Advance: *Runs through a wall* Hey everyone, Advance here and today I have some good news.
Devil: You finally going to act like a grown ass adult?
Angel: Are you finally getting a job?
Lust: Did you finally get a girlfriend, you sad lonely man.
Advance: First off, fuck you guys, that's not what I wanted to say. I'm already a grown ass man who has nothing better to do then write stories for his own entertainment. Also I don't think 18 counts to be an adult. If I can't drink then it doesn't count.
Angel: Are you going to answer our questions?
Advance: Secondly, I much prefer worrying about school then a job, even though I really need one. And third, do you honestly think I can even get a girlfriend? They have really high standards and I reach none of them.
Lust: Ya, like how you're 5'7
Advance:... fuck you guys. *Looks at the readers* Not you guys of course, the good news is... Dying light 2 and Elden Ring is around the corner and I might never return to wattpad, of course I have my doubts since just released games are the worst time to get them, but I'm desperate for a good game.
Anyway, please enjoy the chapter which took forever to write.
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Ark stood in front of Gray with a smile on his face while the Master was currently face down into the ground, breathing heavily. Crouching down, the male poked the girl on the cheek making her groan and weakly swat at the hand.
For context on that wish to know what just happened. Ark believes it's high time he finally steps in and trains Gray himself... easier said then done. The Mage wasn't one to be a teacher so he took a few notes from video games he played in his passed life and assumed what was necessary to train.
So Gray was going to be an Assassin Class and the young adult knew the perfect training regiment.
"Why." Gray moaned out as she winced in pain. Her muscles were sore and on fire. Every time she moved, everything hurt. "Are you secretly a sadist?" She painfully turned her head to stare at Caster. Ark shrugged and crossed his arms.
"Probably, cause right now, I'm enjoying your pain." The Ex Apprentice smiled while the Master groaned and slowly pushed herself off the floor, ignoring the her body's protest. "You're about to ask me: Why are you training instead of the usual way."
Gray opened her mouth, before rolling her eyes and shutting her mouth closed. She grumbled while Ark smirked once again putting up another imaginary tally mark.
"Geez, take it easier on her, unlike you, she isn't a servant like you or me." Mordred said walking up to them in her fully set armor. The younger sibling looked at his sister before nodding his head with a roll of his eyes.
"I know that, I'm not stupid." Ark said tapping the side of his head while the Knight scoffed and crossed her arms. She didn't believe a word her brother said. Especially with all the stuff he pulled off In Camelot.
"Could've fooled me with all the dumb plans you came up with during our time in Camelot." The Mage grumbled saying something along the lines of: "My ideas were amazing and hilarious."
Mordred could remember the time Ark decided to pull a prank on the Knights of the Round Table, and that included her. A large shiver ran down her spine as the memory of the prank resurfaced as her brother's maniacal laughter echoed down the hall. She was pretty sure the Knights were going to kill him, Merlin just stood back and watched the entire thing with a proud smirk on his face.
"Whatever, I can always heal Gray thanks to my-" Ark was cut off by his sister and Master.
"Bullshit Magic." Both females said at the same time with a deadpan voice and a bit of annoyance. "We know." It wasn't even surprising anymore and the wizard's Apprentice didn't like that, he wanted to keep surprising them with more tricks, but there wasn't many spells he could think of.
Sure skyrim had some pretty useful spells that people used all the time, but for him he used all of the spells, it allows him to be more versatile, but this wasn't enough, he needs... no, he WANTS to learn more spells.
This in turn caused Ark to think, maybe there was a way for him to create more unique spells, not just from Skyrim, but from other games. Maybe Dark souls, it had some interesting spells, and he really enjoyed playing Mages in that game cause of how much damage they can dish out in such a short time...
Let's also not forget DnD, that game has so many spells that it hurt the male's brain, he might need to dig through his head to try and find the spells.
The Mage looked down at his hands and clenched them cause his left hand to burst into flames while his right cracked with lightning. He took a deep breath and not a second later exhaled, causing a breath of cold air to leave the male's mouth.
