Modred the treacherous knight the onewho was the child of king Arthur and his(her) sister Morgan le fray and the one who was responsible for killing King Arthur stood in all fours as a homonculus girl stood on her back trying to rescue a cat
...'why the heck am I the one below?" With about 50kg pressing on both her shoulders, Modred's superhuman strength allowed her to go against gravity with
" here kitty kitty " Misa cooed try to get the cat to jump into her arms
The cat slipped, and it gripped at a tree branch with its paws. It fell soon after.
" switch on" Misa immediately activated her magic circuits and leaped, raised her skirt up, and caught the cat with it.
Modred felt a stab of pain as Misa jumped from her shoulders
" Oi ! " She protested Misa used her shoulder as a lanuch pad for her leap, the downward force almost really hurt.
"Phew. Misaka lets out a sigh of satisfaction as she managed to prevent the cat from falling to its death." Misa paused blinking why did she speak like that ?
"Let me see it " Modred said, slowly rotating her arms around to ease the pain in her shoulders.
" No "
"..."
Night once again descended on the Sighișoara
The night was still pitch dark and serene, but not for Caules Forvedge Yggdmillennia who walked around restlessly while his servent Berserker of Black, Frankenstein followed him like a loyal servent
Fiore Forvedge Yggdmillennia didn't show it much in her expression, but she was troubled while her servant Archer stayed near her side in his asteral form
Misa was currently missing her servent Assassin was currently playing with a very reluctant boy (who happened to be an mage's apprentice and went by the name William Wentworth)her knives but that was not the main concern
The fact that the had willingly given away their location to the masters of red for negotiation put them in the risk of being ambushed and also the fact that if the negotiation went bad they would be in a disadvantage in fighting against all the red masters
the meeting placed that they had chosen happened to be Casa Vlad Dracul where Valad Ţepeş (aka Lancer) was born in this house in 1431 and lived here until the age of four. It's now a decent restaurant, while the building is indeed centuries old it has been completely rebuilt since Vlad's days.
The entire restaurant was empty (mages can be very convincing when they want to )
The main question was will they come
A thunderous roar sounded as an answer. Not only so, but this roar that tore apart the night created a gigantic burden for her Magic Circuits; the dizziness almost made Caules faint
The roar came from a nearby thunder, and the prana impact that followed it meant the
"What's going on… a frontal charge?" Caules asked frantically
"Are you alright, Master?" Archer asked Fiore calmly
"Yeah, just scared. I didn't think such a rude guest would visit."
"I'll go out to greet him, you stay beside me."
Fiore nodded upon hearing this. Staying beside Archer, who was going out to take in the attack, meant she herself must also face the enemy. However, the battlefield is the safest place for Fiore, because the strongest Servant is right beside her.
Caules steadied himself while berserk raised her mace
Since the opponent was attacking from the front, they should be able to meet him there.
"The thunder just then, and this senseless tactic… the opponent should be Rider."
"I think so too."
Archer of Red—Atalanta looked at the servent in front of them
a chilly and dry late-autumn wind shook her hair making her animal ears twitched but she paid it no heed the man standing in front of her was a bigger problem.
They were the first two servent of red to arrive and mainly because Rider wanted to see the face of Archer of black and she tagged along to make sure he didn't do anything reckless
(If you consider the fact that he insisted that they must make a grand enternce )
Archer of Black should have been surprised. No, he had to have been surprised and yet, that man was so calm that it made Rider somewhat uneasy. He even smiled at Rider .
"Y—————ou."
"Yes, that is your weak point."
Archer of Black said that in a quiet voice and
All the mysteries surrounding Archer of Black had been cleared up. It was only natural that his skill with the bow was equal to that of Archer of Red—Atalanta. After all, he was a teacher to many heroes including Rider himself.
Rider pulled out the arrow from his flank and tossed it away as he stood up. Archer didn't move even slightly as he held his bow, as if waiting for Rider to speak.
"—Why are you here?"
"What a foolish question. I was summoned as Archer of Black in this Great Holy Grail War. And you were summoned as Rider of Red. We each have wishes and regrets that bind us. That's why we are here. Both me and you."
"…"
Rider cast his eyes down and remained silent. Archer sighed and chided him.
"You're truly soft. Has that part of you alone not been cured from your previous life? You're stern to the end towards those you've acknowledged as enemies, but you're always soft when faced with people who you've already acknowledged as 'good people' when they temporarily cease to be your allies. That may be a lovable trait as a hero. But this is the Great Holy Grail War—there is no room for feeling anything like mercy or compassion. Even someone who is called a hero like you understands that, right?"
—You understand that, right, Achilles?
Archer spoke Rider of Red's true name. The young man known as Achilles nodded once with a grave attitude, like a pupil receiving a lesson.
"You are the wise sage of the forest no wonder.." Archer of red muttered
"I believe this is the first time we have meet Archer of red Hercules had spoken quite highly of you "
" Uuuuuu !! " Berserker of black observed as she watched the interaction between the servents
Necromancers start their training by first staring at their own death. They must hypnotize themselves and see their flesh decompose many, many times. Their reflection in the mirror rots away disgustingly before their eyes—and they get used to it. They stare at death, carry death, and learn that life is always accompanied by death.
And necromancy is a craft that controls death.
So when assassin sent some dragon tooth warriors to 'guard' him Shishigou Kairi was not really borthered about having them accompanying him rather he was more worried about what assassin had been planning by sending him bodyguards
He spent few hours to cast a spell on his bodyguard so that they will only obay him
Shishigou Kairi waited for Saber to arrive while smoking a cigarette. He didn't set up any detection or protective Bounded Fields, leaving himself far too defenseless.
But then, Shishigou knew quite well that there was no meaning in such things if the one he was going to fight in cas the negotiations broke down. Any Bounded Fields he made at this point would simply be a waste of his prana and tools.
Shishigou noticed the wind change direction slightly, and flicked away his still-lit cigarette.
He looked up at the kids and called out to them
"Now then. You don't mind if we skip introducing ourselves, do you?"
" This might not be reparations, but I'd like to reveal the Servants of Red's True Names. but I believe this to be the better course of action," Assassin said as her lying smile appeared on her face " Assassin of Red my name is Semiramis. An Assyrian Empress. Let's work nicely together now."
"I, Caster of Red, am William Shakespeare!" man of average height with auburn hair; his clothes similar to that of a jesters bowed deeply and outstretched a hand for her as he looked up. . "At your service ."
"Archer of Red Atalanta "
"I am Achilles, son of the hero Peleus and the Rider of Red!"
"And you?" Assassin voice, no matter how gentle it was, brooked no arguments. Her eyes were a warning enough
"Caules Forvedge Yggdmillennia Master of berseker my Servent's true name is Frankenstein "
"Fiore Forvedge Yggdmillennia Master of Archer "
"Chiron and archer of red son of Cronus andPhilyra,"
"Assasin Jack the ripper nice to see you!!!!"
"where's her master ?" Assassin asked "not hiding from us I hope"
"Speaking of which where is the saber of red ?" Chiron countered
before assasin can reply the door opened and Misa with the saber of red stromed in
"Master/Caules-sama this is war!!! "
"W-what why"
"because of her !!" Modred lifted up a cat in front of their faces
Shishigou Kairi felt a headache coming