!

"Toookooooooo".

The cry was responded to with silence.

"Toooooookooooooooooo".

Still silence.

"Come on Toko! I am bored!"

"Sho-kun! We have a job to do!"

At the moment, Toko and Horus were currently north of the city, in a small surburban area surrounded by forest. As for the reason why they were placed there, it was to counter any attempts to flank their side, and to make it easier for them to sneak up on an enemy. It seemed that Suzuki would likely deploy Sabre, though it depended on what the other side sent. However, Horus predicted they would attack tonight, under the cover of darkness.

And at the moment, Toko and Horus were waiting at the top of the tallest tree, making full use of Pressence Concealment, and watching carefully. Horus also had a bow out, instead of his daggers.

"Why do you have a bow?"

"I have had experience with a lot of weapons, okay".

"...I didn't even know they had bows in Ancient Egypt".

"They had bows all over the place...its kind of a universal thing".

"Huh..."

"Now, come on! Lets play something! Anything!"

"How did you learn to be a Heroic Spirit, and an Assassin at that, without patience".

"I had it, once. When the world was more boring. But this world is interesting, and after your wish, I want to explore it all with you!"

"...you are somewhat annoyed that none of the other Heroic Spirits are more like you, thats it right?"

"Wh-what?!"

Horus was shocked at Toko's guesswork.

"It was kind of obvious".

"Fine...I hope Archer of Red comes back. He seemed like he would be fun to talk to".

"He is an enemy we have to fight though".

"Details!"

"I just hope the others are doing well..."

Meanwhile, on Kogetsu Bridge, a small group of individuals waited.

"Are you sure we can really rely on this Eye of Horus thing? How about you...Amazon woman?"

And talking to all of them, in addition to their Masters, was Castor of Black, who was safely away inside his ever growing territory.

On the bridge, there was a tall tanned woman, wearing some scrappy looking clothes and was barefoot. But was truly noticable was the tail coming out of her body, and the wolf ears on her head.

"I told you to stop with the guessing game. Master, when we finish off the Red Faction, can we please crush him first?"

Normally, Berserker was able to keep her cool to some degree, enough to appear stoic at least, but Castor had been playing twenty questions with her non stop trying to guess her identity, and it made her want to tear his face in half.

"Just work on your damn project, you mechanical freak".

"Now now" Rider of Black commented. "Stay calm and focused on the enemies ahead. They will be upon us soon. Are you ready, Archer?"

"I am in position on my perch. Admittedly, I actually prefer closer combat, but the Archer Class is the Archer Class after all. Anyways, Mika-chan, you stay safe where you are got it?"

"Un. Thank you, Archer".

"No problem, kiddo".

"Archer, why are you here? Didn't they want you watching the southern approach?"

"Yeah, and I am. However, Assassin predicted the southern approach would be fine. And I would rather like to make sure that we at least take out one of their servants this time. Especially if Berserker appears. I know it might be dangerous, but..."

"...but you are right, Berserker of Red is a monster. Even after a direct collision in combination with the poison and other attacks, it did not go down. If it truly is resistant or even immune to metal based attacks, then it must be brought down. We can guarentee that we will lose if we do not bring it down in the next encounter".

"SPeaking of which, Rider of Black. Should Berserker of Red appear in the north where Toko and Assassin is, immediately divert there. An Assassin stands no chance against the brute force and instincts of Berserker".

"Besides, we have our Lancer here" Suzuki said, as it started to rain all of a sudden. "...everyone, they are here".

"What? How do you know?"

"Because an hour ago, there was not a single cloud in the sky...a Noble Phantasm!"

And as she said that, massive amounts of lightning poured right down onto the battlefield. Additionally, a powerful pressence could be felt approaching.

They looked across the bridge, and Lancer of Red and an unknown male, but felt like a Servant, were approaching them. However, the pressure being given off by that man was intense.

"What the hell is this kind of pressure..."

"Do they plan to challange us with only two?"

