Chapter 3: Let's get to training.
"Not going to lie." Caster responded to them with a frown "Sounds like you guys have your own shit to deal with." giving a small, somewhat uncaring shrug, he continued on "Then again, I've got shit to deal with here as well."
"Honoured Heroic Spirit." Romani began "We would be greatly appreciative-"
"Who even is this weakling you've got with you?" Caster asked while scratching his cheek "Seriously, I don't care all that much for grandstanding like that."
"E-eh?" Romani recoiled as if he had been struck before he slumped in his chair "W-weakling...I've been called a weakling by someone I've only just met…" the man mumbled, expression downcast and somewhat despondent for a few moments. He inhaled and then looked back up, trying his best to build up his confidence again. "Allow us to confirm something, you're a Servant summoned for the Holy Grail War, aren't you?"
"Yeah." Caster nodded "Although I wouldn't call it Grail War anymore." he clicked his tongue as an expression full of annoyance flickered across his face "It turned into something ugly about halfway through."
"What?" Olga looked up from where she was sitting, having been able to compose herself somewhat following the Saber's rather nonchalant declaration that he had come from a different world to them and that such an event was fairly standard practice for them, although she at least suspected it was a smaller scale version of the Second magic. At least, she hoped to preserve what little sanity she had. "What do you mean?"
"Got to the midpoint of the War." Caster explained "One day all of the humans just up and vanished." he snapped his fingers to punctuate the sentence "City was engulfed in fire and by the end of it only we servants remained." exhaling, his expression slowly turned grave "Then Saber, not that one over there, but the Saber for this war. She went on a rampage through the city, pretty much besting every servant she came across." a thoughtful look crossed his features "Except Berserker...I managed to catch sight of those two fighting once, looked like they were pretty evenly matched."
"Is the Berserker still alive?" Olga asked, Caster rubbed his chin.
"I know for a fact Saber is." He replied then gave a small shrug "However, I managed to catch Rider heading for the opposite end of the city in a hurry, guy was going after something before I caught him and considering Lancer and Assassin had gone for you-"
"Then it stands to reason that Rider was charged with dealing with Berserker." Saber surmised, Caster gave a nod, confirming the assessment. "Then the only servants remaining in this Grail War are yourself, Saber and Berserker."
"Pretty much." Caster replied "And Archer although he doesn't really leave his spot that often. He's basically a gatekeeper for Saber."
Olga frowned "I thought it was odd, but why are the Servants working together? More than that, how are they still around?"
"That, I got no clue." Caster replied "After Saber beat them, that nasty black mud changed them somehow. They lost a lot of their old skills, basically becoming little more than wraiths, but they were a pain to deal with. Saber and her servant started trying to hunt down myself and Berserker and all those nasty summons she had."
Caster sniffed, crossing his arms and giving a small shrug "Basically, if you want whatever your issue here solved, you're going to have to take care of Saber and Berserker."
"And you are offering your aid?" Olga raised an eyebrow at him, Caster nodded his head and gave her a wry smirk.
"Well, yeah. Nothing against the little lady there and your undead buddy, but Saber and Berserker are a whole different level of trouble than those shadow servants you fought earlier." He reminded them "Hell, even Archer might give you some trouble, guy's been a pain in my ass as it is."
Olga bit her lip, looking pensively away from the Caster as he stared down at her "What? Not a bad deal is it? You and your pals get to solve whatever's wrong with this timeline or city or whatever and I get to win a grail war. Sounds like a win-win situation if you ask me."
"That's why you saved us?" Olga crossed her arms and pointed out "So we could help you?"
"Absolutely." Caster admitted immediately and without a hint of shame "Although let's face it, you guys ain't got much choice right now, do you?"
Olga grit her teeth but said nothing, turning away from Casters knowing smirk. Saber, who had been staring out of the window until that point, turned to face the group "The Saber, Berserker and Archer. What can you tell us about them?"
