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Fear controls my body and I can barely stand. Right in front of me is a Servant and his Master. I'm beginning to wonder if the blood on his jacket comes from him. Having the knowledge of the recent murders in Fuyuki makes me curious if, judging by the way they spoke, the pair in front of me are behind it.
Please don't use your Noble Phantasm too much. I think to myself as they still wait for the other to attack. I am completely open for Caster to attack me, even though I have my Visionary Magecraft. Come on, Archer.
"... Pathetic creatures." Archer says and sends some weapons from the gate to the monsters hiding Caster.
The immense amount of mana exiting that book in his hands and controlling the monsters to block him must be special to him. His Noble Phantasm, but I can't quite figure out its name. Though, I know that Archer is far too stubborn for Caster to win.
In flashes of golden light, the weapons pierce right through the monsters and spreading blood everywhere. But, they recover in a matter of seconds and get back up.
An abrupt beat of my heart hits me and images are in my mind.
The monsters attack me, grab on to me and slowly suffocate me. The pain unbearable and weakening my mana, thus weakening Archer.
I must find some way to avoid the monsters. I look in all directions to see if I could use my surroundings for help. But, I don't know what I could do, except for trying to dodge the monsters' assails.
Gilgamesh takes out one of his swords not to waste his weapons. Horizontally slicing the monster with ease, he curses under his breath. They keep on getting back up. He goes for another and cuts it vertically in half, not noticing some of them about to grab his arms and legs. At the corner of his eye, he realizes them as the creature in front of him falls. A beautiful spin attack destroys ten monsters around him, but get right back up.
They aren't even new creatures summoned. The same ones get right back up as if it's nothing but a paper cut. Gilgamesh curses madly as he heads for them once more.
A roar of attacks from the monsters trying to grasp him and kill him. Every tentacle he sees gets cut down by his own roar of attacks. Diagonally, to the side, front spin attack and final blows, all of these attacks he delivers and yet they keep on returning. Everything occurring in a matter of seconds, the horrific odor contaminating the air.
Remembering my vision and hearing a gross sound behind me, I find the monsters ready to grab my arms and legs. Luckily, I am pretty agile.
In an instant, they shoot right for me, and I dodge to the right causing them to break apart the cement. It was supposed to be a surprise attack, but it almost got backfired. I can hear the frustration from Caster as Archer gets closer and closer to killing him and I dodged one of his attacks.
Gilgamesh doesn't even break a sweat as he demolishes the creatures. There is just annoyance in his reptilian eyes as the monsters come back. It must have been at least one hundred times they have been killed, within minutes.
I keep on getting the visions that resembled the first so I attempt to dodge every tentacle coming near me. Visions are a huge help, but I feel weaker and start to slow down. It depletes my mana, horrible for Gilgamesh since it may prevent him from using his gate.
Another comes for me and I roll to the side, heavily breathing from exhaustion. Two go straight for my arm and leg. Jumping to the side and evading the one aimed for my arm, the other still got a tight grip on my foot.
It raises me up slightly off the ground,upside down and about to throw me. Luckily, Gilgamesh noticed and diagonally sliced the monster. As I land in a somersault on the ground, even more visions appear, all of them resembling each other.
My Servant and I end up back-to-back as we watch the monsters come back from the pool of blood left by them. I clutch my chest and feel my heavy breathing from having at least ten of the same visions.
"Your constant leaping to evacuate my monsters is getting on my nerves, little girl!" Caster allows the monsters to show him with the spell-book in his hand having purple smoke exiting it. All of it is mana.
"Then why not just end this right here, faker?" Gilgamesh mockingly declares and makes a couple of swords and spears appear out of the golden portals aiming at Caster. A stinging agony stabs my chest as he takes his gate out, lowering my mana further.
"An Archer appearing as a swordsman and a homunculus rat with the potential of seeing the future, eh?" the demonic Servant says with his eyebrows furrowed so arrogantly long with a creepy smile. He had realized Gilgamesh is an Archer judging by his Noble Phantasm and that I wield Visionary Magecraft, along with my appearance of being homunculus. An enormous torture kills my head and chest after his satanic grin.