"No, their Assassin is likely lurking somewhere. I see three...wait, four Masters at the forward camp they created. Wait, a fifth one arrived I think...along with a blind old man. But I get the feeling he is a Servant" Archer reported.

"Wait...then aren't we missing one?"

"Archer, the southern approach!"

"No one there...unless...unless they are coming by sea!"

"Archer, get there now! It might be their Rider!"

"On it!"

"It might be possible they are deploying all Servants and Masters on this one! Be ready for anything!"

And then, the man shot forward to attack them. He appeared bare handed at first, but then a sword of lightning appeared in his hand, and slashed right down at Berserker. And it was in that moment...an armored knight came out, and clashed swords with the man, just managing to deflect it.

But in that instant, hundreds of lightning bolts came down to stop her.

"Excellent. We finally have lured out Sabre".

"And? Who is it?"

"A Knight...probably female..."

"You can tell?"

Terry Blood just smiled at the man.

"I have a large array of skills".

"I..see...anyways. Can we determine her identity?"

"Well, her sword is quite interesting. It appears...we may be fighting the King of Knights, Arthur...or...Arturia...Pendragon".

"What?! How did they manage such a high level summon!"

"No matters...for while their Sabre might be a king, ours is a god".

"True...true...looks like Lancer of Red has engaged Berserker and Rider of Black...and our Berserker should be heading right up north. How is our Rider doing?"

Terry looked at the map, and then clicked his tongue.

"Looks like she decided not to scout, and is going to the back. Well, maybe we will get lucky and they take out Castor for us".

"I dont see Archer though..."

At that exact moment, Terry moved to the left while pushing Inuzuka with him, as a bullet nearly pierced them both.

"Apparently, he sees us...oh shit".

That was when he noticed...multiple other magical projectiles were falling from the sky right at them.

"Castor!"

"Right!" Castor replied, generating a barrier as multiple bullets impacted. In addition, multiple magically enhanced arrows also joined them. Although he was not sure how, it felt like they had traded speed for power...and also...

"Not all of these are from Servants...and the bullet type...they have snipers?!"

"Thats right! Girls and boys, show them the true skill of the Toketa Academy Archery Club and Toketa Academy Sniping Club!"

"Hey! Isn't the saying Boys and Girls!"

"Well, I am a girl, so I get to decide how to say it!"

"Is now really the time for this you two?"

Yamagi Reika, and Hanaba Kyouske. The leaders of the Archery Club and the newly formed Sniping Club, respectively. Although both of them were still in middle school, Reika and Kyouske showed tremendous abilities that would let them fit into the respective spots as Magecraft was spreading around and more...unusual...clubs opened up. Technically, it was the Rifle Club, but they had temporarily renamed themselves to the Sniping Club for the duration of the Holy Grail War.

They were back, far behind the Servants, shooting at exceptional range with their weapons enhanced by Magecraft. In addition, each had support members doing rituals actively to further boost their accuracy and firepower, resulting in a strong defensive line to help keep even Servants back.

As for the one keeping them in line, that was Yamari Uzumi, who was the leader of the Support Club, a Club that specialized in Support actions such as delivering vital resources and messages, maintaining the telepathic communication network for times of active conflict, ensuring the magic tools kept operational, and providing mana recovery to those who needed it, in addition to numerous other actions.

Including keeping Reika and Kyouske focused on the conflict, and not on bickering. Even though they bickered though, they were childhood friends who got along great. This was normal for them, but it could be disruptive to everyone else.

"Yeah yeah, I got it!"

"Don't worry, we are focused".

"...I will believe it when I see it".

""So cold!""

"This is Yamari. I am happy to report that I am successfully keeping the two musclebrained idiots in charge of our defense support in line. All praise is appreciated as I deal with this stressful task".

""Hey!""

"Tsk. Fine then. Fire the artillery!"

Terry Blood gave the order, adn then from the rear, large scale magic artillery was fired right at the city and the school. But right before it got into the airspace, a barrier appeared and managed to absorb it.

