Advance: I put a new title for this book up cause I need to make this book more unique and Mordred's Brother is over used from what I've seen.
So behold: Merlin's Apprentice
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Ark's foot shot forward and connected with the gate door, tearing it off the hinges and sending it flying. The Mage walks in after nothing happened with Mordred close behind, not listening to her brother about him wanting to give dramatic entrance for her.
"Hello! Saber!" Ark shouted as he walked up to the door. "I come bearing a suprise!" The Knight punched her brother on the back of his head making him chuckle. He heard footsteps behind the door and quickly smoother his emotions and blankly stared at the front entrance.
Mordred was bit unnerved by how fast Ark acts around certain people. When it's just her and Ark, the Mage acts all kind, caring, and joking, but when it's with others the male is a completely different person, acting with different emotions and facial expressions to fit the situation.
It kind of made her wonder why Ark does that, not that she cared, but it was a thought that rested in head.
She unconsciously stepped behind Ark since the Male was a head taller then her allowing the Knight to hid behind him. Both Servants were currently in their casual clothes allowing the female to hide without sticking out like a sore thumb, more or less.
Ark watched as the door opened and Shirou was staring at him. They both had a stare down and the Redhead quickly shut the door since he had a feeling Ark was going to punch him... again.
Truth be told Ark was definitely thinking about it, cause the first time it felt satisfying, the second time, maybe even better. All he needed was for Shirou to open the door again.
Shirou took a deep breath and opened the door again, not a second later Ark's fits met his face. The Mage didn't even apologize as he stepped over the downed Master and walked inside with Mordred right behind him. She paused however and had the sudden urge to kick what she assumed is Father's Master. She did so and Shirou groaned as he held his side and face in pain.
Ark entered the main room and spotted Artoria eating some food. He smirked and couldn't wait to see what will occur. So he casually walked up to the table and sat down instantly catching Saber's attention since she was mostly focused on her food and not on her surroundings.
She was relieved to feel that her Master was still alive, but that didn't ease her at all since Ark was here and just staring at her.
"Artoria..." The Mage said as he sat down with his legs crossed. "How has the Grail war been treating you?" The Knight narrowed her eyes. She knew for a fact that Merlin's Apprentice would never approach her willingly unless he has a reason to do so.
"It has treated me just fine, now what do you want my son." Ark's left eye twitched, but he only grinned as he leaned back slightly. "We maybe Allies now, but I know you rather be somewhere else then here." Ark nodded at what the King has said not at all dening it.
"That's true, but it seems fate has really grown to dislike you, because I just meet someone who really wants to see you again." Ark said before looking to the side as he held back an evil chuckle, but held himself back while also cursing Merlin within his head. That damn Wizard has rubbed off on him, if he ever runs into the pervert of a Man during Grand Order.
The Mage made a promise to punch his teacher across the face and probably set his elegant hair on fire as well... only time will tell with that one.
"Again?" Artoria thought, she didn't think that it was possible to meet another person from her timeline, but when she saw the mischievous look in Ark's eyes she could only assumed the worse. This is Merlin's Apprentice and someone she barely knows. He maybe her son, but she has yet to learn anything about him or what kind of person he is.
For all she knows Ark could actually be a very sweet and carrying person, not this cold and mischievous hearted man before her... maybe if they actually bonded, the Apprentice might drop his guard and act like himself. Artoria knows that Ark is only acting, how could she not, he is doing the exact same thing when she was still King of Britain.
Wearing a mask to hide ones true personality. However the Knight's thought process came to a halt when another voice suddenly spoke up.
"Father." The King froze as dread filled ber body from the new voice while Ark grinned even more and leaned back to enjoy the soon to be show before him. All he needed was some popcorn and he'll be set. "So it's true, you were summoned for this Grail War." Artoria slowly turned and locked eyes with another pair of matching green eyes.
So her worst nightmare has come true and it was all thanks to Merlin's Apprentice. Does he really hate her that much? Just thinking about it hurt Artoria for some reason... but why would she care? Ark hardly ever showed any signs of empathy towards her, only hate.
