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Chapter 4: The Strongest Servant
As Lucy tried to decipher the paper Gemini gave her, Archer noticed something in the winds. His sense of smell was more keen then regular humans and so he caught wind of some disturbance.
"There is a battle going on somewhere in the campus"
His master who sat nearby notice the sudden change in the atmosphere, she could feel the clashes of weapons somewhere in the distance.
"Oh, I am seriously burning up for a battle" Archer yelled with excitement.
Jellal was speechless: a girl who called herself Saber just saved his life from his attacker. She was like a knight, with her metallic armor and ornamented swords that shine in the amber sunlight. She stood there as his protector with her scarlet hair flowing freely in the wind with a beautiful crimson glow.
"By the way" Saber said as she looks at her master with a soft smile "what is your name."
Jellal was awestruck by the magnificent of her presence but manages to mutter a reply to her.
"Jellal….. Jellal Fernandes"
As she takes note of her master's name, she positions herself in front of Jellal and glared out in the distance.
"Master Jellal, stay behind me, the enemy is still lurking about" she said as she ready her sword.
Lancer barely managed to avoid Saber's powerful attack and landed safely without damaging himself. The recent events have been unfavorable to him. Not only was the man he was sent to kill turn out to be a master, but his servant was a Saber-class, the strongest servant in terms of strength. He thought about retreating from this battle and facing this foe at another time, but he felt that his master would have wanted him to keep fighting.
He frowns upon the idea but decided to test out her strength out of curiosity and continue the fight.
As the debris cleared out, the two Servants stood face to face at one and another. Both were fierce warriors of ages long past and they battle once more.
Lancer decided to make the first move. He ready his signature pose and slammed his fist into his palm.
"Ice-Make: Hammer"
A gigantic iceberg hammer materialized above Saber and came crashing down on her with tremendous force.
Saber however used her sword and manages to break the ice construct with its superior sharp blade. The ice hammer that was summoned by Lancer was now broken into many scattered pieces of ice.
"Hmm Ice Magic" Saber noted her opponent's particular style.
Lancer reeled in and prepared for another spell.
"Ice-Make: Lance"
Dozens of frozen lances materialized from the palm of his hand and flew towards Saber. The wide range of this attack made dodging it impossible but Saber didn't bother to move, knowing she had this battle in her favor. She stood there and cast her own spell.
"Requip: Frozen Empress Armor"
A bright light shined over her body as her armor disappear and a new one took its place. She now wore a light blue plated armor that covers her chest along with a large billowing skirt that draped in the wind. A large azure crown was position on her forehead with wing like protrusion sticking out. Even her swords were replaced in favor of a large claymore that could match Lancer's reach.
The armor took the blunt force from the frozen spears and melted the ice back into water, protecting Saber from any harm.
"Requip magic, that just great" Lancer said as he analysis the new servant's power.
"That correct, I own hundreds of magical armors and weapons that I can easily change into within seconds" Saber stated to her opponents. "I am currently wearing one that can negate your ice magic."
Lancer knew that Saber-class servants had the most magic resistance out of all of them but this new ability seemed a bit overpowering. The tide of the battle now shifted to Saber and Lancer was in a clear disadvantage. The only way to attack her now was through physical combat with his spear.
Suddenly bolts of fire rain down on both of them from the air. The massive inferno rammed into the ground they were standing on, causing great amounts of destruction. Both opponents however caught the surprise attack in time and dodge the array of flames with ease.
"AH HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA, YEAH, I BURNING UP FOR A SERIOUS FIGHT" a loud voice yelled with excitement "COME ON YOU FOOLS, LETS SEE WHO'S THE STRONGEST ONE HERE."
Jellal immediately recognize the servant with the black vest and white scarf as the same one he saw in the subway station. The servant was ridiculously enthusiastic to fight the opponents in front of him as he charged up the flames in his hands.
"Ah, it's this idiot again" Lancer frown as another troublesome person enter the fray.
"Hmm, attacking wildly and with no coordination, a foolish man indeed" Saber said as she analyzing the idiot in front of her.
"OI, SAY THAT AGAIN TO MY FACE, I AM SERIOUSLY GOING TO BURN YOU GUYS UP" Archer yelled with a ticked off expression.
"Archer, quiet down. We can't just run head long into this situation. " a blonde woman said as she disciplines her servant with a whip "Ah what do we have here, is that perverted stripper from yesterday."