Three elements coursed through his body and knew enough spells to keep him and his Master alive, yet he craved to learn more dangerous spells. He didn't have a teacher anymore, only himself and Mordred since they were both connected and couldn't be separated by normal means.
Just thinking about trying new spells caused Ark to shake in anticipation and excitement. The Ex Apprentice didn't know why this was happening maybe it was his inner child speaking to him and his curiosity was like a fire that couldn't be put out.
"Ark, you ok?" The blond male blinked and looked over at Mordred who had a raised eyebrow with her arms crossed. "I know that look in your eye, you always had it whenever you returned from that pervert of a wizard." The young brother simply smirked and shrugged.
"I just thought about new possible spells that I can make." Mordred blinked and took a large step back knowing full well whatever her brother makes is dangerous and very hazardous.
"Everything still hurts!" Gray moaned still on the ground. Beside her was a couple of daggers and a wooden sword that Ark stole from Shirou, the Mage was pretty sure the red head didn't mind if he took a few things from him.
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"Uh, Saber!" Shirou asked out loud looking around his training area a little confused. He could have swore that he left his training weapons around here somewhere.
"Yes Shirou?" Artoria popped her head from the doorway and looked at her Master who was still looking for something. "Is something wrong?"
"I can't find any of my training weapons, have you seen them?" Shirou turned towards his servant who looked thoughtful before suddenly frowning. She fully stepped out and crossed her arms.
"I did sense my son nearby, but didn't think much of it, I thought he was simply walking by." Shirou blinked and looked a little put off.
"Uh, which one?" Artoria blinked and sighed. She forgot about that part. "Caster right?" The blond women nodded while the false hero had a worried look. "Do you think he did something to the training weapons?" The King of Knights paused and suddenly had a annoyed looked in her eyes.
"Most definitely." Shirou slumped forward, why did Caster hate him so much? Saber's Master tried to think of what could have possibly made the Mage hate him so much.
Artoria however looked over at the weapon rack to see that it's completely empty. She walked over to the rack to get a much closer look, allowing her to see a single note. Her eyes twitched because of what is said on the note.
"Thanks for the equipment, and you'll probably never get them back, because we're going to destroy them."
- Sincerely, Ark Pendragon.
PS: Fuck you 'Father' - M
PSS: Mordred wrote that part, but I have to agree with her. - A
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Anyways. Ark crouched down along with Mordred as the Mage reached out and laid a hand down on Gray's back who groaned slightly in pain. However that groaned shifted in a relieved sigh when a gentle golden aura surrounded her. She can fell all the pain just melt away as the healing magic did its work.
After a few minutes Ark lowered his hand and the siblings watched as Gray stayed there not moving a muscle. The siblings looked at each other before slowly leaning a bit closer towards the young girl.
They suddenly picked up the sound of snoring, not the loud version, but the quite one that one can barely hear. Ark chuckled while Mordred shook her head. As slowly as he could Caster gently flipped Gray over on her back allowing the duo to see the peaceful expression on her face.
"Aw, look at her." The Mage reaching out and brushing a bit of gray hair away from her face.
"Ya, kid looks so relaxed." The Knight added before the siblings looked at each other then smirked, in sync they turned towards the sleeping Master and took a deep breath.
"WAKE UP!" Gray yelped at the two voices shouting at her and rolled away thinking she was about to be attacked. Her teal eyes frantically scanned the surroundings as she held a dagger in right hand.
The soon to be Assassin heard snickering and looked to see Ark and Mordred laughing together at the reaction they got out of the young girl. Gray huffed and dropped the dagger to the ground.
"Not funny!" Gray shouted stomping up to the duo while they slowly got ahold of themselves. "I was having such a nice dream too." The girl slumped forward wishing she can go back to sleep.
"Sorry Gray, but we are training, not sleeping." Ark said as he reached down and picked up a discarded dagger. "But don't worry, I'll make something for dinner to make up for it." Both Mordred and Gray smiled at the thought of Ark cooking some food.