The only time his mask ever broke down was during the fall of Camelot. She remembered how tightly he held onto her as she died in his arms. How broken he sounded, she didn't know what he was saying to her, the Mage's voice was muffled, but she knew as his arms trembled around, the Knight knew he was crying.
But right now Ark hated, that was obvious, It wasn't as strong as her other 'son's rage thankfully, but if needed he can and will destroy everything she ever loves with a simple snap of his fingers. She truly was an awful person.
The Knight's memory brought her back to when Ark explained what his wish was... it sounded so... she didn't know what to think.
Ark hates her, so why involve a wish that has anything to do with her? If he hates her then why include the King? She doesn't deserve it...
Both 'Son' and 'Father' had a stare down. Meanwhile Ark was currently looking over Artoria's half eaten food that Shirou made. He picked up the chops sticks and looked at them. The Mage was definitely curious about the food before him, not like Saber was going to eat it since she was busy with Mordred.
Rolling his eyes, he tried to use the chop sticks with the best of his abilities, but only failed in the end. He wasn't used to these things, he prefers a Fork and Knife over everything else. The sound of fighting was lost to him as he continued to struggle.
After a few more tries Ark smiled at finally being able to grab a piece of Shirou's food. The male thought about making a spell just to conjure cooking utensils... he should look into that, might be kind of funny.
The Mage remembered reading a ton of Fanfictions which mostly involved Shirou's cooking and how it was basically God tier... Ark had some doubts on this, maybe the writers were just exaggerating and the food is mediocre levels.
He already tasted Archers cooking so the question stands, is Archer's cooking better then his past self? Only one way to find out.
Ark took a bite of food and paused. He chewed for a few seconds then swallowed. The Mage had a calculating look on his face before shrugging.
"Eh, it's OK." Ark said putting down the chops sticks. The food was just as good as Archer's food, showing that Shirou still had the same cooking skills as the years went by.
Ark will give Shirou a stamp of approval, but he won't tell anyone that, especially the Knight's of the Round Table.
He looked up to see both Artoria and Mordred pointing their swords at each other. One was calm and collected while the other one was furious and slightly confused. It was pretty obvious on who was who.
Ark leaned back letting the two 'speak' it out. Hopefully It doesn't ends with them destroy Shirou's house... what? Ark maybe a Jerk to some people, but he wasn't a huge jerk... sometimes.
So the Mage wisely stayed out of it knowing full well that if he tried something both Knights will redirect their attention towards him. He heard footsteps approaching, but didn't bother looking to see who it was, knowing full well who It is. The footsteps stopped right beside Ark. Sensing Shirou about to open his mouth
"If you are smart, I would stay out of this one if I were you." Ark said looking at Shirou and to the Mage's great amusement the young Master now supported a black eye. "Hhhmmm, l like the new look, makes you seem less Whimpey." Ark said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. The Redhead looked at the Mage, at this point he wasn't going to intervene cause he had feeling that if he did, Ark was going to put him through a wall.
Shriou silently sat down beside Ark as the two Knights suddenly charged forward making the younger man wince knowing full well his house wasn't going to survive this and it was going to be difficult in trying to explain this to Taiga.
The Mage grabbed Shirou and moved him to the side just as a broken table flew past them. More crashing and sword clashing is heard bouncing around the house.
"Why did you come here?" Shirou asked making Ark look at him with a amused expression before shrugging his shoulders.
"I was bored and decided to see what you two were doing." Ark said calmly as the sound of Mordred roaring in the background was heard. A moment later some pots and pans were sent flying past the two males.
The Master looked at Caster with a deadpan expressions not believing a word that he said. Especially with the new person that looks almost identical to Saber which they were currently in the middle of wrecking his house.
"First off, Saber has told me plenty of times of how much you despise her and would never willingly visit her unless you absolutely have to." Shirou said while Ark looked thoughtful for a moment. "You should really forgive her-" A Bound Dagger was held up to his throat silencing Shirou from speaking any more.
