REVIEWS!
ENDRAGON369: Never seen the TV Tropes pages.
Godo: Artoria Alter doesn't know the entire situation, she just knows she has a connection to this 'Other King Arthur' and how he's never suffered the burden of Kingship. Artoria Alter and Sonic will speak about it, they'll disagree but they'll talk.
myfuvideos: The two worlds have completely different histories, but some things remain the same will be confusing for them all. I'm still getting used to writing Sonic, and been watching clips/playing games to ensure I get him better.
Mordred is… she's going to be an extremely complex situation, I will not just breeze by her with like "We're both completely fine now after a bit of talking".
Agartha is being changed because of Sonic's presence and I will not reveal anything else. It's original plot was boring and bad, I am turning it HYPE!
Lots of people recommending Artoria Lily and she's one I like. Anything from Singularity's/Lostbelts won't be showing up till we reach them though with some rare exceptions.
clownreaper96: Oh Sonic absolutely suffers from some PTSD, his personality and nature has just let him deal with it better then most. He's experienced with trauma and he's decided he doesn't like it.
shadowfox219: I'm watching some flips and stuff of Sonic's fighting abilities so I can write him better, so hopefully that shall improve. As for the Soul Surge, I don't think its possible without the magic of Camelot… and I've never played the game and only watched people play it.
I'm not exactly good with beta readers, its a bit stressful asking random people online to read and help edit my work, it's weird but its how my mind treats it. I'm looking into a solution, so we'll have to see what happens.
LegionaireBlaze: Excalibur resonates with 'King Arthur', which Sonic is. As for letting Sonic enter his Excalibur mode… *Shrug* WAIT AND SEE!
Calderoneric758: Gintoki will appear eventually, but not right now.
Legendary Destroyer Ice: Tiamat meeting Chip or Chaos is possible in the future. As for Tiamat considering Mobians her children, nope and yes, she'll see them as children but know they're not her own.
computernerds: Sonic will summon more Servants, but for now its just him, Mashu and Cu as fighters.
As for him summoning Servants from his world, there is a possibility but I'm still thinking on it.
I personally think Chaos would be an Avenger Servant, he was introduced as a vengeful destructive god, he destroyed the Echidna tribe. He may have chilled out now days, but I feel Avenger fits him best. Ruler could also work as Chaos is a guardian, its his job to stay out of everything and guard the Chao.
Sonic stared out at the destroyed city of Fuyuki, his current team had been walking for a few moments before he had asked them to stop and quickly got on top of a still standing building.
"Sheesh, this place really is wrecked. Not a single living soul…". He trailed off, even Eggman's worst attacks didn't compare to the destruction that had plagued Fuyuki. This place lacked life in every way, only those skeletons wandered about.
"Not a pretty sight, but it will be undone if we beat Saber". Cu said after joining Sonic, a frown on his face as he looked about.
"I've seen some bad sights, but at least there was some form of life, this? It's just death, no greater cause, just mindless destruction". Sonic growled, he was usually pretty relaxed but this was bringing back memories of the evils he's fought over the years, but with them also came the memories of friends and adventure.
However, their talk would be cut short by… Shaking? The earth around them was shaking, and both acted quickly.
"Cu! Protect the girls, I'll check this ou-". Sonic was cut off by an arrow zooming towards him at superspeed… But it wasn't sonic-speed! He raised his foot and kicked the arrow away. "On second thought, deal with Archer!".
Cu nodded and began running towards where the arrow had come from, this hadn't been the original plan but it seemed their enemies had decided to attack them instead!
Olga and Mashu weren't staying still ether, they may not be able to fight but one was an extremely skilled magus. Olga began writing different symbols into the floor and stones, a barrier of magical energy forming around her and Mashu.
Sonic however? He looked about for whatever was causing the earth to shake and… Holy Chaos.