"Magical defenses huh? As expected. Keep firing! We will keep them occupied while Berserker breaks in from the front!"

As he gave the order, Inuzuka walked up next to him.

"Hey, we have an issue".

"What?"

"We dont have a location on their Lancer".

"...you are right. It wasn't there...Dr. Warren?"

The doctor immediately came up, adjusting his glasses.

"Yes, Commander?"

"We have no confirmation on Lancer of Black. Do we have any intel on where it is?"

Warren immediately took out a pocketful of bones, and dropped them onto a table in front of him. The moment they landed, they began to move, bounce, and rattle in specific ways, until they formed something that seemed incomprehensible.

"It appears...well, thats odd. Why did they send Lancer of Black there?"

At the same time, one of the Mage's Associations Scouts appeared.

"Sir, several of our Spy Golems in the north were just taken out! However, it was by someone with a bow..."

While he continued to give a report, Rune snuck away for a moment and contacted his Servant Telepathically.

"Hey, Set. We cant move from formation yet, we cant risk them turning on us if we deviate from the plan right now...but, looks like someone with a bow is up north. Once you finish your role here, maybe a trip up there is next?"

"Hey, Rune. What are you doing?"

Luca noticed Rune going off to the side.

"Just checking on something. Why, what do you want?"

"I cant find Berserker's Master anywhere".

"I think...he went up north?"

"What?! Why would...whatever, I am going after him!"

"Kaaay! Good luck!" Rune mentioned, as he patted him on the back. What he didn't know was that Rune put a rune on him that would let him monitor the area around him, including eavesdrop on everything. "Well now, lets see how this goes".

Simon Agravain was currently freely flying through the skies, watching his Berserker down from above. After all, what better view was there then from a birds eye view?

However, that was when something caught his eye.

Or rather, headed right for his eye. He just barely dodged, and got a cut on his cheek, as several arrows came raining down at him. He was forced to start high speed dodging, as he spotted the origin of them.

"Well now...if it isn't that boy..."

It seemed he was the lucky, or the unlucky one, as he spotted the boy everyone had been talking about.

"Alright Berserker! Full charge!"

He shouted that, and pointed at the tree. He used Magecraft to enhance his sight as well, and confirmed it was the boy. But...he was the one holding the bow...

"Where is..."

Immediately, Simon understood the situation and tried to turn up right as several arrows came from below. Although his wind magic was pretty good, several of them still cut him...and suddenly, he felt intense pain and paralysis in them.

"Poison?! Seriously?! Berserker, get him off me by going after the Master! In fact, to be safe, use Mad Enhancement several times over!"

Suddenly, Berserker's speed and strength increased, much to the displeasure of Toko and Horus.

"Doesn't he realize there is a residential district here? Even if we are clouding their perceptions, they will notice if serious damage and injury is done! And he just released a Berserker in that mix!"

Toko was not even supposed to be positioned near the front lines, yet now he had come face to face with a Berserker. He jumped down the tree to flee, but Berserker was moving at insanely high speeds thanks to the Mad Enhance, and heading right for Toko. But just before the two got close to each other...a third person appeared. Lancer of Black. The attack came up and around. However, as expected of the Lancer who was dual summoned as a Berserker, the control was off and it whacked Toko as well, knocking him back as she attacked Berserker of Red.

When Toko did finally get up though, he realized he had uncomfortably close seats to a battle between a Berserker, and a Lancer who was also a Berserker. In a way, a fight between two Berserkers, one with a renowned terrible luck stat liable to hit allies as well.

"Horus, keep watch over them and help as you can! I am getting some distance. I might have Servant Class strength, but I am not suicidal enough to get in the middle of a fight between two people with Berserker strength".

As he said that, Lancer of Black summoned forth a powerful attack right as Berserker of Red utilized a powerful flame attack. Lancer was able to deflect it, but it got deflected in several directions, including right towards Toko! He just barely managed to dodge out of the way.