Ark was looking at Shirou with a deadpan expressions. Was he seriously still trying to make him forgive Artoria? Please, he'll have to try much harder then that. The memory of Gil taunting him flashed through his head, making Ark let out a small sigh and lower his arm allowing Shirou to relax.
"Just shut up and stop talking about it." Ark mumbled as he leaned back closing his eyes making Shirou blink in surprise. After a few seconds the Mage reopened his eyes and stood up from his sitting position. With a flick of his wrist EbonyFlesh was casted.
The whole house was destroyed and there was no sign of Mordred or Artoria anywhere. He followed the sound of fighting which was outside. Shirou was close behind him as they left the house.
The Mage stood there for a moment seeing both Artoria and Mordred breathing heavily. Shirou was about to rush forward and stop them, but Ark backhands the Master sending him flying into his shed.
"I'll kill you Father and when I do, Ark and his Master won't have to deal with you." Mordred said as sweat rolled down the side of head. Even with her stats decreased, Artoria was still able to hold her own.
Both sides were heavily damaged and Ark wonders what happened since he was more focused on Shirou then the fighting, cause he wanted to make sure the guy didn't try anything... guess it was his time to step up.
Both sides dashed forward and Caster did the same. He materialized infront of the both and casted two spells.
Two portals appeared and Kit flew out of one and landed right on Mordred's face making her shout out in surprise and stop advancing forward. Meanwhile a hand stopped Artoria from swinging her sword.
The King blinked when she realized Ark was the one to stop her sword and not Mordred. The Mage was glaring at Artoria since he felt her loosen up and lower her sword. Both sides had a stare down before the Mage turned away not wanting to look at Knight any longer.
"Son- Ark." The Mage paused. "How is Mordred here?" Ark turned towards her and instead of a scowl he had a smirk that the Knight was all to familiar with, since it reminds her of a certain wizard.
"By the power of friendship... and our hate towards you." Ark said with a chuckle as he kept walking away reaching Mordred who continued to struggle with Kit. "Enough Kit." Ark said making the Fox stop and crawl onto the Knight's shoulder allowing the male to see the scowl on Mordred's face.
"Why did you stop me dumbass!" Ark rolled his eyes and hit Mordred on the head only making her scowl deepen.
"Because Archer's Master is allied to Saber's Master, so that means-" Mordred groaned realizing where this is going and hated it already. "I see you already figured it out and trust me, it was a very hard decision, but we need allies, remember Berserker can easily beat me into the ground, while you can stand your ground we only have one life, Hercules has 12 lives... well 9 now." Ark said sternly while Mordred sighed and nodded her head.
"Ark, Mordred?" Both siblings shot up and looked behind them to see Gray looking at them while standing at the front gate.
"Gray!" They shouted rushing up to the girl while Artoria watched them interact. She watched as Ark slid up to the younger girl.
"Gray, what are you doing here? I thought you were sleeping?" Gray looked embarrassed as she shuffled around for a moment.
"I noticed you and Mordred leaving, so I followed you two here." Gray said making Mordred scowl at the Mage who sighed with a bit of annoyance. He had a feeling Mordred was going to make fun of him for not noticing her.
"Ah, its fine kid, you were just worried about us." Mordred said while reaching up and messing with Gray's hair causing her to laugh making the blond female smirk. Ark chuckled and put a hand on his Master's shoulder.
Artoria flinched at the sight and looked down at the ground as her sword and armor vanished, leaving her In her casual clothes. Shirou stumble out of his shack slightly dazed. He wobbled over to Saber and stood beside her. She was currently watching the trio interact making him wonder what she was feeling.
"You ok Saber? Shirou asked, but Artoria didn't respond. She only turned away and started walking towards the destroyed house.
"No Shirou... no I'm not" Saber mumbled as she disappeared inside. Shirou looked confused for a moment then looked over to see Caster's Master and how the trio treated each other.
He watched as the blond female who looked similar to Saber was playing with the Master's hair. And then Caster making sure she is OK by looking her over.