Caster grimaced "Like I said. Saber is a monster. The magical energy she was throwing around was an absolute storm of destruction. Berserker could match her strength even with all that with barely half the presence. I don't know who's stronger between the two of them. Archer...well he fights with swords."
Olga stared incredulously, "What type of Archer fights with swords?"
"What kind of Saber fights with fireballs?" Caster smirked back at her and nodded over at the Ashen one. The Saber in question merely shrugged in response "Yeah, Saber and Archer won't move from where they currently are right now though. Archer never strays far from her."
"And Berserker?"
"He wanders." Caster shrugged "Although when I saw him catch sight of Saber, the guy went into a frenzy. As for why, I have no idea."
"Perhaps they knew each other in life." Mash offered "Maybe it's an old grudge."
Caster rubbed his chin "Could be. Although Berserker had a pretty distinctive appearance to him."
"What did he look like?" Olga asked, then looked to Romani "If we can have some detail, we may be able to narrow down their identity."
"Fair enough." Caster sighed "Bastard was encased in stone like armour. Big shield a little smaller than the lasses. Then there was his giant club. Looked like a huge stone tooth."
Saber suddenly stilled by the window then exhaled and placed a hand on his helmet before speaking up "These...The summons that can be called upon, they are all from different times?"
"All dead." Caster nodded "Basically you get famous enough, you work your way onto the throne."
"I see…" Saber nodded "Does Saber have any relation to dragons?"
Caster narrowed his eyes, remaining silent for a few moments before he nodded his head "Legend said they had dragon blood in them. Although probably a dragon core if you were to be more specific. Would explain all the magical energy."
"...Havel." Saber let out a huff "The Berserker is Havel the Rock...or at least that is my suspicion."
Olga widened her eyes "Someone from your world?"
Saber hummed and nodded in response "It would explain his frenzy when encountering Saber if she truly was of the Dragon blood. Considering he was one of the most prolific Dragon Slayers to exist."
"...Shit." Caster grimaced "Anything else you can tell us? I'm kind of drawing a blank on him. Well...ain't from our Throne of Heroes so." he gave a hapless shrug "Kind of relying on you here."
"What I know I got through conversations with Andre." Saber replied "Apparently the original Havel was actually a bishop of Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight. Andre said the man always held a hatred of dragons and mages. Rumours of him say he developed a miracle to cancel out their spells. Or owned one, at least."
Caster and Olga blinked at him in shock. "Well...that explains why my runes fizzled out whenever he was nearby."
"If Havel is a Berserker...and it is the original who slew dragons single-handedly...we are in trouble." Saber replied "Considering I found myself almost outmatched by someone who merely took on his mantle, millennia after his disappearance."
"Disappearance?" Caster frowned "You don't have a link to the Grail or something?"
"Am I supposed to?"
"We can worry about that later." Olga waved her hand, focusing on the Ashen one "Are there any weaknesses in his legend we can exploit?"
"...He's weak to magic." Saber replied "Assumedly that is why he created the miracle. From my own experience, his armour is resistant to fire as well, save abyssal pyromancies."
"No idea what those are." Caster sniffed "But what I'm getting is that this guy has weak as shit magic resistance, but he can just block the spells before they are cast." when Saber nodded in response, Caster let out a whine "Why couldn't I have been given my spear?"
"Spear?" Mash blinked "You could have been summoned as a Lancer, Caster-san?"
"Huh?" The druid blinked and turned to her with a look of surprise, then looked back at the group "I have not introduced myself to you guys yet?"
They shook their heads in response.
"Huh...weird." Caster sniffed "Anyway. Cu Chulainn. I'm somehow a Caster."
"Cu Chulainn!?" Romani exclaimed in shock "The Legendary Hound of Ulster and wielder of Gae Bolg!? No wonder you could have been summoned as a Lancer, your stats would have been near A rank."