"And here we have that charming lady who trapped me in that reality marble and ambush me" another sarcastic remark by Lancer.
Jellal was still clueless as to the whole situation. Because of how much confusion he was in and being left in the dark, Jellal finally got the nerve to speak.
"Okay, I don't know what's happening but who are you people and what do you want. What is up with all this fighting and strange powers?"
Lucy took pity on Jellal since this was the second time he got caught up in Holy Grail Wars without having anything to do with it. An innocent bystander he was, and to make matters worse he unknowingly summoned a Servant, making him the 5th master to enter the battle. But it all seem too coincidental, Jellal clearly doesn't know anything about the world of mages or about the war, yet he bypass her reality marble and had the necessary runes to summon the strongest Servant to battle. She guess that strange marking on Jellal's face might have been the cause of all this; whoever grafted the Mark of Titania into his face, must be someone who is interested with the Holy Grail.
"Archer, we are going to help Saber's master, it be more beneficial to us." Lucy said as the Her Servant gave her the wide eye look.
"What"
Lucy realized this was a perfect time to earn an early alliance. Knowing that the new master isn't well verse with magic, it is easier to deal with him later on without having to kill him. In fact, he probably has a better chance of survival if they were to join up.
"Hey guy with the blue hair and weird tattoo, we're going to help you against this perverted exhibitionist. I know you are a bit confused right now but I will fill you in after we dealt with Lancer"
Jellal was a bit hesitant to accept the offer of help. Could he trust this girl? He looked at Saber, who gave a piercing stare at the blonde girl, signifying her distrust. Then he looked at Lancer who also gave a very annoyed look as he was about to face a potential problem.
"Master Jellal what's your decision, can we trust the girl? At the present it may be a good idea to garner some help. I don't sense any dishonesty in her voice, though she may be up to something. But note that in the end every servant or master must be defeated as this war goes on."
Jellal took in the words of wisdom from his servant to heart. But he started to wonder who she is and why is she here? Why was she so concern about him when they just meet? It felt like she was putting her life on the line for him.
"Saber, what would you do in this situation? What do you thinks I should do?"
"I can't answer that for you, only you alone can make this decision and I can only abide by it and follow." Saber said with a serious tone. "But no matter what choices you make, I will follow them."
Jellal didn't understand his servant's words, it reminded him too much of his days in slavery. The grim days he endured as a helpless worker who follows the orders from his masters without hesitation.
"Are you ok with that, why would you blindly follow orders like that? Why would you put so much faith in me when you're so strong?"
His Servant turns and gave Jellal a surprise hug to calm him down and reassured him. The only problem is that Jellal's face collided with her armor breastplate as she did so.
Clunk
"Ouch" Jellal yelp as his face was smashed into the cold metal.
His servant however didn't notices as she spoke her mind.
"I trust you with my life because I know you, Master Jellal. You are caring and thoughtful to everyone around you. The reason you were able to summon me is because your kind heart reach me and I awoke to protect you."
Jellal couldn't help but shed a small tear in his eye from her speech. He felt all the fear draining from his body. He felt stronger.
"What is your order master" Saber said with her usual soft smile.
"We are going to trust her and accept her help for right now. " Jellal said with confidence as he turned to Lucy. "Okay, Ms. You got a deal, so help us against this guy."
Lucy felt relief in his answer and order Archer to comply with the new situation. A great weight was lifted from her shoulders
Now Lancer was against two servants. The tide of battle still was against the unlucky servant.
Lancer was puzzled as to why he didn't attack them during that long sappy scene between Saber and her master. He though he must have been touch by such a vibrant display of fluffiness that he didn't realize the tough situation he was in.
"It two to one now," Lancer thought to himself as he listed the options available. He already decided that retreating is the best course of action. Since his target was now a master, it was against the rules to fight him until the others were summoned and anymore fighting would be pointless. The only problem about retreating was that he was cornered; he needed to fine an opening between the two servants to escape this battle.
"Hidden Fire Form-Crimson Lotus: Phoenix Arrow"
Archer launches a gigantic flaming blade at Lancer with killing speed
"Ice-Make: Shield"
Lancer blocks the arrows destructive blast with a gigantic wall of ice but despite avoiding the first attack, Saber came charging in with her sword. He manages to parry with his spear but was pushed back afar by the combination of these two servant's attack. He now had to form a strategy.
"Agh, there no opening to attack let alone to escape this battle" Lancer thought as he scan the area "I guess I have no choice but to use my special talents, since there is two girls here it should work quiet effectively."