Even to Gray, Shirou's food wasn't as good as Ark's, she didn't know how to explain it In words on why Caster's food tasted so good. Maybe it's all the love and care he puts into it. A few times the Master would catch her Servant in the kitchen humming a soothing tune and practically dancing around the kitchen as he prepared the food.
It showed Gray that Ark loved cooking just as much as he loved his sister and Magic, but she didn't know why her Servant loves to cook so much, maybe it was something he learned and grew curious about In his life. But it also showed her that Ark had a caring side In him, behind that mask he hides in.
"Alright, next up in training is swordplay." The young man said snapping the Grey haired girl out of her memories. "And your in luck we have a decent sword user right here." He then pointed at Mordred who scoffed at his words.
"Decent? I'm the best, better then the rest of Knights!" Mordred said puffing her chest out. Her brother rolled his eyes while the Master suddenly felt dread enter body, the thought of sparing against The Knight of treachery made her wince as the phantom pain started to spread across her body.
The thought of running away was dashed aside when she felt two metal gauntlets land on her shoulders.
"You are not running away from this, you will have a taste of what I had to deal with most of my life." Ark whispered making Gray whimper and gave Mordred a pleading look, but the Knight simply gave her a maniac smile.
"I'm going to die." Both siblings laughed at Gray's misery and the Mage simply pushed her towards the female Knight. "You both are sadist!" Gray yelled as she got ready to spar. The Master reached up and pulled the hood part of the clothes she wore over her head hiding half of her face from view.
Ark leaned on his right foot and watched with a growing smirk on his face. Not two seconds later Gray was sent flying and landed right beside Caster's feet. She tried to focus her blurry vision, after a few seconds she saw Ark looming over her with a smile on his face.
"Not a word." Gray growled as she got back on her feet trying to steady her balance. Meanwhile Mordred was looking over her armor completely bored. A training sword dangling by her side.
The Master got her training sword ready before being bonked on the head by her Servant. She looked to see Caster pointing around him.
"Gray, you'll never win or land a hit, your only hope is to hide and strike from behind, maybe even blend in with the forest, think like a Assassin, become a shadow within the crowd.
Inside the Mage's head an eagle cry was heard and the image of many different Assassin running along the roof tops, but one stood out, they wore Black and grey clothes similar to an old favorite Assassin by the name of Ezio, the person stopped moving and pulled down the hood to reveal Gray, who appeared to be much older.
Ark smiled as his Master nodded her head and walked into the forest, using the dark clothes that she wore to her advantage disappearing instantly from view.
Now the real training begins.
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Ark and Mordred stood in a large crowd in the middle of a city looking around for a certain Master. To make it fair, the duo weren't going to use any abilities so Gray can have a easier time sneaking up on them.
Caster looked around trying to spot a hood within a crowd, not even a few seconds later he spotted his target. She was trying her best to weave through the crowd, but ultimately failed as she kept bumping into everyone even apologizing. The siblings watched this before Mordred turned to brother.
"This isn't going to work." Ark gave her a deadpan look before shaking his head and crossing his arms.
"She needs to practice more, this is only her first time, with a lot more time she'll be a Master at this." Ark said with reassurance while the Knight shook her head.
"Doubt it, yet I've been proven wrong, let's see what the kid got." Ark nodded and reached out, gently grabbing Gray's wrist. "Sorry kid, we saw you from a mile away." The siblings looked at the younger girl who frowned and looked at the ground in disappointment.
"It's take time, you'll get better sooner or later." Ark said as he lead the two females to the next training course.
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Both Pendragon Siblings jumped over to another building and landed on it without a problem. Ark looked back to see Gray reach the edge and hesitate, after a few seconds the girl took a few steps back and sprinted forward. The siblings watched as she jumped and nearly missied the building, but she caught onto the edge and pulled herself.
"Come on, we still have to parkour through the city." Ark shouted making Gray look up to see her Servant pulling the hood he wore over his head.
The young Master grit her teeth as a familiar fire entered her eyes.
She stood up and took of once more vaulting over an air duct then past the two surprised siblings then off the building and onto the next.
The Pendragons watched as she flew through the air before hitting the next roof which she rolled onto and continued running.