So many visions appear in my head that have tentacles attacking me. It drains my mana as I see the visions popping up in my head. So this is how people can backfire my visions. These are the side effects of visions.
"Ahhhhh!" I scream horrifically while falling on my knees and grabbing my head from the torment. The monsters then appear right in front of me, going straight to attack my head.
A splash of blood lands on me as Gilgamesh slices them up, almost late to help me. His gate closes as he knows it will do worse for me.
"You cur!" Archer yells in anger and leaves my side to attack Caster himself.
But just as he leaves, I fall on all four and cough out blood from more and more and more visions destroying my head. At least forty have been in my head tonight, either for me or Gilgamesh. The metallic taste filling my throat and I can barely breathe.
"Know your place, mongrel!" my Servant yells out as the monsters block Caster from getting thrust at. He comes right back and protects me from the creatures.
"Hahahaha! It's beautiful! That blood is unlike any kind! Get her again, Big Guy!" the young Master yells out joyfully as I suffocate. My mana almost completely gone and Gilgamesh might not be able to use his weapons at all.
Endless visions come to my head. I feel like dying and getting away from this pain and agony. The monsters are appearing right in front of me, in reality, and I can't take it any more.
I give one last scream and cough up a little more blood. Everything becomes a blur and my heart beats harder and faster.
"Naomi! No!" are the last words I hear before falling on my side while everything goes dark.
~~~~Gilgamesh~~~~
I run up to Naomi on the ground. She is unconscious but lost a lot of blood and her mana is almost empty. If I even use just one sword, it could probably kill her.
I dematerialize my sword and go pick her up in my arms. Our faces an inch apart and blood runs down from her mouth. I get ready to jump away before another creature tries to get her.
"Oh? Now have you had enough? Are you that weak of a being?" Caster asks in a teasing voice that makes me want to use many weapons of Babylon to painfully murder him.
Instead of going back to him, I jump up and exit the area to get safety for her. We end up somewhere in the park we were going to stay in before.
She still has her eyes closed but is breathing with difficulty. I push her silver bangs behind her ear and look at her face. How beautiful she appears in her sleep, even if she isn't breathing well. I wipe away the blood on her mouth and caress her cheeks. So fragile with the attitude of a beast, quite amazing.
About to place her on the bench, she makes a sudden movement as if her eyes were about to shoot open. Her expression turns to that of fear, almost creating tears in her eyes. She grabs on to my chest and cuddles on my armour frightened.
I sit down, keep my armour on and just gaze at the defeated woman. I keep her close to me in my arms and stroke her cheek with my hand.
She keeps on wearing a facial expression of terror, probably from the visions or fear from Caster's monsters. Her breathing is returning to normal, but she remains snuggled. My mana also returning at a fast pace.
A smile spreads across my face as I watch her expression change from scared to terrified. To see her struggle and try to escape would be incredible. Even if she struggled to stay alive against Caster, I want to see her cry and plead to her king and make sure she really knows suffering under pleasure. With her small and feeble body, I may just break her.
Officially, I have made new plans for her. I have been treating her too gently and she just isn't convinced of who is at the top of our hierarchy. Of course, these "plans" will come as a surprise.
Suddenly, from nowhere, I feel the presence of someone far away from here. They are making their presence known to all Servants in Fuyuki. The battlefield is for that Servant to choose, their very intentions. Somewhere along the coast, where I look knowing that a battle will commence any second. I look back at her.
Small red stripes appear on her face. Her eyes are opening and she is trying to speak but it appears to hurt too much. I stroke her hair and look down on her beautiful irises. Such a wonderful shade of red for eyes, it's almost unbelievable. We face each other, barely an inch apart.
"Ar... cher?" she stutters with tears welling up in her eyes. I brush them away with my thumb and continue to stroke her long silver hair.
"We are safe now. Don't worry." I calmly say, making sure she thinks I'm being lenient when later, she will engage in a tussle.