"I'm glad Berserker didn't find you, don't need to deal with that right now..." Ark mumbled after he finished checking her over. "Come on Gray, we're done here anywa-" A growl was heard making both siblings look at the young Master.
"I'm guessing your hungry?" Mordred said with a smirk as Kit jumped off the Knight's shoulders and onto Gray who grabbed him and hugged the Fox close.
Gray blushed and nodded her head. Ark rolled his eyes knowing full well that he will need cook something for everyone in front of him.
"I can make some food for her if you want." Everyone looked to see Shirou walking up to them. Mordred narrowed her eyes and pulled Gray slightly closer.
Ark noticed this and started remembering why Mordred and Gray got so close. He knew Mordred was jealous for Gray stealing all the attention and if the Mage was being honest he didn't know why and he hated that.
(Flashback)
Ark was walking through the city with Mordred and Gray by his side. The Mage had a great idea for the siblings to know Gray some more.
Mordred didn't really care and is only coming because she is promised some sweets by her brother. Which was a lot more difficult then one would think.
Ark looked at Gray and tilts his head at her. The little girl was currently focused a large muffin the Mage has gotten her. It was a blueberry muffin which by the looks of it is very tasty since she was currently inhaling it.
Next was Mordred who was currently chowing down on some cookies. She looked to be enjoying herself, but with the blank look on her face nobody would be able to tell. However, Ark knew she was enjoying it and only smirked.
"Mordred, this muffin is really good, try some!" Gray said jumping over to the Knight's side making her jump slightly. She watched as the young girl tore off a piece of muffin and held it out for her.
The blond girl just stared for a second. She was wonder why Gray was acting all nice, if anything she has been rude to her most of the time. Mordred slowly reached out and took the piece of the muffin out of Gray's hand and threw it into her own mouth.
"It's pretty good kid..." Ark watched as his sister had a debate with herself before she looked at her brother who was simply smiling at her. "Here, try some of these cookies." Mordred handed Gray a couple of cookies who took them eagerly.
"Thanks Mordred." Gray said smiling at the Knight who chuckled and ruffled the young girl's hair.
"You two enjoying your snacks?" Ark asked randomly as he sipped on a can of soda. The two females looked at him then at each other. "I'll take that as a yes, Gray, I saw an arcade over there, take this and go have some fun, I need to speak with Mordred for a moment." Ark held out some money which Gray took and ran over to where the Arcade is.
"Listen, we don't need to talk about anything, and I know what we're going to talk about." Mordred said with a annoyed look as she crossed her arms.
Ark shook his head. "Mordred, I just want you to know that Gray cares about us, I'm sure you already know that, but have you ever wondered how other Master's would have treated us?"
"Like weapons." Mordred said simply while Ark stared at her. "Ark, Gray isn't a Magus, she isn't even part of those families I heard about."
"While that maybe true, you have to ask yourself, how is Gray treating us?" Ark said making Mordred give him a confused look. "Other Magus would see us as simple tools... Gray see us as siblings." The Mage watched as the Knight stumbled back slightly.
"What! Why!" Mordred shouted. Ark pointed at himself and her, the female didn't get what that is supposed to mean.
"Because it's how we treat her." Ark said before walking past Mordred who looked at him before catching up to walk beside him. "I treat Gray like a caring older brother, you might not have realized it, but you treat Gray like that reluctant older sister." Ark explained as they slowly reached the arcade.
"I don't understand." Mordred said confused which was no surprise, it sounded stupid to begin with.
"Gray never had siblings and I'm pretty sure she was taken away from her parents." Ark doesn't fully remember everything about the girl, so he is just assuming and guessing. "We are the closest thing to a family she has, trust me I've seen it. She cares about us like any normal little would." Mordred looked down at the ground before looking up to see Ark walking into the Arcade, heading towards Gray who was currently at a claw game.
"I already have a annoying little brother." Mordred mumbled. She watched as Ark took Gray places and focus on the game. The little girl cheered for the Mage as he suddenly hit the button making the claw lower. "But would it be so bad as to have another little sibling?"