"Is that a man or a mountain?!". He exclaimed, staring in shock at the muscle-bound giant running in his direction, he could only assume this thing was Berserker. And boy was he fast! Sonic leapt to avoid the swing of Berserker's axe-sword which… Yea, that building wasn't standing any more. "And he's got enough strength to give Knuckles a run for his money, oh this is gonna be good!".
"RRRRRRAUUUUUUGHH!". Berserker roared and attempted to bring his axe-sword down again on the speedy hedgehog, who dodged the blow and attempted a kick against the Servants leg.
"Sheesh! What the hell are you made of?!" Sonic complained after leaping away, he'd trashed metal with these legs yet Berserker wasn't even phased, the mobian's own leg probably hurt more then Heracles did.
Berserker simply roared again and attempted to stomp Sonic, but the hedgehog just curled into a ball and began spinning. Heracles may have supernaturally tough skin, but even the mighty warrior couldn't step on a spinning ball of death that was Sonic. The hedgehog followed up with a homing attack to Berserker's face, which actually caused the warrior to let out a grunt of pain.
But the hero of Greece was a legend for a reason, quickly recovering and… Slapping Sonic into a building, through six walls, and straight into a steel beam that once belonged to the now melted bridge.
"Owww…. Okay, he may hit harder then Knux. Time to get into the game for real!". Sonic smirked and pulled out a Power Ring from under his quills, absorbing the golden ring for a short power boost. In a blue blur he speed off towards Heracles and instead of hitting the giant, delivered a strong kick to his axe-sword. The Hero of Mobius smirked at the cracks spreading along the oversized club, but had to avoid Heracles free hand attempting to grab him, no way he was letting someone stronger then Knuckles grab him!
"You know, really starting to wonder if you can only growl and roar, come on buddy, you can speak can't you?". He taunted, causing Berserker to roar again and rush at Sonic with all the fury of a rampaging demi-god. Sonic just kept running forward though, leading Heracles further away from the humans.
"Come on big guy! Can't catch one little hedgehog? What an excuse of a legendary hero!". Sonic taunted again, and quickly rolled to the side to avoid a charging Heracles, who launched straight into the nearby river.
It wasn't going to do any damage to the Servant, Sonic knew that and he had no intention of fighting a battle on the water, but he was getting further away from Mashu and Olga. He did not want to see what would happen if one of them became the target of Berserker's rage. He quickly checked the Chaos Emerald, he could use some Chaos abilities but he'd rather save as much energy for fighting Saber as possible.
"Hope Cu's having a better time then me". Sonic murmured before bringing his attention back to a returning Berserker. The hedgehog covered himself in Boost aura and slammed head first into Berserker's chest… And discovered angry demi-gods are apparently immune to being thrown away by Boost aura.
"You wouldn't crush a hedgehog right?". A nervous Sonic asked as he struggled in Heracles hands, and got SQUEEZED. Before his spine gave out, Sonic released a burst of Chaos Energy to escape Heracles grip and ran a fair distance away, pulling out two Power Rings to restore his health.
'Seven rings left, not good. This guy hits way harder then Knux's and I'll need some rings for the battle against Saber. Looks like I'm going to have to tap into the Chaos Emerald power!'. Sonic thought, channelling energy directly from the Emerald into his legs and at far greater speed shooting towards Heracles, landing a kick across his chest that actually caused the demi-god to bleed.
"So you do bleed huh? Not so invincible now are ya!". Sonic smirked, ducking under another blow from his foes axe-sword and narrowing his eyes, that thing had to go. Sonic locked onto the axe and homing attacked towards it, the Chaos Energy infused spin shattering the already cracked blade.
"RRRRRRAUUUUUUGHH!". Heracles roared in rage and threw the remains of his weapon away, throwing a punch towards Sonic who countered with a Chaos Energy infused kick. Sadly the hedgehog underestimated the demi-god's strength and was blown back with an injured leg, he only had six rings left now.
"This… may be harder then I thought". Sonic still smirked, radiating confidence despite the losses he had taken. This guy was tough, he almost felt like he was fighting a mini Giganto and this time without Super Sonic.
