Chapter 7

Ardrice felt a warm wind caressed his left cheek and it made him opened his eyes. Where am I, am I dreaming again? He looked around, his eyes becoming contemplative. He was standing in a wide hall. The hall was huge, the ceilings and walls were high and painted in white while the pillars and the floor shimmered in gold.

This must be an entrance hall…hmm? He looked to his left and saw the large red banner of King Lion-O's royal sigil, hanging on the wall, the Thundercats symbol. He then glanced to his right and almost jolted in his place after he saw a pair of blue eyes staring right back at him, almost an inch away from his face.

"Wah…! Wait, Leonis?" Ardrice called as he recognized the man as Lion-O's son. He was already a young kid, around twelve or thirteen years old. He was wearing a white pants with gold lining on its side, a strong golden armor that covered his whole upper torso. A long white cape, attached by a pair of silver shoulder pads on his shoulders, rustled as he turn and face the door in front of him.

"Ok…you got this." He murmured, his tone was soft yet a bit rattled, his blue eyes stare at the door with nervousness while he fixed his red spiky hair with his right hand. Ardrice watched him, intrigued by his actions, when the door suddenly burst open.

A roar of cheerful applause shook the hall and rocked Ardrice out of his place. "What's happening…?" Ardrice questioningly, looked forward but a shadow loomed and towered the two.

"Leonis are you ready?" Lion-O? Ardrice heard his servant called Leonis, beside him. He quickly followed Leonis after the young lion boy began to walk.

A bright tranquil blue sky greeted Ardrice's eyes. He then shifted and gazed in front and looked around. He was now standing in a large verandah, Leonis stood on his left together with Lion-O. Lion-O was still wearing his blue cape and armor. His familiar golden gauntlet and sword shone brightly on his left hand.

Eh…? But then Ardrice notice something else on his Lion King servant's face. Lion-O has a red beard on his chin and around his jaw that enclosed with his red spiky hair making it looks like a lion's mare. The boy also saw some lines around his face, a sign that he was already old.

"Damn…Lion-O still looks handsome from this point." He aged like a fine wine Ardrice couldn't help but blushed on his servants appearance. Leonis leaned on the edge of the verandah which Ardrice copied and looked down.

Below them, like a thundering sea, was a huge crowd of people, or Thunderians. Ardrice saw every species of humanoid animal hybrid, shouting and howling with happiness. "Wow…it looks peaceful." The crowd below stretched for miles, the royal court yard seemed to be larger than Fuyuki city.

"Leonis, my son." Lion-O called and Ardrice and Leonis both turned to him. "Happy Birthday." Lion-O said with warmness that made Ardrice's heart melt. It made him feel joyful, yet at same time, sad inside. Because his words weren't meant for him.

So…its his birthday huh…he thought with a pang of envy as Leonis made a loving smile and then hug the Lion King servant.

"No one ever said 'happy birthday to me'." It was meant to be a thought but Ardrice said it aloud. He watched the father and son with downcast and coveting eyes as the image started to fade and soon into nothingness.

Ardrice opened his eyes to the real world and saw the dull white ceiling of his bed room. He rummage his thoughts hardly before he sat up and let out a depressing sigh. I hadn't gotten out of bed and yet now I'm tired.

He grumbled as he stood up and walked towards his closet but before he opened it he glanced back on his bed. "Wait…where's Lion-O?" he tilted his head, confused to his missing servant, then the memories of last night flashes before his eyes. His face reddened but he vehemently shook his head.

"Get your grip together, Ardrice!" Ardrice yelled and abruptly opened his closet.

The boy master walked along the kitchen and dining room then he shifted his gaze around the living room. There was no sign of his servant. "Where on earth is he-" a sound of splashing of water made him looked towards the verandah. He quickly moved and walked outside.

The sun was already high up and Ardrice, in grimace, clicked his tongue in irritation. He glanced to his right and saw the infinity swimming pool, the surface was still and silent. He moved closer to the edge and started to looked at the bottom.