Mordred nodded her head a bit surprised to see Gray pushing herself forward, which show the Knight how determined Caster's Master is. They been at this for an hour now and the Master looked ready to collapse, but that one look in her eye told the Knight everything.
She wasn't going to stop anytime soon not until she completed her training.
"She has your spirit in training." Ark said simply before chasing after his Master. Mordred shook her head with a smirk and gave chase. Gray hopped over another building bending her knees while in the air.
As she neared the next roof, Gray's body tensed up. She leaned her body forward and rolled to break her fall. The young girl learned the basic concept of parkour and didn't understand why she had to learn it, Ark never explained it, he just smiled and started to teach her.
Mordred also pitched in with training by teaching her how to use a sword, however the female Knight used a sword much to differently then what she's used to. The Master did recall Ark saying his sister was self taught.
This training isn't something she is used to at all. Then again she never expected to do any of this. The girl honestly wanted to pass out and cry away the all the pain she's experiencing, but the thought of Ark being disappointed in her scared the descendent.
Ark took Gray under his wing and she basically became his Apprentice at this point. The grey haired girl couldn't help but feel excited when the siblings started to teach her, this what it must feel like having siblings... she liked that feeling.
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Gray looked up at the large sturdy tree which Mordred and Ark were sitting on. The Mage was in a crouched position watching the short girl while Mordred stood on another branch leaning against the tree.
The descendent licked her lips nervously and started to climb the tree while trying to push down the anxiety that built up inside her, she jumped across building damn it, why the hell is she scared of climbing trees!
Mordred watched as Gray's eyes hardened and she began climbing the tree like how she climbs a building, her movement was sloppy, but once again, the youngest was only starting and it will take time before she becomes an expert at this.
"She's getting better." The 'younger' brother mumbled before passing Mordred a smirk making the Female roll her eyes In annoyance.
"Wipe that smirk off your face before I do it myself." Ark however only laughed and looked to see Gray climbing the tree with growing confidence.
Crack!
But she didn't check if it was safe to climb. Gray yelped as she fell off the tree.
Thump.
The siblings looked to see that a bush broke her fall thankfully. She glared up at them, but they only waved down at her making Gray groan and flop against the bush.
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Gray narrowed her eyes as she weaved through the crowd, she did bump into a few people, but the Master brushed them off without a word.
The Master's eyes were focused on her target, but she also made sure that nothing bumped into her. As she got closer her heart began to race and with every second she started to screw up slightly, but quickly corrected herself.
Reaching out she touched the person's right shoulder making them spin around.
Mordred blinked, nobody was behind her and she didn't see Gray anywhere. The young Knight will admit, Gray was quick to learn the concepts of an Assassin which Ark broke down for her.
The Knight spotted a hooded person, but before she could look any further they vanished into the crowed. Mordred chuckled and looked towards were her brother is and spotted him in another crowd, he looked at her and the Knight only nodded.
Ark is quick to scan his surrounding since Gray was able to sneak up on Mordred, now it's his turn. The Mage kept his eyes open for Gray's clothes, but didn't see her anywhere. A few times he thought he spotted her only her to disappear.
The siblings and Master have been at this training for weeks, Berserker has yet to show himself including his Master. The Pendragons siblings and Archer tried to searched for Berserker's Master, but it appears the pale girl disappeared.
So all the group is wait, and Mordred was becoming restless, she has been craving a battle and Ark was trying to calm her down. He definitely wasn't going to send her Artoria's way, he thought about it a few times, but that will end up with either one of them dead and possibly Shirou's house destroyed.
Ark spun around, his instincts screaming at him making the Ex Apprentice think he caught Gray, but nobody was there. He looked behind and once again saw nobody.
"I win." A voice whispered into his ear. The Mage turned to see Gray with her hood down and smiling up at him. Ark smiled back and nodded his head.
"It appears so, good job Gray I'm proud of you." His Master straightened up even more proud of herself.
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Gray stood in front of Mordred who had her sword at the ready. The Master however simply raised her arm and suddenly a familiar looking scythe appeared in her hand.