Lancer gave out a sparkling aura to his targets and ripped his shirt off to reveal a well build muscle body. He flexes his muscle slightly and stares at his opponent with a serious but heartfelt look that glitter his eyes.
"What the hell are you doing" Archer said with a confused look.
"He stripped again, yep he is a super perverted demonic repulsive enemy-to-all women-in-the-world super deviant" Lucy added with a disgusting look on her face.
Saber and Jellal nodded in agreement as Lancer was shocked that his super ability had no effect.
Saber then realized something. "Hmm interesting, just now you were using charm ability, Lancer"
"Yeah, I guess my Mystic Face ability doesn't work on people with high magic resistance or powerful mages looks. Normally when I stare intently at people of the opposite gender they seem to be easier to deal with." Lancer replied with embarrassment. "I guess I should have thought about that first."
"Wait, then why is it necessary to strip your clothes off in the first place, if you just need to stare at you target" Lucy noted.
"Wait, I strip. When did that happen?"
"He doesn't remember it happening."
Lancer regains his composure and decided to negotiate with the others.
"Look I know this is a tad too late Saber, but if this fight goes on, the normal people will start to notice our destruction."
Lancer signifies at the crowd of people that have gathered bellow in witness of the damaged building both of them were on. Fire trucks and ambulance had already arrived on the scene to quell the chaos.
"We servants should all know that the Grail Wars have yet to begin, so our fighting is pointless at the moment. Saber, since your master just summoned you, I have no point in killing him anymore until the war begins. Let us fight when the time is right and we are on fairer grounds" Lancer negotiated with all his cunning to appeal to Saber's honor.
Saber understood fully with a nod and replied "Ok Lancer, we will finish this another time, but when the time comes be prepared."
Archer, Impulsive as he was, didn't approve with this arrangement. He powered up his flames and charged at Lancer.
"YOU COWARD, DON'T WEASEL AWAY FROM A FIGHT LIKE THAT. I WON'T LET YOU GET OFF THAT EASILY."
"You idiot, don't attack him" ordered Lucy.
"Hmm, your servant is too reckless and hot-headed, you better get a better grip on him" Saber said as she criticized the blonde for not controlling her servant properly.
Archer lunged up with fire burning on the palm of his hand and prepared to strike Lancer.
"Fire Dragon's Iron Fist"
Archer slammed his fist through Lancer chest with incredible force and power that a shockwave was even produced. The magnitude was so over whelming that even Saber was a bit surprised about it. There was no way Lancer could have survived such monstrous power.
Archer, who was about to celebrate his victory over Lancer, realized that he hit something harder than stone. Lancer's lifeless body began to crack and turn into ice. He had swapped himself with a decoy at the last second without anybody noticing.
"Ice-make: Clone"
Lancer had escape from certain doom and now he was clear to make his escape from the chaos. He appeared next to the hole in the wall that was caused by Archer's destruction and mock him.
"Ha-ha, better luck next time, Flame breath. Maybe you get luck and get an actual brain in your head" he said as he jumped out and disappeared.
"THAT ASSHOLE, I WILL BEAT HIM UP NEXT TIME"
Jellal was relieved that this nightmare was all over. He sighed and drop to his knee in relieved. Saber also gave a sigh of relieved and walks towards her master.
"Master Jellal, how are you holding up from your encounter" Saber said with concern over her face.
"I am fine, Saber. But thanks for saving my life and defending me from that ice guy." Jellal said with happiness. If you hadn't come when you did, I would have been dead by now. "
"True, but you are the man who had the will to summon me; I heard your voice through the darkness when you called for help. The place I was in before was dark and lonely but when I heard that voice I felt a warm light in that abyss that guided me out of the darkness. For that I am truly grateful you, Master Jellal."
Jellal blush a little; the girl was way too honest with her thought that it was a bit embarrassing to hear them.
Suddenly Saber gave Jellal another one of her hugs, this time however Jellal hit his head too hard on the metal breastplate that he was knock unconscious in an instant.
Saber not realizing that she caused it, yelled repeatedly if her master was alright.
"Eh, Master Jellal, are you ok? What happen to you? Master Jellal!"
Lucy and Archer looked at the scene with a clear sweat drop on the face as Saber repeatedly shook Jellal's head to snap him back into consciousness.
Next time we are going to introduced another new Master. Who could it be?