I swear I heard someone jumped in-"AAH!" the water burst suddenly, the splash hit him square on the face. "What the hell!" he rubbed his eyes and tried to see what was in front of him. And he wished that he shouldn't have done that.

"Oh good morning Ardie. Sorry about the splash." Lion-O climbed up the stairs of the pool wearing tight black swimming trunks. Water dripped on his fur skin, lining his muscles on his abdomen, chest and arms. Ardrice's mouth slightly open, awed at the appearance of his servant which made his face turn tomato red.

Oh…damn. "Ardrice?" Ardrice blinked and slightly look up, meeting Lion-O's eyes inches away from his face. He yelp and jerked back. "U-Um-Li-Lion-O, good morning." He quickly look away, hiding his red and almost erupting cheeks.

Lion-O stared blankly, noticing his master's discomfort, before he grin. "Are you remembering about last night, Ardie?" Ardrice quickly let out a yelp and turned away from him, embarrassed from the memory. Lion-O laughed, playfully, as he picked up a towel from a table beside him.

"It's ok Ardie, I don't judge. I mean I've seen your memories, I completely know that you like both women…and men." He paused after Ardrice darted his eyes at him, which were completely wide from horror, and his ashen terrified face. Shit, I forgot! If I can see his memory…then he can see mine too!

The thought loomed gravely inside him. He slowly spoke in dismal voice. "Um…I'm going to make breakfast. Please get dress." Lion-O was taken aback at his reaction but he only watch his Master enter inside.

Did I went too far? Now it was Lion-O's turn to be sad, now he regret that he said those words to him.

"Um…Shirou made us breakfast. It was his way of giving thanks to us today." Lion-O said as he watch Ardrice took out the already cooked breakfast from the fridge. The Master sat silently on the right of the table while Lion-O sat on the opposite. Then an awkward silence filled the room.

Ok…now I'm sad. Lion-O thought regretfully as he took a bite of his fried egg. Ardrice did the same action while he glanced at a tablet beside him, reading a news article.

"It seems there's a building near here that suffered a gas leak. All the 35 occupants had fallen unconscious." Ardrice said with a dull tone.

Lion-O made a side-glanced and then quickly spoke. "I'm sorry Ardrice I should've told you that I could see your memories," Ardrice stopped and then looked at him. "Actually it's my fault too, I shouldn't have forgotten that its part of the summoning contract. It seems its one of the ways to understand your servant…and at the same time, for the servant to understand his or her master."

The boy master then made a slight, graceful bow. "I'm sorry too, I watched some of your memories without telling you." Lion-O smiled in a peaceful way at him. "It's ok, at least I know you better. And you know me more." Ardrice let out a chuckle as the color on his face returns.

"Shall we take a break today. I mean today is Saturday." Ardrice stood up and then cast an excited grin at his servant. "Wanna do some soul searching?"

Library

Lion-O, in his human disguised, used his nose and made a reminiscing smile. He loves to read books, especially fiction, adventure and sci-fi, and stepping foot on a library made his heart beat faster. Ah, the smell of books so enticing! He giggled mentally but immediately cut his thoughts after Ardrice called him.

He trailed behind his master while his eyes shoot and dart, enthusiastically, on each book shelves. "Ok, here's a table." Ardrice arrived on a un occupied table and glanced around. "Say Lion-O, you seem to be excited?"

"Yes, because I love books!" Lion-O blurted out briskly, earning him some grunt from two people sitting nearby. The library wasn't full but there are a few people reading and sitting inside.

"Oops sorry." Lion-O shyly whispered as Ardrice chuckled softly. "Well then go forth and read." He said and Lion-O quickly move and disappeared between the books shelves.

Ardrice silently closed the book that he was reading and shifted his eyes to his left. A couple of unread books lay untouched and he made a staled sigh. I just finished the Folklore of Ireland…and its filled with gruesome, but unnecessary, tales. He contemplated at what he read. "There isn't much info regarding Cu Chulainn, that hero was almost unknown except for his brutal ending. What do you think Lion-O-?"