Caster sent the man a flat look "Thanks for reminding me that my luck is bullshit pal. Real grateful for that."
Romani gave a nervous laugh, looking away from the Caster.
"Anyway." Cu huffed "Berserker would be at the far end of the city, Saber and Archer will be up there." he threw a thumb over his shoulder and towards the mountain in the distance.
"The Mountain?" Ritsuka blinked in surprise "Why would they be there?"
"Well...underneath it anyway." Cu clarified as he stood up and rolled his shoulder "Its where the Greater Grail is so Saber will be there, likely healing from her encounter with Berserker or Havel, whatever his name is."
"So...Saber isn't going anywhere?" Ritsuka asked, Cu nodded his head causing the boy to let out a small sigh of relief "Then should we deal with Berserker first?" he asked, looking at the Director for guidance.
The woman remained silent as she bit her thumb, lost in thought before noticing she was being spoken to, she blinked and turned to him in mild puzzlement "What?"
"Berserker." Ritsuka repeated "Should we...deal with him first?" he asked in a somewhat hesitant manner in case she was set off again. The woman made to speak then stopped herself, turning to Caster and frowning.
"And Archer will not move from his guard duty with Saber?"
"No, not unless she wishes for it." Caster replied, he looked over at Saber "Be honest here pal, what do you think our chances are?"
Saber turned his head to stare over the group before turning back to the Caster "I did kill one who bore his mantle, although Mash lacks experience. She requires more training."
Mash flinched at the declaration, Caster gave a sage nod before turning to the Shielder Servant "Saber's right lass, you're gonna need to get some more battles under your belt before you think about taking on a servant who hasn't been weakened."
"Yes." Mash nodded her head in affirmative, Caster gave her a smile and pat her on the shoulder.
"Don't go all sullen on me now lass." A wide grin split his face "You'll ruin that pretty complexion of yours."
"Wha-"
"Whoa!" Ritsuka stepped in between the two of them, pushing Casters hand away from her, Romani looked equally aghast before a somewhat resigned look entered his eyes.
"I suppose all those legends about your promiscuous nature were pretty accurate." Caster merely gave an innocent shrug in return, not bothering to make any form of denial in the least.
"Come on kiddies." Cu gestured to the door to the classroom as he marched out "There's some old track club we can use to practise there."
"Eh?" Mash blinked "Practise?"
"Yeah." Caster nodded as he strode through the hallway "You're gonna spar with we, sure learning to fight the skeletons and stuff is useful and all, but they aren't really all that powerful when compared to a Servant." he looked over his shoulder as he saw Saber following them as well, then turned his head to Ritsuka "Nothing against him kid, but I think Saber better sit this one out."
"Eh?" Ritsuka blinked "Why?"
"Well, it's more for the lass's benefit." Caster explained "Saber looks as though he has some experience under his belt." he looked over to the servant "Haven't you? Bet you killed some things of note."
"Half a dozen Gods."
"See." Caster then paused, looking back over his shoulder at the servant with a raised eyebrow "You serious?"
"Yes."
"Huh…" Caster blinked, then scratched the back of his neck "Damn...Teacher would probably try to fight you, and not just because you're an undead."
"Oh." Saber tilted his head to the side "She dislikes undead?"
"Well, she is ruler of the Land of Shadows." Caster shrugged, "Basically her job is to sweep away lingering spirits and stuff like that, you're a little different to what she would usually go for, but not enough for her to really care all that much."
Saber shrugged his shoulders "Oh well. I believe there used to be an order of Clerics who did the same."
"Not as good as Teacher." Caster cringed, as if remembering some phantom pain "Not nearly as good as her."
Saber merely hummed in response, Caster was stuck between finding the poor bastards ignorance amusing or pitiful. If Teacher ever found out about him, it was a thought that sent shivers down his spine and he wasn't even the one her spear would be directed at. Something he could concern himself with later, he supposed, for now it was time to do his best to ensure that they weren't immediately killed when they went after Berserker.