"Hey, did you teach the kid a few Magic tricks!" Mordred shouted, but Ark only shook his head. He couldn't teach her any spells anyways since his spells were much more different and required another source of energy other then Prana. "Even with your fancy looking weapon, I'm sure you don't know how to use it." Mordred rushed forward.
Ark watched them fight and was impressed, Gray was nimbly dodging the Knight's attacks, a few times she need to direct Mordred's swings somewhere else. The young descendent took to account that the female Knight was much stronger and could only dodge her attacks.
Gray got off a few attacks but they were blocked and parried by the Knight of treachery. Ark watched as Mordred suddenly lunged forward and punched Gray across the face sending the girl flying backwards.
Which would have happened of Mordred's attack connected, instead Gray dodged and sliced at the Knight, nicking Mordred's chest and arms.
"Good job kid, you passed." Gray blinked and lowered her weapon. "The whole purpose is to land a hit on me and you did just that." Gray smiled and suddenly lunged forward wrapping her arms around the Knight and hugging her tightly.
"Is it also because your a servant and I have no in beating if it was a serious fight." Mordred only nodded as she reluctantly hugged the girl back. She looked to see Ark smiling at her. The Knight only flicked him off.
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Now on a roof Gray ran across the building jumping from roof top to roof top, sometimes scaling the side of a building and even parkouring through and alley to reach her destination.
She was currently focused on reaching the top of an unfinished building which she quickly climbed, her breathing is slow not at all worn out yet. She jumped across a gap in the middle of a floor and climbed out the window and climbing the support beam.
She finally reached the roof top and spotted Mordred and Ark sitting and waiting. Next to the Mage was 4 large containers and one of them had a grey bow on it.
The siblings looked to see Gray and smiled. Ark stood up with a container and walked over to his Apprentice. The moment he was close enough the Mage held out the container.
"Good job Gray, you passed." The Master froze. "While you still have a lot to learn In future, you nonetheless passed, here is one of your rewards." The Master reached out and opened the container which felt extremely warm in her hands.
The smell of something heavenly entered her nose and she looked down to see a full a large juicy stake with mashed potatoes on the side. On top of the steak are a bunch of shrimp that looked sautéed with garlic and butter. There was even a few sliced mushrooms and broccoli.
"Enjoy your reward, and when your done, me and Mordred have a little surprise for you." Gray didn't say anything she only took the fork and Knife offered to her and started eating. It tasted amazing as always, but this tasted much better then anything Ark ever made.
Maybe it was how her Servant called it and the proud look in his eyes when he said that she completed her test, and they way Mordred gave her a smirk and nodded her head while giving a thumbs up.
Gray honestly wanted to cry in tears of joy as she ate her food, after a few minutes she finished her food sadly. She looked up to see Mordred still stuffing her face while Ark stared at his sister with a deadpan look.
He looked at Gray and smiled. Nudging Mordred causing her to stop and push aside the much larger contain that she was eating from. The siblings stood up with Mordred now carrying a container with a grey bowtie on it.
"This is a gift me and Ark made together... we hope you enjoy it." Mordred held out the container allowing Gray to take it and open it. What she saw inside made her gasp slightly.
Inside was a mini cake with the words: "Congratulations" on it. She looked up at the siblings to see them smirking at her.
"Mordred thought it would be a great idea to make you a cake, so we did, sis did most of the work on making it and I pitched in whenever I was needed." Ark explained as Gray picked up the tiny cake which was no bigger then her hand.
She took a bit of the cake and felt tears swelling up In her eyes. It tasted amazing and she couldn't explain it. With each bite Gray felt herself breaking down even more. After the final bite the young Assassin dropped the container and ran forward.
The siblings yelped slightly when the girl suddenly lunged at them and wrapped her arms around their neck. Mordred and Ark looked at each other before hugging the trembling girl back.
"Thank you." Grey mumbled as she tightened her hold around the The two Pendragon's neck.
"You deserve it kid, we're proud of you." Mordred said making Ark nod his head.
"I expect no less from my first and only Apprentice" Ark said making Gray laugh slightly In between her gentle sobs.