Ardrice asked but he stopped after he noticed the Servant Lion King wasn't paying attention to him. Lion-O's eyes didn't left the hard bound book that he was reading with a title 'Bulfinch's Mythology, his brows were connected and his face was stern. He was so engrossed to what he was reading the he didn't noticed his Master was already standing behind him and reading the same page.

"Hercules?"

"Yeah, I'm reading Hercules's life story…he's uh, very unfortunate man." Lion-O pondered and turned to his Master. Ardrice was leaning close so Lion-O's face was almost an inch away from him, he swiftly moved his head back and glanced away.

"U-unfortunate, how so?" Ardrice asked while his cheeks blushed and Lion-O only made a smirk. "He was cursed by Goddess Hera who was one of Zeus's…well, wives. He was forced to do twelve inhumane labors." Lion-O paused and then glanced at Ardrice.

"You humans have lots of gods and goddesses by the way. I'm impress. Us Thunderians don't have gods or deity to praise." The master hummed in marvel. He thought Lion-O's world has lots gods and goddesses because his kingdom look like an advance version of ancient Egypt to him.

"What did you find out?" Ardrice asked as he sat down on his chair again. "Hercules, or Heracles, isn't that immortal." Lion-O closed his book and made an enlightening grin. "Heroic spirits die when they are killed, and Heracles is no exception."

The Master blinked and stared silently, clearly he was lost at Lion-O's words and it made the servant's smile grew more. "I think Heracles has a strong immunity to death. He may look like immortal because he can resurrect himself…but if he continuously revive himself until the twelfth time, then that's where you'll truly kill him. He won't get another revival after that." Ardrice silently nod as Lion-O crossed his arms over his black muscle shirt and reasoned more.

"His Noble Phantasm…is the Gods Hand: Twelve Labors, the gods granted him a body that knows no death as a reward and a curse. And I'm pretty sure that his Noble Phantasm was activated during my battle with him." He reasoned out and then made a satisfied grin. "So what do you think of it, do you think it's a good strategy?"

Eh? Ardrice blinked at his servant's then he quickly realized what he meant by that. "Wait…we need to kill him twelve times in a row so that we can truly kill him?" he asked with a stump tone in his voice. Lion-O only nodded his head, still smiling to his brilliant strategy. "Can you do it, cast your Noble Phantasm twelve times in a row, Lion-O?"

Ardrice asked with uncertainty and then was startled after he saw his servant's calm smile changed into a devilish one. "Will you have faith in me, Ardrice?" Lion-O paused before he tilted his head slowly to the right. "If we are going to engage in a battle, using only my Noble Phantasms, then no servants could ever match me…not even Heracles." His eyes darkened, forebodingly as he stared at Ardrice who was clearly taken a back from what he said.

The Master gulped and shuddered. "What do you mean by-"

A noise coming from his stomach suddenly interrupted the dark mood around them. Lion-O's frightening face disappeared before he let out a soft snickered laugh. "My aren't we hungry, Master?"

Ardrice's face reddened as he glanced at the window on his right. The sky was already deep orange, it was already afternoon. "Wait, did we had lunch earlier?"

"No, silly. I'm kinda hungry now." Lion-O pouted, clearly showing the he was already low on energy. Ardrice examined him before he smiled. "Shall we eat?"

Ardrice and Lion-O entered into a high class restaurant and immediately sat down on a nearest table. The servant looked around the cozy restaurant, curious and delighted as he watch some people eating using only a pair of sticks.

"I ordered us ramen." Ardrice said and gleefully grin after he noticed his servant's reaction to the place.

"Oh a Japanese dish huh…now I'm excited." Lion-O blithely said while he felt his stomach grumbled in protest again. After a minute their food arrived, the Lion King's eyes brightened in amazement at his bowl of ramen, its rich brown colors glistened appetizingly.