"Right then." Caster twirled his staff, slamming the butt of it into the ground and gave a challenging smirk. Ritsuka stood behind Mash while Saber and Olga stood off to the side, the woman had been staring at Saber with barely concealed curiosity for some time, since his nonchalant declaration of killing Divine Spirits, which she somewhat doubted considering his weak stats that she had been told of.
Unless it was a personal skill which granted him the strength to battle Divines, in which case it would make sense.
"I'm sure they'll be fine." Saber spoke up as he crossed his arms and watched as the other two servants prepared themselves.
"I'm not-" Olga cut herself off. It was a lie, she was a little worried. This entire situation had spiralled out of control. She composed herself as best she could "I am concerned about our situation. Even if we deal with Berserker, there is still the matter of Saber and Archer that would need to be resolved."
"Ready girly!" Caster called out to her, Mash inhaled, closing her eyes before letting out a breath and opening them again.
"Rea-" She barely got the words out of her mouth before she had to throw her shield up in front of her as nearly a dozen burning Celtic runes slammed into her, sending her skating back.
"Lesson one kid." Caster called out "Most guys won't give you the time of day for an introduction." pausing he raised a single finger "I mean, I normally would but we are a little pressed for time here."
"Y-Yes!"
"Good!" Caster beamed "Now, let's continue." he slammed his palm into the ground, roots quickly shot out of the hardened dirt towards the Shielder, she widened her eyes in alarm and leapt back, however they continued to follow her.
Sliding to a halt, Mash slammed her shield as hard as she could into the closest root, snapping it and sending splinters shooting off in several directions. The moment she had done so, however, she left her torso exposed.
Caster took full advantage of the slip and sent several more fireballs towards her. Only for them to dissipate a few inches from reaching her body. The Caster blinked, then made an 'O' shape with his mouth "Magic Resistance, huh? Must be pretty high too." he chuckled "But that's careless girl. That wasn't my strongest attack to prove a point."
He grinned, twirling his staff around charging forwards, Mash narrowed her eyes as the Caster closed the distance between the two of them in a few seconds, Mash swung her shield towards the Caster servant, Cu ducked low, spinning his staff and planting the head into the side of her knee.
Mash barely buckled as she turned around to strike him again, Cu flipped over the shield and landed a good few metres from them "You got some high endurance too...not bad, not bad." he admitted, then frowned "But you're attacking needs work kid. I'm only just faster than you. You've got to predict my movements."
Mash nodded her head facing the Caster with a more controlled posture. The Caster hummed as he watched her, idly twirling the staff in his hands with ease, then smirked. "Thrusaz!" he shouted out, charging forwards at the same time a rune appeared in the sky, having been placed there when he had flipped over the shield moments ago.
The rune sparked with life and then sent a bolt of lightning towards the girl, Mash raised her shield to block the lightning, then let out a cry of pain as the electricity slammed into the shield with enough force to send her staggering, only for Caster to appear before her and slam his staff into her chest. Sending her stumbling to the ground.
"Play to your strengths." Saber called out from the sidelines "You've got more poise than him. Use that to your advantage."
Mash grit her teeth as she returned to her feet, Caster stared at her with a peculiar expression "Saber's got the right idea. You've got a shield, but you haven't used your defensive Noble Phantasm yet."
Flushing with shame, Mash looked away "I...don't know how to use it."
"...Huh?" Caster blinked at her "Seriously?"
"No…"
Olga gaped at her "Why not?"
"The Heroic Spirit who gifted me this power." Mash explained, placing a hand over her heart with a sullen expression "They did not give me their true name."
Caster raised an eyebrow "Why should that matter? A Noble Phantasm is instinct. Although…" he hummed in thought, red eyes trailing away from her and finding themselves on a new target. Ritsuka blinked as he suddenly found himself the centre of attention "A shield is meant to protect. So I shall assume your instinct is linked to that as well."