The white of her eyes show as she opens them completely, coming to the realization that she is embraced in my arms. She lets out a small gasp and gets up, returning to her normal self.
"Archer! They may be following us! Oh, what if someone saw us?! That means we have to kill them! And why was his Master covered in blood?! Did they kill someone?! And what on Earth did he mean by it was 'beautiful' when I was choking up blood?! Why did we have to face Caster, oh why?! Crap! I'm so stupid!" she worriedly whispers quickly and grabs her head in apprehension while walking back and forth, vigilant of nearby enemies.
I couldn't help but break into a loud laugh as she observes me confused with some worry. An adorable little doll of the Grail like her truly will amuse me.
"Gil-gamesh?" she asks confused and lays her hands down. I conciliate and look at her ruby eyes.
"As I said before, you clarify yourself and make it all too captivating! More entertaining than even my time! A true one-of-a-kind! Hahaha!" I yell out and laugh further.
Her cheeks are tomato-red as she blushes from my remark, making me laugh even more.
"I was just overthinking, don't make fun of me." she says in a childish voice while turning her head to hide her blushing.
"You are merely being complimented by a king, Naomi." I say and smile. Now that I am bored, I put my hand out and take out two golden cups and the wine needed from the Gate of Babylon.
"So that's how it works?" she curiously asks and comes to sit on the bench. I pour some in my cup and leave the other empty, making sure she would pour some herself. Her eyes just focus inside the vacant cup.
"Well?" I impatiently take the cup and hold it out to her. It takes a few more seconds for her to take the cup and pour to the top.
I take a sip of mine and watch her slowly bring it to her lips. She gives one more worried look at me before taking a small sip. Her face blooms up in surprise from amazement. I chuckle at her lovable gestures she always makes.
"This is delicious." she says in awe and chugs down the rest in the cup, sighing when finished. "It really is great." she happily says, looks back at me and gives a pretty smile.
Something came to my mind from this day. When we had visited her father, she discovered that she will decease when the vessel appears. I need to know if she believes it, since I certainly consider it to be false. There is just nonsense to it.
"Naomi, do you believe your father's words from today?" I ask. She looks at me confused, as if I have lost my mind.
"I didn't speak to my dad today. What are you talking about?" she asks very serious.
Perhaps all of the visions damaged her memory of recent activity. Even though it was draining her mana, it might have affected her brain slightly due to the fact that there were so many popping up in her head.
"Oh, never mind. I thought of something else that doesn't exactly matter." I lie and sip my wine. With a suspicious look on her face, she puts her empty cup down. Then she ignores it and relaxes on the bench.
"Are you sure it's nothing?" she wonders.
"Quite." I retort. "On a different note, how are you feeling?" I ask while swirling my wine.
"You mean from whence we battled Caster? I'm fine. I mean, it hurt a lot with all of the visions and moving around, but I'm completely recovered already." she says while looking at her arms and legs then back at me.
"Good. But when you were unconscious, you had terror written all over your face. At one point, you were about to cry." I ask intrigued.
"Oh, I was having a small nightmare from Caster's attack. Not visions, but just memories of the monsters. It wasn't much, so do not worry." she says with a sweet smile, always causing me to return it.
It still makes me wonder why she had grabbed on to my chest. Probably because she thinks of me as a protector of hers. Again, I've been playing too nice with her and now I'm getting irritated that I have not been given anything.
"Just wondering, why are you still in your armour?" she asks while looking at my body for one second. I, too, notice that I still wear it. I guess it was just comfortable and gold is my colour. Just as silver is hers. A little funny how matching it is.
"Simple, I felt like it." I say and wear a proud smirk.
"You, too, really are a one-of-a-kind, King of Heroes. I'll give you that. Hah!" she jokes and lets out a laugh. She looks back up in the sky with the clouds clearing up. "The moon is so beautiful tonight." A gorgeous broad smile forms on her face.
The full moon appears and the moonlight is shone on her face. Such a remarkable beauty of an innocent being who was cursed into this land for a single ritual. It is almost sad when you would think about it.