"Let's dig in," Ardrice said as the two began to eat.

Ahh, I'm stuff. Lion-O sighed peacefully after he gulped down the whole ramen soup and put his empty bowl on the table. A satisfied smile etched on his face as he rubbed his stomach with his right hand.

"This food is the best."

"Indeed." Ardrice said and then silenced followed, the boy looked down at his glass of water and before he shifted back to his servant, his face was serious and Lion-O noticed it. He tilted his head to the left and asked.

"What's up Ardie?"

"Lion-O…you have a lovely son." Ardrice said and watched as Lion-O's smile change into a melancholic, reminiscing one. "Indeed, Leonis. He's a kind boy, I love him with all my heart." The servant King drank from his glass and looked at his master's still sincere face.

Yes, you love your son…but, "They say that servants who participate in the Holy Grail war usually have a wish on their mind and they want to use the grail to grant their wish." Ardrice leaned in and looked directly at Lion-O's blue-green teal eyes.

"Lion-O…what is your wish?" Ardrice shoot the question and watch as Lion-O's smile disappear and was replace with a serious frown. "My wish…well, I don't want you to laugh." He said in a very low, disappointed tone while lowering his head and looking away from his Master's inquiring eyes.

"I don't judge," Ardrice answered, candidly and Lion-O sighed. "My wish is to defeat 'Evil'."

Ardrice face lightened and showed an inquisitive expression. "Oh. It's a good one then. I thought you have a deep, dark, selfish agenda." The boy master said and Lion-O looked back at him with a tranquil smile. "Of course I don't have any bad wish. Bad wish have severe consequences right?"

"Right! So I'm glad that you're a 'down to earth' type king!" Ardrice declared and drank his whole water and then leaned on Lion-O again. "But are you willing to do anything for your wish?"

"Of course. At any cost." The boy Master stopped and his smile disappear. He saw it again, Lion-O's smile was still a calm one but his eyes sharpened and the tone of his voice was heavy and dark-like, which was contrast to his expression.

"What about you master?" Ardrice blinked and saw Lion-O's dark face already gone. "What's you wish?" The master' face slowly curl down and his eyes droop to the table. Now it was Lion-O who was startled to his sad frown.

"I…can we leave now?" Ardrice asked as he took out his wallet from his pants. Lion-O sat silent but his eyes stared at him, he was bothered by his Master's reaction and he knew that he had hit a nerve.

The Master and Servant walked along the busy side walk. The air was warm for it was spring and the atmosphere was lively and cheerful, but the mood of the two were downcast. Lion-O was walking behind Ardrice whose pace was dead slow. The Boy master was seemed to be lost in thought.

Ardrice Lion-O felt anxious but he couldn't think of anything to say to him. He only trailed behind him, noiselessly.

The two of them had turned into a corner and began to walked on a deserted street. The noise of the busy sidewalk was already deafened and gone. Lion-O curled his lips down, in displease, for the silence was unnerving and it was irritating for him.

"I think it's not fair for me not to know your wish, Ardrice." Lion-O broke the silence, his tone was filled with uneased. He told him his wish so it was only fair for Ardrice to tell him his.

Ardrice turned to him and cast his distressed his eyes to him. Lion-O could see that he was disturbed and lost but he ignored it. He took a step forward and towered over him and stared back at him with curious but intense gaze. "We're a team right? Please tell me, so that I would know how to support you on this war."

Ardrice jittered and gulped down, his hands clasped for it shook to his Servant's question. "Lion-O…I wish for-"

"A master shouldn't tell his wish to his servant because servants can betray their masters." A cold mocking voice interrupted the two. Lion-O sharpened his ears and eyes in alertness, Ardrice quickly drew out his gun and searched for the source of the voice.