She watched as Ark crossed his arms with a smirk on his face. He reached into the the machine and pulled out a stuffed orange fox.
Gray reached out and hugged the Fox plushie. She looked to the side and spotted the Knight causing her to wave.
Mordred sighed shaking her and waved back while walking over to the duo and joining them in playing some games, which Ark was very good at.
(Flashback over)
"Don't worry Mordred, this guy is a joke. He isn't someone to hurt Gray." Mordred glanced at Ark then at Gray who was still pressed against. "He is the type of guy that thinks he needs to save everyone." The Knight suddenly snorts after hearing that and she loosened her grip around Gray.
"Ya sure, we're pretty far away from Rin's place so why not." Ark said while Shirou smiled glad that the Mage was going to push him away. However if the Master thought this through then he would have realized that this was a horrible idea.
A second later his roof collapsed, but Shirou kept smiling.
"You do realize that your place is-" Ark raised his arm stopping Mordred from speaking. She rolled her eyes and dragged Gray in the house. Both Mage and Master had a stare down. The older male crossed his arms and shook his head head as he walked passed Shirou and into the semi destroyed house.
So right now Ark and Mordred were staring each other down as Gray sat down at the head of the table. The Mage was on Gray's left while Knight was on her right.
Artoria was beside Ark and tried to not make eyes with any of children. She just looked down at her lap.
"Ark." Mordred said out of the blue making said male and Gray to look at the Knight. "Why aren't you making dinner?" Ark shrugged and leaned back.
"Even a Master needs to relax." Mordred scowled and threw a set of chops sticks at her brother which bounced off his nose making the Mage scrunch it up. "Oi, no need to get your panties in a twist." Ark said with a straight face while the Mordred's eye twitched.
"Care to repeat that?" Ark put on a thinking looking as if he was really pondering on it. So with a nod he stood up and leaned forward, a smirk slowly growing on his face.
Like in his past life... Ark always enjoyed messing with his siblings.
"Don't. Your. Panties. In. A. Twist." Mordred just started at him while Gray was wonder what could possibly happen now. Artoria watched her two children stare each other when suddenly the young Knight jumped over the table and tackled Ark.
Both siblings tumbled around the floor, the Knight obviously getting the upper hand since she had the superior strength.
Gray was surprised and was about to intervene, but Ark held his hand up telling her he had this covered. Artoria didn't move cause if she tried to intervene the siblings will turn on her.
"AAAHHH!" Mordred shouted as she put Ark into a headlock who broke free by flipping the Knight over his back and slamming her into the floor.
"The people's elbow!" Ark shouted as he casted his strongest spell DRAGONHIDE! He raised his arm and jumped in the air. Mordred barely moved out of the way as Ark's elbow connected with the ground. "You can see me!" Ark suddenly vanished with a flash of purple.
"Hey that's cheating!" Mordred shouted in annoyance trying to find an outline of Ark anywhere so she can beat that Mage senseless. Or maybe one solid attack can do it.
The Knight suddenly spun around while raising her right foot in the air. The bottom of her boot connected with Ark's face causing his illusion to disappear as he is sent flying into a wall.
Mordred grinned as she put a hand on her hip. She strolled up to the down Mage who was currently cursing at his lack of endurance and the effectiveness of Dragon-Hide. He casted a quick restoration spell and stood up while rubbing his jaw.
Ark had to constantly cast his Alteration spells whenever he gets into combat especially when it involves physical combat. If it was a Magic battle, those were a walk in the park especially since he has ways to absorb the spells sent his way and using the magic for his own.
Also Ebony-Flesh was better then Dragon-Hide, since it was easier to cast and didn't take much Magicka out of him.
The Mage pushed himself off the wall and sat down still rubbing his jaw. He placed his palm against where Mordred's foot hit him and casted a much stronger Restoration spell.
As the pain faded away Ark saw a hand appear in front of him making the Mage look to see Shirou with his hands outstretched. Mordred was sitting back down at the table with a smirk still on her face. Ark grunts and knocks Shirou's hand away as he pushed himself off the floor and walked back over to the table.
