A young Prince was standing atop his chariot. Along with him was a Princess who was watching the ensuing battle.
Turns out, these two are siblings. The young Prince named Shinji Matou, and his sister, Princess Sakura Matou. They are the future heirs to the Matou royalty, one of the fierce rivals of the Tohsaka's. Their servant, was none other than Rider.
Both siblings shared control over the servant, but it seems that Rider is more attached to the Princess. Because of this, Prince Shinji tends to secretly abuse his sister and threatens her that if she tells Rider, he'll kill them both.
But now, the siblings are united; for they are in the middle of battle with the Empire of Emperor Soichiro Kuzuki.
"My bow, give it to me." Shinji ordered his assistant to get his preferred weapon
Shinji was actually an ace in Archery. He was the captain of the Matou archery team in the Royal Olympics held every 3 years. His skill matches the same as his rival and enemy, Prince Shirou Emiya.
He got an arrow from his quiver, took aim, and fired. He was able to kill 4 swordsmen with a single arrow. He laughed arrogantly and asked for praise to those around him.
"Hahahaha!" the Prince laughed
"Praise me! Those who dare oppose the Matou's shall be struck down by me!"
Just as he was praising himself, a swordsman from the Kuzuki Empire sneakily got in his chariot. He saw the swordsman and he had no time to react. The swordsman dashed forward to stab him when an invisible force halted the swordsman!
*CRUNCH*
Blood started to gush out from his chest. The swordsman fell on the ground, and seemingly died.
"Are you alright master?" the servant Rider asked, now making herself visible
"O-Of course I am!" Shinji replied, still shocked that he was nearly killed
"Nii-san…" behind Shinji was Sakura who spoke in a soft voice
"What do you want?" Shinji asked, trying to return to his boastful persona
"Our troops are greatly decreasing in numbers, and I want Rider to fight." Sakura said, showing a different side of her
This was the first time Shinji has heard Sakura ever speak about war. She was really just a quiet person who just wanted peace. She hated fighting, all she wanted was just unity and to stop the war. Shinji thought that Rider must've influenced her sister, but it doesn't matter to him since he was about to send Rider out anyway.
"It's strange for you to even come out and join the war chariot or even speak of war tactics, but fine, I agree with you." Shinji replied
"Go on, Rider." Shinji added, ordering the servant to go out and join the battle.
Just as Rider was about to leave, Sakura told her….
"Kill them all, Rider."
Rider nodded and dashed towards the battlefield. Shinji, shocked at what he just heard, turned around to look at his sister. She was just standing and smiling gently at him, as if everything's normal. Confused, Shinji sat back on his chair and watched the battle.
"What's with Sakura?"
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"AGH!"
Rider was fast enough to reach the war-zone in seconds. With her two chained daggers, she stabbed countless of enemy warriors. They all were confused if they were being attacked by something invisible. But the truth is, Rider moves fast.
The troops from Emperor Kuzuki started to back down and get closer to the stairs. They too were greatly decreasing in numbers. They got fewer and fewer until nothing was left. Rider, along with the knights from the Matou's got to the top. They stopped on their tracks once they saw a Samurai, and behind him were even more troops.
He looked ordinary yet at the same time he was emitting a dangerous aura. His stare was intimidating, causing some knights to be disturbed.
"Who are you?" Rider questioned the Samurai
"I'm just a wanderer swordsman who is also the guard of this gate." the Samurai calmly replied
Rider smirked, as if he was no threat to her.
"Kill him." Rider ordered the knights around her
The knights charged at the Samurai. Though they were on a set of stairs, they were moving really fast. The Samurai took out his katana and did a stance for an attack. When the knights were in his range, the Samurai uttered…
"Concealed sword technique…Tsubame Gaesh!"
*SLASH*
With just one strike, all the knights had their heads cut off. The blood from their body gushed out like a stream of water. They're bodies fell and tumbled on the stairs, and they all landed in front of Rider.
It wasn't just a single blow. It was three slashes that looked like a single slash, that's why all the knights were killed in an instant. Finally getting the hang of things, Rider asked…
"You must be Assassin"
Assassin smiled and nodded at Rider, and said "Caster, please."
Skull warriors emerged from the ground, dragging the remaining Matou knights to hell. They all screamed and cried for their lives, until no scream or cry could be heard.
Rider was left alone.
"Now we're equal." Assassin said, readying his katana for battle
"Let's see what you've got, Samurai." Rider replied, bringing her daggers out
Rider charged at Assassin with massive speed but she was forced back. All the Samurai had to do was to simply lift his blade to parry Rider's attack. Assassin had a calm look on his face, and he still stood on his ground.
Rider kept charging but the results were the same.
"How can I break this man's defense?" Rider thought in the back of her mind
Assassin was the one who charged this time, catching Rider off-guard.
"Hello" Assassin calmly whispered to Rider before aiming to slash her head
Luckily for Rider she was able to block the attack by dashing backwards, but she was cut on the left cheek.
"Ready to give up, Rider?" Assassin asked
"As if." Rider confidently replied
The two powered up their weapons, preparing to continue their fight to the death.
"Let's see if you can pass" Assassin uttered, then having a murderous look on his face
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"Huff….huff….. How….can I….even survive….this….shit?!"
Lancer continued his fight with Berserker. The mad-driven servant had survived all of Lancer's fatal blows. Lancer on the other hand, was being tossed around like a doll.
The spearman was badly injured as Berserker landed a near fatal blow on his skull. Lancer was able to somewhat block it with his spear but it only resulted in his spear crushing the top of his skull. His face was covered in blood, and his wounds weren't healing fast.
He saw Berserker approaching, and Lancer got up with the help of his spear. They made quite a mess; blood was everywhere and Berserker stepped on some of the dead bodies of the Homunculi knights of the Einzbern's, causing their blood and intestines to burst out. It was gross.
"Alright, you ugly shit! Let's finish this!" Lancer yelled towards Berserker
But before either of them could move, Berserker's master spoke before them.
"That's enough Berserker." a voice of a little girl could be heard
"What the fuck…..?" Lancer said out of being surprised
"We have something more important to take care of." added the voice of a little girl
Berserker nodded and left Lancer. He walked towards a gate leading to a dark dungeon. But before the gates were closed, Berserker looked back at Lancer. The mad-servant had a look on his face that clearly states, "I'll destroy you next time, dog!"
Lancer, confused, lied down on the pool of blood behind him. He tried to contact his master, but he failed. He simply looked in the sky and let out a huge sigh.
"I think….I'm going to sleep for a while…" Lancer closed his eyes, falling asleep after being drained with his fight with Berserker
A/N
Yo! Welp, I made a promise right? Well here it is, Fight or Perish 3. To give you an update on the next two chapters:
Illya will finally be revealed in the next chapter, so is the two mysterious dudes and possibly Lancer's past. Again, thanks for the constant love and support! Reviews are always welcome!