"Who would've thought that the 'great' Ardrice Defensor is the 8th, annoying and unwanted master of this Holy Grail war." A sound of hard footsteps reverberated along the deserted streets. Ardrice and Lion-O looked in front and saw a figure emerge from the darkness and stood at the other end of the street.

The figure was a man with violet hair and eyes and he possessed the same height as Ardrice. His right hand held a brown book which then glowed menacingly in violet.

"Who are you?" Ardirce asked as he cocked his gun.

"My name is Shinji Matou! My family is one of the three great founders of this war, and I'll be the one who will defeat you today!" The boy named Shinji let out a horrible laughter that it made the two wince in disgust.

I was just about to hear my Master's wish…Lion-O didn't move but his eyes slowly changed dangerously as hatred swelled inside him. The other Master had pissed him off completely.

"Nice to meet you, Lion-O~." a sweet, yet familiar voice, whispered form above him and Lion-O summoned and curved his sword up, just in time, as it connects with a silver dagger with chains connected to it.

The familiar purple hair of the Rider-class servant loomed over Lion-O before he forcefully pushed her away from him.

"Rider, Medusa!" Lion-O rasped angrily. The Rider, Medusa, leaped back and stood beside her Master and giggled. "Say, Ardrice my servant told me that your servant is weak and easily manipulated. It's so sad to see that the great noble family of Defensors had been reduced to an extra participant in this war with a lowly extra servant!" Shinji mocked again and chuckled in a belittling way.

"Rider, activate it! Blood Fort Andromeda!" Rider grinned ominously as a magic symbol turned up on the wall behind Ardrice,a similar symbol surfaced behind Shinji and the boy only laughed. "This will suck all the mana that you have Ardrice! Now you're truly vulnerable."

Whiskers, I didn't noticed that! "Ardie, stand behind me. I'll try to stall her so that you could escape to the Church." Lion-O said as he changed back to his form, blue cape fluttered violently, as he readied himself.

But the Lion King was shock as Ardrice lowered his gun, his head moved down to the ground and he closed his eyes.

"Ardie?"

"Who gave you the right to order me around, Lion-O?" Ardrice spoke but his tone had changed. It was heavy and violent. He opened and stared his green eyes at Shini, which then glowed in vile and nefarious hue. Shinji's smile grew more, like a Cheshire cat playing with his prey.

"Ho, what's with that look? Whatever," the Rider Master opened his glowing purple book and it made a sharp, zapping sound. "Rider, kill them!" he shouted as chains materialized along the walls of the streets, entrapping Ardrice and Lion-O.

"Ardie?" Lion-O called and glanced at Ardrice, waiting for his Master's instruction. And the boy slowly turned to Lion-O, casting his still hateful eyes and muttered with rage. "Lion-O…I order you. Kill that offensive and annoying bitch!"

Lion-O was aghast to his Master' furious tone…and it made his lips curved to a vicious smile.

"As you wish…my Master!" Lion-O rasped the words and, as if in cue, Rider jumped from the air, put her foot on one of the chains above, and propelled herself towards the lion king. Lion-O raised his sword, preparing to parry Rider, and then suddenly spun back to the left and kick Rider's back at exact moment where the two were on the same height.

Rider's body made a gruesome crunch and a small crater on the ground and before she could react, Lion-O suddenly kick her up with his right foot lifting her from the ground, and then twirl to his right before punching her right on the guts. Rider flew like a stuff toy that was hit by a baseball bat, and slammed on the wall behind Shinji and plopped down to the ground with a small thud.

Silence followed between the two masters. Shinji's face went still and lifeless as he stared at Ardrice. The Rider Master then turned to his fallen servant and approached her. "Oi…stand up and fight."

"Ma—Master-" Rider suddenly let out an ugly sound of cough and tons of blood from her mouth. "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!? I SAID STAND UP AND FIGHT!" Shinji said savagely with an ugly cruel frown.

"Ma-Master-!" Rider let out an anguish scream as her Master raised the book that he was holding, a violet zap appeared around her body as the sickening violet hue around the book increased.