His entire posture shifted, where but a few moments ago had been an almost cordial man, now was a warrior who would kill without hesitation. Mash tensed, widening her eyes in alarm as Ritsuka found himself slowly paling as Casters killing intent honed in on him.
Olga's eyes shot wide as she realised their intention "Wait-!" she made to move forwards when Caster held up his palm towards them, signalling for them to stop. As well as making the presence of the dozen runes at their feet known to the pair.
Saber and Olga stared down at the Runes, Olga paled rapidly as her breathing began to pick up, Saber stared at them blankly and then looked over to Caster "Place her in a situation where she will be forced to adapt or die?"
Caster smirked at the Saber "Knew I had you pegged right. Yeah, if the little girl can't block this attack, she and her Master are finished." his expression flattened "Because if she can't defend against this, then we'll never beat Saber."
"But that's-!" Olga made to shout when the Ashen One placed a hand on her shoulder, she turned to him in shock "That's your master out there about to die! Are you seriously going to just stand there!?"
"As opposed to violently being incinerated?" Saber responded, pointedly looking down at the runes, Olga bit her lip but didn't respond "As cold as you may find it, this is for the best. It was how I learned how to survive situations like these."
"Better prepare yourself girl!" Caster exclaimed "Else you're going to burn with your Master!" twirling his staff above his head with enough speed that it blurred out, Caster then slammed it into the ground.
Saber and Olga instantly felt something in the air shift, the space behind Caster burst into flames and expanded outwards as the druid continued on "My spell is a coffin of flames, a giant of verdant thorn. Retribution, a shrine that will purify human misery-" a hand made of patched wood emerged from behind him, slowly pushing down against the ground as another followed suit.
From the pit of fire, the giant wooden figure made of interlocking branches emerged, Saber and Olga stared up at the burning figure in shock as it took a single step forwards and towards Ritsuka and Mash.
The girl stared up at the Noble Phantasm in fear before she closed her eyes, composing herself and raising her shield above her head.
"Fall!" Thrusting the staff forwards, Caster cried out "Wickerman!"
The giant figure slowly began to fall forwards towards the pair. Mash opened her eyes and let loose a cry of effort as she slammed her shield into the ground in front of herself and Ritsuka, a bright blue circular shield formed in front of them moments before the wooden figure slammed into them.
Flames exploded outwards in all directions, however it did not pierce the shield, leaving Ritsuka and Mash unharmed as the attack slowly dissipated. Olga let out a sigh of relief as Saber gave a nod of his head in approval.
"Nice lass!" Caster hollered, a wide grin on his face as he gave them a thumbs up "You did it!"
"Eh?" Mash blinked in surprise, slowly turning around to see Ritsuka staring at her in awe "Master? Did I-?"
"Heck yes!" Ritsuka grinned at her "You did it Mash!" he gave the girl a pat on the back, far too happy to still be alive to notice her slight blush at the contact.
"Impressive work." Saber called out to her as he approached "And apologies for not intervening, but Caster made steps to ensure we could not."
Cu rolled his eyes "I knew she'd survive that." he assured them with a carefree smile and a lazy shrug of his shoulders, soon turning his eyes back to the pair with a more thoughtful expression "But to think that the Master would survive without a scratch on him." he cracked a grin in Mash's direction "That settles it lass, you're a first rate Heroic Spirit."
Mash's expression turned ecstatic at the praise, the Caster then frowned slightly "Although, you didn't employ its true name."
Mash became slightly downcast and shook her head "No, even though I could cast it I didn't get its true name or the true name of the Heroic spirit…"
"That's fine though..." Olga cut her off "Even if you are inexperienced, even if you are only temporary." giving the girl a small smile "Your very wish unleashed your Noble Phantasm. You didn't have the slightest desire for a true name or to become a true Heroic Spirit." soon letting out a mildly amused laugh "It's like a fairy tail."