I keep on looking at her for another couple of seconds until she realizes. It still won't stop me from missing her divine looks.
"Why are you staring at me?" she asks with a laugh, still keeping her grin.
"I've only told you many times about your true beauty, Naomi." I say and look even closer into her marvelous eyes.
"Well, I guess I should say thanks." she says and does thank me. I reply with a smile of my own.
Remembering about the Servant trying to lure others in, I must still ask if she would like to battle once more.
"Naomi." I say while looking in the direction of the coast.
"Yes?"
"A battle is taking place as we speak." I look back at her.
"Hmm..." she thinks, resting her head in her palm.
"I do not know if you are still in the shape for this. You do know that you even receive visions for me as well?" I remind her.
"I do, but I feel fine. I will remain hidden not to make people think I am the Einzbern or so that they won't attack me at all." she says confident.
"So you wish for me to fight?" I ask, getting up.
"Yes. We must still try to defeat the enemy when we get the chance." she assertively smiles.
"Very well, it is in the coastal district of Fuyuki. I will go in spirit form and you must find somewhere to hide. Remember to be strategic." I start walking and fade into golden dust.
"See you there. Don't reveal your Noble Phantasm too much." she says and starts running.
I must still remember my little surprise for her no matter how worn out she is.
~~~~Naomi~~~~
Why did I lie? I think to myself as I run to the coast. When Gilgamesh asked me about today, I didn't want to say anything because it is all too horrible. I don't want to think that I will vanish at the end of the Heaven's Feel. I also don't want him to believe it.
I even lied about my dream. It wasn't about Caster's monsters and it wasn't a vision. The nightmare was about Gilgamesh. He had died in it and I didn't want it to happen. I have some affection for him but I keep on trying to convince myself that we are only brought together by the Holy Grail. But I already can't think of not having him around. I know that if I told him, he would think I see him as a weaker being than he really is.
Once I reach the harbour, I already see Archer materializing on a lamp post.
I have to stay hidden for my own safety, so I head a little underneath the harbour and I will still be able to observe.
Keeping my head up to see, my heart beats faster from being nervous.
There is a big Servant clothed in red garments and is in a chariot. There is a little boy accompanying him looking extremely frightened. That must be the Master and his Servant is the Rider class.
Near him is a young girl in a blue dress and armour. Looking a little younger than I am but still has the same youthful appearance as I do. She wields an invisible weapon concealed by wind, probably to mask her identity. She must be Saber judging by all the other Servants I have encountered. Behind her is a silver haired woman looking like me. The Einzbern homunculus Master.
There is also a man around my age with combed back hair and two spears of different length and colour. Lancer class. I notice a mark on his face which make my heart beat faster. Charm magic. I definitely look away and be more serious about this. I can't find his Master though. No more Servants are here but they are all strong indeed.
"In one night, two knaves have declared themselves to be Kings in my presence." I hear Archer say in his usual tone around enemies. He better not say who he is.
The Servants just look at him thinking he is being absurd.
"You are misguided," Rider says. "I am the King of Conquerors, Iskandar himself." Well I found out who one of them is.
"Fool. I am the only king among this Heaven and Earth." he says discourteous,
"If you are of such a king, then why not name yourself? No king, especially of your 'rank', should be remorseful of their name." Rider attempts to make Gilgamesh say his name.
"You dare question me, mongrel? Me, the king?!" Archer stomps the flickering lamppost so that it completely breaks.
Even I am scared of his intentions for Rider. I had warn him not to expose himself too much. There are only three Command Seals on my hand and I will not waste them for nonsense.
"Even in my glory, you can't determine my identity, then you will be demolished as a result of your ignorance!" he yells and a sword and spear appear behind him focused on Rider.
All of the Servants tense up as if this is familiar. They had all seen Assassin's death and observed how Gilgamesh had killed him. So they really did send familiars to spy on me.
"...Kill him..." I hear a different voice much closer to me sounding like a whisper.
Immediately after I hear the words, an explosion is taken place on the battlefield and dust fills the air. As the dust fades, a mad being emerges and yells loudly.