How pitiful. Lion-O stared blandly at the whole ordeal and muttered, "and I don't really care,". He didn't notice Ardrice, who crossed his arms on his chest and watched Shinji's rant with nonchalant look, moved beside him. "For a boy who came from a well-renowned Matou/Makiri family, you sure have a weak servant." He scoffed off and then glanced at Lion-O.

"I think you should be ashamed that you have summoned a very, pretty, weak servant. But I guess you're not." Shinji darted his fierce frown at him but Ardrice only continued. "Because you already know, from the bottom of your ugly, worthless heart, that you're also weak."

The words sawed excruciatingly right into Shinji's pride and soul and it made him gnashed his teeth in fury. How dare he belittle me! His family is an accursed one! He should be dead! "You…you-Rider, unleash your Noble Phantasm now!" he howled the order as his command seal on his hand glowed a deep red.

Rider choked a cough as she stood up on the ground and swayed a little. "How—the last time we battle, you're weak!" she asked the Lion King servant who only beamed an unkind smirk at her.

"Not. Telling. You." He chuckled with an insulting tone as the dazed Rider struggled to stand straight. "Well, my Noble Phantasm will surely kill you." She said weakly, before she pointed her dagger at her neck. And then stab herself.

"She stab herself!" Lion-O exclaimed, surprisingly, as blood sprayed around before forming a magic circle.

"Lion-O." Lion-O turned around and saw Ardriec with uninterested look. "Noble Phantasm, please." The Lion king servant grinned with excitement. "Yes, Master." He said with gladness before he spread his foot apart and raised his sword over his face.

"Too late, nothing can block this!" Rider shouted as the ritual magic circle flashed a red light before it opened to a bright void of light. Slowly a figure emerge, it was a horse with shining white wings and silver fur.

Rider immediately rode the horse and then pointed her dagger at Lion-O. " Go forth! BELLEROPHON!" bright lights spread out around Rider before she burst forward with tremendous momentum and speed.

I got you now-! Rider made a triumphant smile but it was short lived, as her horse sprinted forward, she saw Lion-O's face. The Lion king servant was still smiling but it was a mad and malevolent one.

"Do you think I wouldn't know about your Pegasus, Medusa?" he muttered shouted before the Rider could react to his words.

"THUNDERCATS: SHIELD OF OMENS, OPEN THE GATES OF THE VOID OF EVIL!" Lion-O's Sword of Omens whirled to life, bathing him with a sickly violet color, the red jewel on its hilt showed the symbol of Thundercats before a violent wind ripped through the streets and a pair of large black holes pops out, one on the ground and the other above the sky.

"Wha-, no!" Medusa screamed as her Bellerophon, which was still in play, found itself right in between the two black holes that began to pull them both in opposite direction. Lion-O watched with a merciless, satisfied eyes as the white light split into two paths and along with the Rider servant and her Pegasus.

The screams of Medusa's demise echoed loudly and sorrowfully as the servant's body twist and stretched in opposite direction and eventually she met her grisly end after her horse and her body detached and split into many pieces.

And then two holes closed and the bright lightshows vanish, leaving only a large sink hole between the two masters.

Silenced loomed over the ruined, deserted street. Lion-O breathed hard as his knees buckled and it made him kneeled to the ground. "Now that…is my another Noble Phantasm," he chuckled and grasped for air.

"H-how…" he looked in front after he heard Shinji. The Rider's Master showed a horrified expression. His eyes were wide and traumatized, he had seen what had happened to his servant.

"A-Ardrice's servant should be weak, how did he defeated my servant? How!?" Shinji in perturb, sat with his knees on the ground and the boy bare his hateful eyes on Ardrice.

Ardrice with a calm face, blew through his nose lightly. "It's because I can, Shinji. And by the way, in case that you're still in denial, you just lost your servant…and you're out." Ardrice said, plainly, and it made a vein in Shinji's head pop. The Rider Master let out a fiercely howl and pointed his book at him.