"What? Are they both trying to kill me?!"

Little did anyone know, off in the distance, Ren was still watching all this from afar.

"Good good. Keep up the work Lancer. Remember, that vile agent of the Protestants is trying to destroy the entire Roman Catholic Faith. I even heard rumors that some of the wishes of their Masters was to eliminate Roman Catholics forever".

With those words, Lancer suddenly began to fight with even more vigor and bloodlust. Even though she looked much like a noblewoman, she absolutely terrified people. And with her lance, that looked more like a Stake really, it completed the effect.

"Oh, and remember to keep letting that boy get injured. If he dies, he can be used as a martyr for the cause, and convert even more people away from being Protestants. If we decide to save him, he can still be used as a symbol of their brutality, and we can nurture him and win him over..."

Ren said those words that indicated just how cold she really was. She didn't have to be afraid of Lancer accidentally saying anything, she was also Berserker and quite mad. Furthermore, she wanted her about the Mage's Associations, indicating they were also a symbol of Protestants, might have spies, and so to not reveal any details of any of their plans, past, present, or future slip.

She still had not decided yet though, whether to let Suzuki's little brother Toko die and be murdered, or to save him, and use that special sort of action to steal Toko from Suzuki for herself, and use him to unlock all of her secrets. Maybe to even make her squirm. Unless of course, she saw something that explained how and why he and his Servant were able to fight off two Servants on their own...

"...come on now. Show me whatever secret special Magecraft you have been hiding...show me everything..."

"Hmmm" Rider of Red said, as she spotted an unusual looking group of factories. Even though it was night time, and everyone should have gone home from work, the lights were still on, and the parking lot was packed. She initially had just been considering to steal the Grail with her Master from the others, but it seemed like it was underground, and not too accessible by water. So she decided to go and investigate, jumping off and landing on the beach nearby.

That was what made the factories look unusual. Not only were they on school grounds, they were near the beach. Seemed like an odd choice.

"Well now, I am sorry dear, but the tours run during daytime only. I would have to request you leave immediately".

A man, who appeared at the top of the factory, looked down at Rider and told her that.

"Oi...you shouldn't damn well look down at me..."

As she said that, two cars drove out of the factory. At first, Rider seemed on guard...but then she noticed they were being driven by Elementry Schoolers.

"I know they have Magecraft, but I think your side must be losing it".

"To be honest, I was surprised too, but after showing me a lot of stuff called 'Manga' and 'Anime' that supported the idea, I decided to go with it".

"What do you...oh shit..."

At first, Rider questioned Castor's sanity, but then the cars seemed to drive forward...and then, it was like time slowed down. No, it was more like their perception of time was accelerated, but the cars accelerated even more so...after the kids had put in special keys, and they started to transform.

"Mobilize! Ford Mechar, Turbo!"

"Mobilize! Ford Mechar, Steelrim!"

And just like that, they transformed into robots. Rider could only figure the two kids were inside, piloting the damn things. Still...it was...actually kind of cool...Rider had to admit that.

Actually, although she did not show it, she wanted one for herself. She did have the Riding Skill after all.

"I told you, it was actually a good idea".

""Now, Turbo/Steelrim! Deploy Bumper Swords!""

At those words, what was likely in fact very dangerous swords appeared.

"You really think that these two, even with those, will be able to beat me?"

"What makes you think only two Elementry School Students came up to me with this request? It was a popular idea with the boys".

Suddenly, from the darkness, dozens of headlights turned on. Rider started to get a very bad feeling. Even if she was confident and arrogant...it was not like she had expected to fight an army of giant car based robots...

"...I suppose only kids could think this shit up..."

"Hey! No cursing in front of the kids!"

"YOu have them geared up for bloody battle, and you are concerned about cursing at this time?!"

"This and that are different!"

"Who the hell are you Castor!?"

Castor looked away with a somewhat bemused face.