The hedgehog hero smirked and dashed forward to clash with Heracles again.
Mashu couldn't take her eyes off the battle between Sonic and Heracles, it was like watching two titans clash. Every blow caused shock-waves and despite her Senpai's attitude, she could see injuries were beginning to pile up even if he healed the worst of them with those golden rings.
It was awe inspiring as it was dread inducing, Heracles had suffered little damage yet injuries kept piling onto her senpai, she had never felt so useless.
'Why… why can't I help, Senpai has been nothing but kind, but when he needs help I can't do anything!' It dug into her, she wanted to help, but she was only capable of some basic magecraft and nothing that could harm a Servant.
If only the Demi-Servant experiment had worked, if only she could fight on that level, if only she could help the one who had been so kind to her. If only she could protect her Senpai…
"Is that really what you want?". A voice asked as Mashu's vision blurred, when she came back to she was in a white space with someone else. A white haired young man wearing armour and wielding a shield, could this be…? "This is a shield sworn to protect, can you carry this shield?".
She… She wasn't sure, if this really was the Heroic Spirit who had bonded with her, could she really take that shield? It looked so heavy, yet…
"I-i don't know… I just want to…". She trailed off, she wanted to help, but how? She didn't like fighting, yet her Senpai had ran into it without hesitation…
"Why does your king fight?". The knight asked, confusing Mashu. King? But she didn't serve a king… Memories returned of only a few hours ago, of her first impression of Sonic the Hedgehog.
This creature was a king.
Why did Sonic fight? Some of it was for the thrill she was sure, yet if it was just for the thrill he wouldn't have moved the fight away for her and the director's safety, so why did he fight…?
Ah, no it was simple wasn't it, she was a fool not to realize it straight away.
"I… I want to protect the one who protects me! I want to protect Senpai!". Mashu Kyrielight exclaimed, for the one who had promised to show her his world, to repay the kindness Sonic had shown her. The mysterious knight smiled.
"I see… You have found your flame then, this shield… it belongs to you now". The Servant said, his body transforming into golden sparks that entered Mashu's body.
Mashu opened her eyes and rushed out of Olga's barrier, ignoring the shouts of the director demanding her to come back. Golden light covered her body and a weight appeared in her hands.
Sonic may have teensy tiny underestimated his foe a bit, just a little. He had already used two more rings during the fight, leaving him with just four left. A bad ache in his left arm from a hasty punch to Heracles thigh, and exhaustion starting to catch up to him.
He was a stamina monster, but he'd fought Medusa, the shadow Rider and Assassin, and didn't get any rest during the hours Olga and Mashu were resting, add fighting Heracles on top of all that? Yea, even he was starting to get tired.
"What's wrong big guy? Not so easy to squash, am I?". He still taunted his foe, while Heracles was in a far better condition then him, his body was littered in cuts and bruises. Chaos Energy was really his only thing that hurt Berserker, but he could only channel so much at once.
"Alright… Lets see if this works this time!". Sonic covered himself in his Boost aura once again, adding Chaos Energy to add a bit of extra power and charged towards Heracles, who charged forward in return.
However, neither of them were prepared for someone to slam a truly massive shield into Heracles side, Sonic's eyes widened and turned to see…
"So any reason ya didn't bust that out earlier?". He asked casually to Mashu, he had no idea where she got the armour from or the shield, but he wasn't complaining!
"I-it's recent Senpai". Mashu stuttered while trying to balance herself with the shield, unknown muscle memory was helping but it was still hard trying to get used to wielding the shield.
"Ah got it, up for helping me beat this guy then?". He smirked and turned to the roaring Heracles, Mashu nodded and the two moved.
Heracles threw a punch towards Sonic, but Mashu was there to block it while the hedgehog leapt over the shield and homing attacked Berserker's face. The giant roared and grabbed the hedgehog, but was left unprepared for the shield slamming into his stomach and let Sonic go. The hedgehog hero landed on the Demi-Servant's shield and after a quick nod to Mashu, she launched him into the air.