"Ummm… Director?"
"Relax I'm only teasing" her smile vanished as she returned to a serious posture "Regardless I'm glad you've unlocked your Noble Phantasm, but it's inconvenient to deploy without a true name." her face turned thoughtful and she hummed "Since it's a pseudo-deployment of a Noble Phantasm...let me see…" she thought for a moment before sporting a self-satisfied smile "we'll call it 'Lord Chaldeas' since you have a link to the name that should be a good spell for you right?"
"Sounds pretty cool." Ritsuka smiled at Mash, still smiling at her "Doesn't it?"
"Senpai...what does temperature have to do with this?"
Ritsuka gave her a puzzled look "Expression…"
Mash made a small face of realisation and nodded her head, Caster made his way over to Saber with a relaxed expression "You seemed pretty onboard with the plan, take it you learned in a similar way?"
"Indeed." Saber let out a small, almost barely audible chuckle in response "When I first rose. The graves were full of hollows and the like armed with knives, spears and crossbows. I died a few times to them...then there were the cliffs."
Caster snorted, shaking his head "Must be a different mentality to be so casual about dying so often."
"Well, it wasn't pleasant." Saber waved his hand "But it was a useful learning experience. Every death was an opportunity to better myself and learn from my mistakes. Although the girl only has one life...a somewhat bizarre sentence to me."
"You've only got one life too now pal."
Saber jolted at him in surprise, then looked down at himself "I...I suppose I do, don't I?" an amused laugh soon escaped his lips as he shook his head "That is rather...unusual for me to think about now."
Cu shrugged "Can't be that bad. As long as you remember that you can't chuck yourself at every enemy you face." he nodded over his shoulder to the pair behind him "Just because she's a little better now doesn't mean everything. They're still gonna need someone with experience to help them."
"I intend to." Saber replied "It would go against my vows as Warrior of Sunlight." he paused "I realised, I never inquired as to how you hold a Lordsoul."
Cu snorted, shaking his head "Lugh. Was my father, God of Light."
Saber stared at him "...I see. That's…" he titled his head to the side "Perhaps that is why I find your presence somewhat pleasant."
Caster barked out a laugh and slapped Saber on the shoulder "You ain't too bad yourself for an undead. Not many can say they killed Gods, except Teacher but...well...Scathach is in a league of her own." the man let out a sigh "We probably should get them ready to move, we've still got to find Berserker."
"Yes, we do." Saber looked over Casters shoulder at the group "Still, it is...nice to be travelling with company again." he replied as the pair made their way over to them. Caster raised an eyebrow at him.
"Lone wolf type of guy?"
"Not always." Saber replied "Although it was often brief when I did journey with another...and it often ended up the same way."
Caster's face turned sombre. "Did they die well?"
"Some of them." Saber replied morosely "Some of them...did not."
"Yeah…" Cu let out a sigh "A warrior deserves to go out battle."
"One of them wasn't even a warrior." Saber chuckled "But he was a good friend and somehow was one of the few bastions of goodwill left in the world, despite his skill set."
"An assassin?"
"A thief."
Caster raised an eyebrow "One of those rob from the rich type folks?"
"Wealth didn't really mean much in Lothric anymore." Saber chuckled, "Well...what became currency was souls."
Caster's face scrunched up "What, like literally?"
"Mhmm." Saber nodded "When everyone is an undead, what could be more valuable than souls?"
"Eh?" A confused voice cut through the conversation, Caster and Saber turned to see Ritsuka, Olga, Mash and Romani staring at them with mild degree of concern "Souls?" Ritsuka went on, equal parts confused and perturbed "What...er...what do you mean?"
"I mean you bartered with souls." Saber explained easily "Could buy a variety of items with them."
"Like…" Ritsuka swallowed "Like people's souls?"