"Did you not notice the brand of cars? It was even in the name...Ford Mechar? Its obvious by now I am Henry Ford from that alone..."

"What was that?! You talking trash about me?!"

"Nooope! Have fun entertaining the children!"

"Damn you!"

Sabre and Sabre. Each time they went head to head, a shockwave was created. The power of their swords matched each other, and to make matters more interesting, the cloak around Sabre of Black's blade had long since faded, revealing a treasured and notable sword of golden aura that all would recognize. A sword that was used by a Chosen King, Excalibur. Yes, that is what everyone realized once they saw the blade.

"So, you the famed King of Knights!"

"And you...with this strength, and the ability to weild thunder and lightning, there are only two people you could be! And last I checked, you do not have a hammer! Which means...you are Zeus!"

Indeed, the identity of the Sabre of Red...was the God, Zeus. A truly shocking feat.

In terms of Servants, a Master had to be strong enough to summon Servants of certain strength. However, as a result, there were certain Heroic, but mostly Divine, SPirits that would never be summoned. And among them, ranking near the top, was Zeus. Simply put, his strength was too great, too overwhelming. He was a god that was at the top of a Pantheon. A god who could bring down multiple other gods at once.

And yet somehow, someone on the side of the Red Faction wielded the strength to summon Zeus. For that to be...he would have to be someone who has gotten close to Toko's level, a human who could match Heroic Spirits, or at least the weaker ones.

"Now do you understand? You cannot defeat me, even with Noble Phantasms!"

"We will see about that!"

"No, we will not!"

Zeus came in to clash with Artoria Pendragon, still fully clad in armor. However, in that instant...Zeus was hit with multiple bullets in several locations, which allowed Artoria to give him a direct and severe attack.

"Sorry for the late arrival" Archer of Black, also known as Billy the Kid, said as he reloaded his guns, which were radiating a huge amount of mana. "But the miss deemed that we must settle this quickly, and I was happy to oblige".

"That is fine Archer. Now..." Artoria said, as she charged her sword with mana and then rushed in to finish Zeus. However, Zeus quickly released his faint, revealing he had taken less damage then he did and lured Artoria into a counter attack. And Rider was too occupied with Lancer to render any aid, while Lancer had for some reason gone on a rampage in the north, though from what the support team said, it seemed she was trying to protect Toko, at least on some level. Castor was dealing with Rider, while Assassin and Castor of Red were not present yet, a scary though for sure. Berserker of Red was also up north, which left... "Find Archer! He will be around somewhere!"

"Ha! Still composed to lead then? Well, in that case..." Zeus said, and he directed his eyesight to where the archers and snipers were that were harassing the forward command post. "...lets see how you handle this!"

Suddenly, lightning charged forth, but instead of targeting Servants or Masters, they targeted the middle school students in the far back providing support. Even though he was supposed to be of the Sabre Class, he was the god Zeus, and apparently had special abilities. But what would shock everyone was that he did not target them because they were a threat, but for the sole reason of upsetting Sabre, which would reduce her ability to lead and...

"Like hell I will let you!" she shouted, harshly, as she summoned a powerful red flame from her sword and intercepted the lightning while also counter attacking Zeus and dealing damage to him. This gave Zeus quite the shock, as he saw the appearance of Artoria...no, of Sabre...flutter and flicker.

"What the...no, the King of Knights wouldn't be like that...how are you gaining strength from anger...unless...there was at least one other female knight of the round table. Someone who could also potentially use Excalibur, who had the Pendragon bloodline...Mordred?!"

Suddenly, Sabre's armor changed as a glamour spell was released.

"Well damn. I guess the jig is up. Yeah, thats right. I'm back".

AN: Hahaha! I am just imaging everyone's faces who read this chapter! Especially that last part! Oh man, I hope at least one person was drinking something when they read that! Thats right people! Bet you didn't see this one coming! But you gotta remember what Horus mentioned earlier, about how there was a trick they had saved up...hahahaha!