Free-falling, Sonic gathered Chaos Energy into his body and blue sparks of electricity started coming off his body, curling into a ball he began spinning while still mid-air. Before he landed, in a psychics defying feat he homing attacked Berserker's chest, leaving the warrior with a bloody wound.
Mashu rushed forward and again slammed her shield into Heracles side, causing the demi-god to let out a roar of rage and bring a fist down on the human. Sonic however, grabbed Mashu and pulled her away from the blow, gaining some distances from their enemy.
"Sheesh, this guys taking enough damage to put me out of commission and he's still fighting? Guess he's called the greatest hero of Greece for a reason huh". Sonic casually stated, never once had his confident aura faded and even now he was ready to charge in again.
"He's to durable, we need to him him with something stronger!". Mashu replied, her expression serious but still unsteady. Fighting with Senpai felt like an instinct, how to guard him and how to best support him, yet she was still an ordinary girl who had never thrown a punch in her life thrown into a life or death battle. Not to mention the fact she was powering her Demi-Servant form entirely on her own mana.
"Yea, he's a tough one". Sonic mused, his eyes going to Mashu's shield. When he had channelled Chaos Energy into Rider's sword it had easily pierced her through, what if he... "I've got a plan, and it involves that big shield of yours! Give me your free hand".
Confused but willing to trust Sonic, she offered her hand which he took and… It was warm, an energy was flowing up her arm, refilling her mana reserves but this wasn't mana. It was hot, it was warm, it felt like Senpai… Understanding dawned in Mashu's eyes and she readied her shield.
In synch the two rushed forward, Sonic taking the lead and delivering kicks to Heracles arms which had intended to crush them both, and then back flipped away to avoid Mashu's shield which slammed into Heracles chest. The Demi-God's skin was near invincible, yet before the Chaos Energy infused shield it tore with ease. He was stuck with the shield in his chest.
But Sonic was still free and now covered in a Chaos Energy Boost aura, and then he began to spin. The speed he was spinning at began digging into the ground below, but after a few seconds he shot forward. Mashu leaped out of the way, taking her shield with her and leaving Heracles still damaged chest completely vulnerable.
In a single spin dash, Sonic ripped through Heracles chest and ended up on the other side. Landing with a smirk as the blood and everything else of Berserker faded away into golden light, soon joined by his body fading away.
Sonic turned to Mashu and gave her a thumps up with his classic smirk.
"Well, that was fun!". He laughed, and Mashu joined him, a bit more on the shocked side but still in amazement. They had done it, they had beaten the mighty Heracles… And she had helped her Senpai, a promise burning in the back of her mind.
Sonic however, felt a shiver. Someone was watching, but who?
It was impossible, it shouldn't have happened! She clenched her teeth and her grip on Excalibur tightened, Archer and Berserker were both defeated, their connections to the Grail disappearing and leaving only their mana behind.
Chaldea had proved mightier then she had expected… No, not Chaldea, the other King Arthur. The connection was becoming stronger, or was it being amplified by the presence of the girl who wielded Galahad's shield? Perhaps in another time, she would be more concerned about the girl, but no, her mind was filled with one person alone.
"So he comes… It matters not, there can only be one King Arthur and I wield the Sword of Promised Victory. Come, Sonic the Hedgehog, I await you". Artoria Alter spoke, the connection so strong now she could see through his eyes if he focused and it seemed he had noticed their connection on some level.
Excalibur glowed, its colours shifting between the corrupted red and black, to a far more noble blue and gold. She glared and channelled her mana down it, causing the blade to stay in its corrupted state.
She would battle her counterpart, and she would prove her path was superior. There was no other option in her mind, she would not accept her counterpart and he would not accept her tyranny. There was only room for one path, one King Arthur.
Yet as Excalibur's colours flickered again, doubt entered her mind, was she the one on the right path?