"What? Well, there weren't too many sane humans around and I wasn't going to kill someone over something like that." Saber dismissed easily "Somewhere different, but I did not partake in the casual murder of the few sane left. Everything held souls, it was just a matter of collecting enough."
"Oh." Mash nodded her head "So you collected souls from living things then?"
"It's what undead like myself did best." Saber shrugged "Not much changing that." looking away from her and to Ritsuka "Now that Mash has some experience, perhaps we should look for Berserker?"
"Huh?" The master looked confused for a few moments as to what Saber was alluding to before he realised and nodded his head "Ah! Right, Berserker. Yes. We need to find him don't we?" he turned his head to Caster "You said the East side of the city, didn't you, Caster?"
"Yep." The man nodded his head, kicking a stray rock away "That's where I last saw him. He doesn't move too much, so if he is still kicking, he'll be around that spot."
"Right then…" Ritsuka swallowed nervously, turning to Saber and Mash "We...um...better get going then?"
"Indeed." Saber nodded "Although I should note we will not be aware if it is truly Havel the Rock until I lay eyes upon him."
"Right...Dragon Slayer guy…" Ritsuka breathed out "Think we can take him?"
Saber stared at him for a few moments then shrugged "If it is him? Who knows."
The group continued their journey through the city at a stable pace, occasionally ambushed by Skeletons, although their assaults rarely lasted longer than a minute due to the combined presence of three servants there.
"Sure this is the right direction?" Ritsuka turned to Caster "I feel as though we've been searching for a while."
Caster sent him a flat look before giving a brief chuckle "Probably one of the few masters ever who actively went searching for a Berserker servant like this."
Ritsuka flushed with embarrassment and looked away "Well...It's the tension is kind of getting to me a little."
"Ah, that's anticipation you're feeling." Caster grinned at him, "Not tension, big difference."
"Is there?"
"Oh yeah."
"I'm not-"
"Everyone!" Romani called through the communicator "You've got a servant signature heading right towards you."
The group tensed as Olga turned to stare at the Doctor "From which direction?"
"West." He replied "It's closing in, at least one hundred metres and...now less than that." His expression was tense "It definitely fits what Caster said about it being a Berserker if it's this slow and the readings are definitely different to the corrupted servants you fought earlier."
"Then it is Berserker." Saber confirmed "We will need a plan to deal with him."
"R-right." Ritsuka nodded his head and furrowed his brows in thought, trying his best to think of some manner of strategy that they could use before Berserker could reach them.
The complete destruction of the building further up the street dismissed that possibility instantly. The group tensed as the cloud of dust kicked up from the demolition spread outwards, obscuring the servant from view.
"That'll be Berserker." Caster grunted as he readied his staff "Saber would have been flashier and Archer isn't this bold."
"I see." Saber gripped his sword with two hands as he prepared a stance, Mash stood in front of the group with her shield thrust forwards.
A shadow was barely visible through the cloud of ash, soon enough it moved, something was raised into the sky before being slammed down into the street with enough force to release a shockwave and part the cloud of dust instantly, revealing Berserker.
"That him?" Caster asked, Saber nodded his head in response.
"That is Havel."
Ritsuka stared at the Servant, he looked big, even from his distance. Standing a little over two metres tall in height. In his right hand he held what looked like a giant stone tooth, as large as the servant, the point having been chiselled out into a grip. In his left hand was the shield, there was a vaguely hourglass shape to it, although it was minor.
Then there was his armour, and he realised why he had probably earned the nickname of 'The Rock' given as though it covered his entire body. Made to look vaguely like scales, the grey stone armour faced them down.
"...Ca...ster…." Havel growled out, tightening his grip on the club.
"Oh, right, yeah." Cu cringed "This guy hates me because I use runecraft...or it's just magic."
Ritsuka felt it would have been nice to know that earlier.