He sat down with legs crossed as Shirou placed a bowl of food in front of him. Ark gave the food a critical eye as he scanned it for any flaws, but to nobody's surprise it was perfect Looking.
When you cook, the presentation of food is one of the key things for a good meal, while that is not always true, it's still a important thing especially for presentation.
Next is taste... Ark just realized his culinary thought process was once again taking over so he shook his head and just started eating. The food was OK, while the food maybe different the quality was similar to Archer's food.
Ark looked to see Mordred and Gray digging into their food, while Artoria was doing the same. However the Mage noticed how she continued to glance in their direction.
"So how is the food?" Shirou asked making Ark look at him with his usual stare. "I heard from Saber, that you're also a very good while she was still alive." The male trailed off while Ark rolled his eyes.
"I only ever made her breakfast, she never tried my actual cooking." Ark nudge his food slightly. "I will admit, you make some good food, but it's not the greatest thing." Artoria looked suprised, but didn't voice her opinion knowing full well that she'll be ignored.
"Oh." Shirou didn't know if he should be offended or slightly relived. Caster gave him a bad vibe. The Magus knew he was already on thin ice with the Mage and didn't want to test his luck on asking questions. But Shirou couldn't help but wonder what type of person Ark is.
Shirou glanced at the other two females. He meet Caster's Master before and was kind of put off from how young she looked. The Magus was that stupid, it was obvious Caster was watching out for her and if Shirou tried anything, he would either be burnt to a crisp or fried from the inside out.
Next was the other blond female. Shirou wonder how this person was none other then Mordred Pendragon, the bastard 'son' like in the tails. This made the young man wonder if there was other false tales about a person's gender.
"Thanks for the food!" Shirou blinked and looked at Caster's Master who was smiling innocently at him. But in reality Gray was simply playing the innocent girl which made both Mordred and Ark grin seeing how fast of a learner she is.
"Your Master is a quick learner, make me think you place a spell on her to help with training." Mordred glanced at Ark who glanced back. "Also, your food is better, I not much of a fan for these Japanese meals. They're good, but I prefer the food you make."
"I keep that in mind." Ark shot back, rolling his eyes as he chuckled to himself. The Mage stood up along with his Sister.
"Alright kid, you had your fill, now let's go home." Mordred said taking Gray by the hand and leading her to the front door with Ark close behind.
"Uh it's pretty late, you can stay here if you want." Shirou said while glancing at Saber who barely touched her food. The Magus wanted to try and at least get the women to talk to her children. But it seems they had nothing to say to each other.
But Shirou wasn't going to back down, he needs to save everyone, and right now Saber needs to be saved from her own family. This wasn't how family should treat each other, none of this was right.
"Ya, no, I rather not be In the same house as her." Ark said while pointing at Artoria who still hasn't spoken up. Shirou glared at the Mage, but didn't voice his hate for how he's treating her.
Ark saw this and shrugged. He could give less of a shit if he so pleased. Artoria is a grown women who never expressed or showed any sort of love for her people. So why should he care on how she would feel.
Mordred paused and looked back. She shot a glare at Shirou knowing full well that if he continued talking, the full force of both Pendragon Siblings will come down on him like a cannon ball.
"Plus, you'll need all the time left to repair this house." Ark looked around the destroyed inside which looked much worse from the outside. "And I'm not helping you fix it, neither is Mordred." And with that Ark turned to leave.
Shirou looked around and realized Ark was right. The whole place was destroyed. He needed to fix this place before his guardian comes around hunting for some food.
"Wait!" Shirou shouted looking towards the entrance only to see the trio gone without a trace. The man slumped over and looked at all the damage, he had to guess how long it will take by himself.
However, if one would look close enough they can spot three outlines standing at the entrance before it slowly left the Magus to his mess.
The trio reappeared outside the walls and gave each other a high five. After that they went home, Mordred however had a question she needed answers too.