"I'll kill you-" But Ardrice was quicker, before Shinji could utter a curse spell he pointed his gun and fired a shot. The bullet hit the book and it made Shinji let out a shout of horror that sounds funny to the Lion King's Master."

"Lion-O, would you kindly stand up and move me closer to Shinji." Ardrice asked without Looking at Lion-O. The servant stood up and carried Ardrice by his arms before jumping to the other side, over the sink hole.

"Ahh!" Shinji tried to stand up and ran but Lion-O moved in a dash after he put Ardrice down, towards behind him, and blocked his only exit path.

"Seriously, so you're the one who messed up my traps, huh Shinji." Shinji looked behind him and screamed in horror after he saw the end of the barrel of Ardrice's magnum gun.

"Ar—Ardrice-!"

Shinji stuttered in terror as he moved back and hit the wall behind him. "P-Please let me at least-"

"What explain yourself?" he looked at him from head to toe with belittling eyes, "while your right hand is inside your pocket fishing for, probably, a bottle of poison that you can throw to my face!?" he shouted and shot Shinji's right elbow. The sound echoed loudly around the alley.

Shinji howled in anguish as pain crawled all over his body. He whimpered and fell to the ground while Ardrice watched with cold eyes. "Big mistake…that you messed with me tonight."

"I-I'm sorry. I will n-never do it again. I'll quit the war, I will never participate ever." Shinji pleaded but his pleas had fallen on deaf ear. Ardrice looked down on him and then sighed vehemently. "Fine. I believe you." He said and it made Shinji look up. "R-really. You'll let me go?"

"Of course." Ardrice said as he lowered his gun. "But I need to make sure that you'll never summon another servant again, Shinji." Shinji, still shaken, threw a curious look. "Ho—How will you do it-?"

Shinji never finished his sentenced as Ardrice hit Shinji's left temple with the base of his gun. The boy master convulsed in pain slumped over the ground. Ardrice wasn't finished yet, he kneeled down and then hit Shinji more on the head again and again and again.

"That's. For. Badmouthing. My. Family. You. Useless. Piece. Of. Shit!" whipped after whipped, hit after hit, Ardrice shouted those words with pure fury. Each sickening thud of Ardrice's gun was filled with passionate rage. Master… Lion-O stared in silence to the brutal scene that was unfolding in front of him.

He couldn't do anything for this was between two masters. "Very good…Ardrice." Then he slowly his face formed an ominous grin. This is the true face of the Holy Grail War he thought with harshness.

"Ardrice. Master. I think Shinji is dead." He said with perfect composure. "He fucking better be." Ardrice said before he landed a final blow on the Rider Master's head. Shinji's head was badly deformed from all of his attacks, his face still showed his last shocked expression which made him looked more pathetic than when he was still pleading for his life.

He stood up and grasped a mouthful of air and then looked at Lion-O. Silence suddenly enveloped the two as Ardrice's eyes locked on Lion-O with a hard but shocked gazed. The Master began to realized what had just transpired as his anger crumbles inside him.

"We…killed Rider and her Master." Ardrice muttered in astonishment. But his servant answered him. "Yes. We did it, Master." The young boy then glanced at the remains of Shinji with a stupefied look.

"His clearly dead, Ardrice." Lion-O called again and Ardrice faced him and then a tear dropped from his right eye. A tear? Lion-O was startled to his Master's tear but before he could react the sound of the heavy rain surrounded them and together with it was the heavy downpour of water.

Emerald Sky homes

Ardrice was still in a dazed when he entered to his unit together with his servant. "Ardrice, change you clothes immediately. You might catch a cold." Lion-O, back in his human disguise, said as he closed the door.

He then turned around and stopped as he saw his Master still standing in front of him, his face was stuck on a bewildered awe. "Lion-O…I didn't tell you my wish am I right?" he asked as he drew a smile at Lion-O.