Havel The Rock
Servant: Berserker
Strength: A+
Endurance: A++
Agility: D (E)
Mana: E
Luck: D
Noble Phantasm: A+
Dragon's tooth: A (Anti-Unit) Max Target: 1, Max Range: 1-2
Unbreakable club made from the tooth of an everlasting dragon.
Has a passive skill of doing extra damage to dragons.
Stone Flesh: A+ (Anti-Unit Self)
Temporarily coats himself in nigh-impenetrable armour at the cost of agility.
Class Skills:
Magic Resistance: E (A)
Mad Enhancement: A+
Divinity: E
Degraded after having it stripped from him.
Personal Skills:
Greater Magic Barrier: A
Grants A rank magic resistance for a short time.
Vow of Silence: A
Cancels all spells of Rank A and lower.
Battle Continuation: B
Mystic Slayer: A+
Protection from Flame: A
Does not extend to the black flames however. Reduced to Rank D
Summoning.
"Ha...vel...Berser...ker...Mage...scum..."
Dialogue 1
"Go...ing...to...rest...now...""
Dialogue 2
"Not...good...at...talk...ing..."
Dialogue 3
"Hate...mages...don't...act...friendly..."
Dialogue 4 (If you have Nameless King)
"Good...kid...don't...like...dragons...but...he's...not...bad..."
Dialogue 5 (If you have Dragon Servants)
"...Dra...gons...can...with...hold...anger...none...are...Sea...th...hate...him...most..."
Dialogue 6 (If you have Priscilla)
"Spawn...of...vile...beast...abom...in...ation..."
Dialogue 7 (If you have Seath the Scaleless)
"Rrrrrrrrgggghhhhhhhh!"
Dialogue 8 (If you have The Chosen Undead)
"Think...I...know...him...can't...remember..."
Dialogue 9 (If you have Gwyndolin)
"Always...dressed...weird...felt...bad...never...seen...as...son."
Dialogue 10 (If you have Siegfried)
"Heard...you...killed...dra...gon...Not...bad..."
Dialogue 11 (If you have Slave Knight Gael)
"Remember...him...long...time...ago...Slave...Knights...obvi...ously...good...wa...rrior..."
Dialogue 12 (If you have Heracles)
"He...strong...not...bad...could...kill...dra...gon...maybe...Fight...soon?"
Dialogue 13 (If you have Gilgamesh [Archer or Caster])
"Gwyn?...No...not...ass...hole...wait...still...ass...hole...but...diff...er...ent...one."
Dialogue 14 (If you have Four Knights of Gwyn)
"Long...time...since...seen...them..."
Dialogue 15 (If you have Ledo, Silver Knight)
"Hel...lo...Le...do...go...for...drink?...Al...right..."
Dialogue 16 (If you have Frankenstein)
"Good...club...swings...well...come...will...teach...more..."
Dialogue 18 (If you have Caster Servants)
"Mages...scum...cowardly...like...Sea...th..."
Likes
"...Don't...know...what...I...like...may...be...compe...tition..."
Hates
"Hate...Sea...th...and...mages..."
Wish for the Holy Grail
"Want...to...kill...Sea...th...make...him...die...in...War..."
Bond Level 1
"Go...away...mage..."
Bond Level 2
"Leave...me...alone...mage..."
Bond Level 3
"Hmm...bra...ve...for...mage...weird..."
Bond Level 4
"For...mage...not...bad...can...get...used...to...you..."
Bond Level 5
"Good...mage...will...help...when...I...can...you...are...com...rade...of...Hav...el..."
Birthday
"Birth...day?...Good...for...you..."
During an Event
"Big...noise...compe...tition?"
1st Ascension
"Feel...stron...ger..."
2nd Ascension
"Stronger...still...thank...you...mage..."
3rd Ascension
"Easier...to...speak...now...can...manage...sentences...better...but not...great..."
4th Ascension
"My mind...is...clear...er...Thank you for...this...will be...easier...to kill...Seath...now...Master..."