"Hey Ark." The Mage looked at her giving the female his full attention. "Why did you bring me to father even though you knew what would happen?"
Ark ponders on the question for a second then looks at the Knight. "Because I need you to get that hate out of your system, we'll eventually have to work with 'Father' towards a common goal, I don't need you attack 'him' while we're trying to fight Berserker." Mordred just stared at him while Gray listened in on them.
"That has to be one of the most dumbest Ideas, I ever heard." Ark shrugged. "But then again, I've seem dumber."
"Come on you two, I'm tired." Gray said catching the siblings attention. The trio are quick to reach home and finally get some rest.
[Ark's Memory 1]
Gray looked around her surrounds and realized she was in a pretty large room with what looks to be Magus equipment scattered about. She heard movement from behind her and turned around.
There stood Ark who looked a little bit younger. The Mage was looking over some notes before nodding his head as if he finally come up with something.
"Ok, if my calculations are correct then this should allow me to cast fireball AND Flame cloak." Ark nodded his head as he lowered his notes and turned towards Gray.
The girl stepped aside as the Mage walked passed her and stood in the middle of the room. He spread his arms and closed his eyes.
"Was this Ark's version of training and Mastering his spells?" Gray asked before feeling a intense heat in front of her snapping her attention forward.
She watched as Ark clenched his hands into a fist as fire covered them. Gray watched as the Mage's body slowly took on a orange hue and fire started to appear around him. She noticed how focused Ark when suddenly a voice spoken up.
"How are your spells coming along my Apprentice." A man that Gray can only assume is Merlin, walk into the room knocking Ark out of his concentration.
Ark suddenly exploded as smoke covered the room. Gray flinched since it looked very painful at what just happened. She then heard coughing and from the smoke, Ark stepped out of it with a annoyed look on his face.
"Merlin! I'm trying to learn something, why are you interrupting me!" Ark shouted as he waved away the smoke clouds. The Wizard simply smirked which made both Ark and Gray grimace.
It was the look that only Merlin can have. The look of a pervert and a refined Wizard, don't ask how that's supposed to appear, not even the most experienced writer can explain something like that.
"Ah, my Apprentice you see, I came to you with the thought to show you something." Ark sighed and crossed his arms.
"This better not be that stupid spell you keep trying to teach me." Merlin chuckled and shook his head. This only made Ark narrow his eyes. "I still don't understand why you want to teach me that, I chose some very colorful words to express my dislike for it." Merlin grimaced at that, Gray wonder what Ark could have possibly said that would have made the Wizard react like that.
"No it's more of a memory, you see after I left the Castle for a few days, I've decided to visit this nearby town... and I meet some very beautiful women." Ark's left eye twitched while Gray recoiled. Her Servant already explained how much a pervert his Teacher was. "How about I show you instead."
Both Mage and Magus blinked only to see Merlin standing in front of Ark who now looked very worried.
"Wait Merlin, Don't you dare!" Ark's words fell on death ears as the Wizard placed a hand on his Apprentice's head. And suddenly images filled Gray's head.
She three beautiful women in old times clothes smiling at her. The next Image was a room which had a king size bed. And on that bed are the three same females sprawled out on the bed, but this time they were all naked with the look of pure bliss on their face.
The image ended and Gray's face felt extremely hot. She looked to see Merlin pull away only to dodge a wave of fire from hitting him. The girl looked to see Ark with his eye twitching even more, but the look of anger was plane obvious.
"You." Ark growled as his body was suddenly covered in fire which felt like an inferno. "MASSIVE PERVERT" Merlin ran away while Ark gave chase shouting all kinds of curse words. The duo continued to run around the room Ark hot on Merlin's tail. "I didn't need to see that!" Merlin however had to add in his own thoughts.
"I don't hear anything about you hating it." Merlin shouted back only making Ark angrier if possible.
"You're fucking dead!" Both Teacher and Student vanished leaving Gray alone in the endless void. The young Master however stood there with a traumatized look on her face.
"Ark's right, his teacher is a massive pervert, hope I never meet him." And with that Gray turned and left the area.