It was a Saturday. It would be easier for the Alpha Masters to duck out and go to the assault on Caster of Omega's base.
Ian, Assassin, Marcus, Archer, Serena, Rider, Lily, and Caster sat at the edge of the forest. Archer had gone to destroy any Bounded Fields that would kill or injure intruders, but was careful to leave the ones keeping non-Masters out intact. Secrecy was everything, even if there were no mages in this world. In fact, they were sitting within the reaches of that Bounded Field.
Lily had told her dad that she was going to hang out at Ian's house, that being her only other solution for covering this up besides having Caster hypnotize him.
"Hey!" Wesley called out, walking towards them with Berserker following behind him. "So, where's Abraham and Saber?"
"They're on their way." Marcus said. "They should be here soon."
As if on cue, Abraham came by on a motorcycle with Saber on back. Saber was wearing a black jacket, blue shirt, red skirt, and black boots. Both of them wore black helmets that looked exactly alike. The one Saber wore was a spare Abraham kept around in case his got destroyed or lost.
The motorcycle was parked and the two dismounted it. Blue particles surrounded Saber and her outfit turned into her combat clothes.
"Gang's all here." Wesley grinned.
"Come! Let us crush the oppressors!" Berserker yelled as he predictably charged into the forest.
Fate/new dawn
Chapter 15: Siege - Into the Woods
The group chased after Berserker and it wasn't long until they found him fighting some Chimeras, creatures with the body of a lion, a head of a goat attached to its back, hind legs of a goat, and snake for a tail. Berserker threw a punch that hit the goat head's jaw but he was bit in the ankle by the snake. Saber drew her swords and ran to cut the snake off. Berserker kicked the snake off before stabbing the lion in the eye.
The other chimera fired a ball of energy out of its goat head's mouth and nailed Berserker in the face. Archer then summoned a bow and began firing swords as if they were arrows, hitting the goat head's brain. Saber then decapitated the goat on her chimera before stabbing the other in the lion head, killing it. The snake on the remaining chimera expelled poisonous gas from its mouth at Archer, who leapt back and fired more swords at the lion and the snake, killing them both.
"Chimeras… Those were a pain to deal with in Grand Order. Seem plenty tough in real life." Ian sighed.
"They can be. Trust me on that." Archer said.
"Let's keep going. The forest isn't too large." Marcus said. "We should be able to finish the raid by sundown."
Jeffrey and Harry walked into Frederick's office, having been called to meet him earlier that day.
"You called, Mr. James." Jeffrey said.
"Yes." Frederick said. "Caster has become a liability."
The two of them were handed a map that pinpointed where Caster was. "This is where her base is. I want you to go there and eliminate her."
"Of course." Jeffrey said, smiling inwardly.
"Hang on." Harry said. "What will we need to expect?"
"I have sent Assassin out to find Caster's base. It seems to be a forest protected by multiple Bounded Fields." the rich man answered. "In the center, there is a large castle. That is likely where Caster is."
Berserker of Alpha had once again charged recklessly ahead and when his compatriots caught up to him, they found him in a situation that many would deem troubling. The mad gladiator was surrounded by chimeras, reanimated skeletons, demon boars, and a manticore. And yet it seemed like he was having the time of his life, despite how vicious the monsters were in their attacks. But then again, he was most certainly a masochist.
Ian was just gawking at how Berserker ended up in such a situation, Marcus shook his head at the sight, and Wesley facepalmed.
"Archer." Marcus turned to the Heroic Spirit of the Bow. "Would you mind giving Berserker some assistance?"
"Not at all." Archer summoned a bow.
"No need to worry about friendly fire. Spartacus can take a lot of punishment." Ian said.
"I am the bone of my sword…" Archer summoned a strange sword that looked like a drill and pulled the string of the bow back, causing the coils to tighten. "Caladbolg!"
Caladbolg II was let loose and flew through the forest until it struck the ground near the monsters and Berserker, triggering an explosion that eliminated most of them.
Saber, Assassin, and Rider charged in to finish the rest of the monsters off. Saber drew her swords and decapitated multiple skeletons before stabbing a demon boar in the head. Assassin leapt over the snake-tail of a chimera and stabbed the goat head in the eye before going for the throat. Berserker then proceeded to decapitate that same chimera before punching the manticore in the jaw. Rider slashed through a small group of skeletons before stabbing a chimera in the head before it two other heads were slain by Archer's back-up fire. Saber the leapt into the air and swung both of her swords to sending two blades of energy in a X position at the remaining skeletons.
"So, how much longer until we've reached the castle?" Serena asked.
"Just a little bit longer." Marcus answered.
"Fools…" Caster growled.
Some of her familiars positioned in the forest had sighted the Alpha faction's trek through it.
"We have intruders." she turned to two homunculus servants.
"You there. Notify my Master of this." she said to one before speaking to the other. "And you will go to the other homunculi and have them prepare for battle."
"Yes, my Lady." the two of them said in unison before leaving to accomplish their tasks.
"You look pretty cute under that helmet, Mor-Mor~." Ada said. "Why do you have to wear that thing all the time?"
"Please do not call me that." Mordred responded.
Ada was lazing about in her bedroom and Mordred was assigned to guard her. As cute as she was, Mordred was lacking in terms of personality. Yes, she had the abilities of the real Mordred, albeit weaker, but she didn't have the personality of the original. She was only a newborn copy, so this was to be expected.
"Lady Winchester!" a servant said as he entered the room.
"What is it?" Ada sighed.
"Intruders have been sighted in the forest. They are advancing towards the castle."
"Alright." Ada said disappointedly. "Lead us to where Caster is."
Ada stood up and began walking, the homunculus guiding her to Caster. Mordred's helmet, having previously been collapsed into her armor, activated and covered her head once more.
A car pulled up a small distance from the edge of the forest. The doors opened, allowing Harry, Jeffrey, and Lancer to get out.
"So, just the two of us heading into a forest full of monsters to fight a witch." Harry muttered. "Alright, let's go and get this over with as quick as possible."
Jeffrey nodded and signaled for Berserker to materialize. The monstrous Servant let out a low growl and walked ahead of the Masters as the group went into the forest.
Meanwhile. The Alpha faction had stopped a good distance from the entrance of the castle. There was a large wall around the perimeter, with guards patrolling the top and the gate closed.
"I have a plan." Ian said. "Berserker, go attack the front gate. You'll be the distraction."
Berserker didn't need to be told twice to do that and gleefully went to attack. The guards focused their attention on the Heroic Spirit of Madness. Ian then stated the next part of the plan; getting Assassin to the other side of the wall to open the gate from inside. Archer and Assassin walked to the side of the wall before Archer used a Reinforcement spell on his arms to strengthen them. Then, the tanned man threw Assassin over the wall and the small Servant landed on the other side.
Ian proceeded to use his mental link to Assassin to issue commands to her. A few of the guards were cut down by the small girl before she found the mechanism to open the gate. The gate was opened and Berserker began to charge in before the other Servants of Alpha came out of hiding to finish the guards gathered around him.
"Did we do good, Daddy?" Assassin asked cheerfully.
"You did." Ian said as he ruffled Assassin's hair.
Berserker then proceeded to literally kick the door open.
This was a little smaller than the usual chapters, but the next two will be larger. Big battles ahead with the remaining members of Alpha faction and two members of the Omega faction converging on Caster of Omega's castle. All of them are going to need to watch out, because there are pretty much two Servants in the castle.
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