"Yes you haven't Ardie. But that could wait-" Ardrice didn't let Lion-O finished. The boy master charged at him and grabbed him by his black muscle shirt and planted his lips onto him.

"A-Ardrice-!"

"I can't wait! I can't take it anymore!" Ardrice dug in again on Lion-O's lips in a violent way, pushing the man towards the door.

"W-wait, Ardrice, stop. The potion is wearing off—ah!" Lion-O called his Master as he went back to his old Thunderian form but it didn't stop Ardrice as he began to kiss and licked the right side of his neck. He could pushed him away and made him snap out of his current state. But he couldn't because he felt his action was pure out of passion. The desire that he had kept so long inside of him, was now spilling uncontrollably.

And it was alright for Lion-O. The memories of Ardrice played inside his mind and it made him let Ardrice do whatever he want to him.

"Fuck…" Ardrice then stopped and buried his face on his chest before he cursed under his breath. "I—I'm sorry. I can't…I didn't mean to." He said as he slowly moved away and was about to turn when Lion-O suddenly grabbed him by his right elbow.

"How dare you leave your King hanging in the clouds, Ardrice." Lion-O growled darkly but in an enticing way, his tone was filled with lust. Ardrice stared for at him, silence loomed over them for a second, before he charged towards him. The two men were locked in a tight hug once again, their lips met together with their tongues.

Lion-O then moved forward pushing Ardrice. The boy landed on the sofa as the Thunderian King pressed his chest armor which then melted together with his blue cape, revealing his cream colored fur and the tattoo of command spells carved on his toned chest.

Ardrice smile widened in an anticipating way and quickly took his white jacket off and then his black shirt. "Lion-O…you're so beautiful." He uttered under his breath as Lion-O leveled his eyes to him.

"And so are you…Ardrice." Lion-O whispered softly to his ears before he kiss him again. The Master felt his soft lips and it made him smile. He pulled the Thunderian king gently, until his back felt the softness of his sofa and the weight of his servant on top of him. The two were lost in their fiery action that they didn't noticed a shadow that swept pass across the room.

From the verandah, standing on the railing, was a black crow. It looked like a normal crow at first glanced but it was definitely a different one. It has followed them from the bloody deserted street and throughout the second, it never blink, not even once.

Its eyes watched the two in action from the outside without creating a single sound.

Fuyuki Church

Inside the silent church, kneeling on one of the pews was Kirei. The Priest's eyes were closed as if he was praying hard for something.

"Oi, Kirei." The silence was disturbed as the boy with golden hair emerged from the darkness from the right of the altar. "The drinks are gone again…are you still praying?" The boy paused and cast a bewildered look at the priest. The boy knows that the priest wasn't a catholic one and he never once saw him pray intently.

But tonight, the priest was different.

"I'm sorry, your Majesty. I am still using one of my crows for observing." Kirie explained without opening his eyes at the him.

"Huh? The battle between Rider and that weakling Beast-class had already ended hours ago." The boy in irate manner, explained. "Really the results had taken me by surprise. Well, I predicted that Rider would surely be defeated sooner…but really, Lion-O sure has a power to watch out for." He added with adamant in his tone but Kirei didn't answer him.

His red eyes hardened more. "Are they engage in another battle, Kirei?"

This time Kirei smirked and shifted his eyes to him. "Yes, against with each other, in a very, very passionate way. But you wouldn't like what I am seeing right now." He said and closed his eyes again with his perverted grin still etched on his lips.

Dislcaimer: I do not own any of the characters of FateStay Night and Thundercats 2011 series.

Yay! New chapter! So yeah I decided to kill Shinji because he was truly annoying character for me. And in another matter, Lion-O got another Noble Phantasm, just how many Noble Phantasm does the Thunderian King has? I thank the people gave up their precious time just to read my fanfic. I also thank the people who like my fanfic, despite my grammar is poor. Don't worry I promise that I will improve more in the near future. Stay tuned for more! Thinker out.