A Master is near me and I must see who it is. I get down and go in the direction I believe I heard the voice.
"Get him, Berserker. Make sure nothing remains of him!" the voice yelling out loud. It is extremely familiar.
As I pass a wall, I see someone on the ground laughing demonically. The left side of his face a horrible sight, white hair and a hoody. The right side of his face is the one I remember and creates tears in my eyes. And he even notices me.
"Uncle... Kariya?" I say between breaths. I see the red Command Seals imprinted on his right hand. He notices mine, too.
"Naomi.." he, too, says between breaths. "W-Why are you here?"
"I... I—" I am interrupted by a huge explosion on the battlefield. I don't go to see what happened since I know Gilgamesh is fine because I didn't receive a vision.
"You are in the Holy Grail War?" he says sad. I nod in response.
"Why are you? And... What happened to your face?" I say while backing up and hold back my tears.
"I have been training to be a mage to save Sakura. If I win, she will be back with the Tohsakas. You and Rin will reunite with her when this is all done." he says mournful. "How are you in the war, though?"
"I am forced into participating. The Holy Grail created me so I must fight in it. Tokiomi had picked me not to be enemies with him. Yet, he is the biggest one I have." I say, remembering today's encounter and my lies I told Gilgamesh about not knowing. Mainly so he won't think about it too much since I'm trying not to.
"Tokiomi..." his expression turns to a burning hatred and I thoroughly understand why. We both look down and tears fall down my cheeks.
On the battlefield, I hear tons of explosions occurring. It makes me wonder how many weapons from the Gate of Babylon Gilgamesh is using. I hold up my hand.
"By the power of my Command Seal..." I close my eyes and recite the words to order Gilgamesh.
"Naomi! What-?" Uncle Kariya says trying to stop me.
First thing's first, Gilgamesh is using his Noble Phantasm too much so they might find out who he is. Second, Kariya is trying to save Sakura and I want her to be saved just as much as he does. I will need time to think about what to do.
"... I order you to withdraw, Archer." I finish and head off, leaving my uncle speechless as to why I did that. Now, my right hand has two Command Seals left. I had sacrificed one for Uncle Kariya.
When I get to see the battle, I find thirty-two portals for the Gate of Babylon full of weapons and the hatred in Archer's eyes. He then looks up.
"You have the nerve to order a king to retreat?!" he yells frustrated. It makes me even more nervous for his change in attitude. The battle with Berserker, Kariya's Servant, must have been serious. "You are very rash, Naomi."
He makes all of the weapons disappear with a hatred filling his eyes. I start to head home, not even waiting for Gilgamesh anymore. His words really do scare me, to see the real side of him on the combat zone.
—-
"You had me withdraw for that mongrel?" Gilgamesh says as he sits down in his casual v neck shirt and gray pants along with his hair down. He sits in my armchair in my room, resting his head in his curled up fist, as I finished explaining why I had used a Command Seal.
"That mongrel is my uncle. Sakura is my little sister and is suffering because of the Holy Grail War. I need time to think about what to do now that I know he is a Master." I finish while leaning on my wall with my arms crossed.
He sighs and I turn my back and fix up my bed to go to sleep. I hear his footsteps approaching me but I don't turn back. A weird feeling enters my heart for some odd reason.
On the bed, I see his shadow, meaning he is right behind me. It is starting to scare me a little so I face him.
"Is there something wrong?" I look at him and see how awkwardly close he is to me.
"..." he just pauses. He takes a step to my desk and takes off his necklace and bracelets. One of my eyebrows lift in confusion. Why is he acting so weird all of the sudden?
"Why are you taking those off?" I ask backing up to my bed as he gets closer again.
"I'm afraid they will only get in the way." he says and grabs my waist.
"Huh? Whoa!" I let out a small scream.
As I get even more scared, he flips me on the bed and I find my eyes meeting his reptilian ones above me. My arms are pinned down and he has a creepy smile on his face. I try moving around for him to get off of me but he is too strong and I am too weak.
"Gilgamesh! Get off!" I yell and struggle even more as he laughs.
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