Chapter 10: Finding the Slayer
The Knight crossed his arms, as best he could with a shield strapped to his left arm, and tilted his head as he stared down at the petite woman with long teal hair and a pale blue kimono.
Both himself and Georgios had encountered her during their travels West, in the direction of Montluçon, and sensing another servant they had moved to either engage them and kill them or obtain information.
However, when they actually encountered the Berserker, both Georgios and the Knight were at a loss as to what to do.
"You…" The Knight began, his voice taking on a perplexed tone "...Claim to be a Dragon?" he turned his head to Georgios, the latter simply shrugged his shoulders.
"I am." The small woman muttered in annoyance "I believe I have already explained so, a dozen times, to you."
"...Indeed."
"My Lady." Gerogios stepped forwards "My associate and I find ourselves at a loss for information as to the reasoning behind our summoning. We hoped that you would have a clearer perspective for us."
The woman released a sigh "I am as clueless as the pair of you when it comes to my summoning. I suspect you aren't with the Servants currently torching the country however, given that you are speaking to me."
"Quite right…" The Knight nodded "...A Dragon you say…" he muttered to himself and shook his head, still confused as to her claim.
"Regardless, my name is Georgios." Georgios nodded his head in a small bow to the woman.
"Oh?" She tilted her head and fanned herself in amusement "The Dragon Slaying Saint?"
"...Yes." He nodded to himself "I am not a bloodthirsty hunter out for all dragons, if that shall alleviate any concerns you have."
"I suppose." She hummed then turned to the tall knight expectantly "Are you not going to introduce yourself to a maiden?"
The Knight huffed in amusement "I am Arkon, Captain in the Silver Knights of Anor Londo." He gave her a small bow of his head, similar to Georgios.
The woman furrowed her brows "I...am not familiar with the place."
"I doubted you would be." The Knight nodded his head "Will you not extend the same courtesy of an introduction?"
"My, my." She chuckled, "Someone is impatient. I am Kiyohime." She bowed "The Dragon." she sent an amused look at Arkon, who was still confused as to why she claimed to be a Dragon.
"I would offer you to join us, Lady Kiyohime." Georgios smiled "We travel West, to unravel the mystery of our summoning and the reason behind the Wyvern attacks."
"I'm afraid I must reject you." Kiyohime shook her head "I am currently travelling East."
Georgios nodded his head "A pity. In that case, I wish you well on your travels Lady Kiyohime."
"I as well, hope you find safer roads." Arkon nodded, then resumed his walk, Georgios joining him shortly afterwards.
After a few minutes of walking, Arkon eventually turned back to Georgios "...Was she actually a Dragon? I suspect you to be more aware of the history of others than I."
"According to her legend." Georgios nodded, "I myself do not fully understand it."
"The Dragon you slew didn't actually look human, did it?"
"No. It was a fearsome lizard."
"I see." Arkon nodded "She was just a bizarre novelty...she said she was a Berserker, yes?"
"Indeed she did."
"She seemed rather sane to me…"
Georgios' face turned thoughtful for a few moments "...She did, didn't she? I suppose we were rather fortunate in that regard."
"Possibly."
"Guys, I've got some great information." Ash turned to Marie as she approached the group, they had sent her into town as she would likely be the most inconspicuous of the group.
"Oh?" Kojiro turned to her "I assume it relates to our mystery slayer?"
"Yep." Marie nodded, then turned to Ristuka and Jeanne "The city that Rider told us about, Lyon. To put it simply, what Rider says was true. The city was destroyed and the few refugees that escaped have settled here."
"And news of the foe he faced?" Siegward asked, to which Marie nodded.
"From what the refugees told me he was right, there was a protector of the city. A knight who wielded a large sword and slew wyverns and skeletons."
"Until Rider came along, I'm guessing?" Cu chimed in with a raised eyebrow, at which Marie's expression became more solemn.
"Yes… it seems Rider and a couple others attacked him, they overwhelmed him and he went missing. Lyon fell shortly afterwards."
"The Nameless King does not seem to be one who would issue this challenge to us based on falsehoods." Ash spoke "If he believes that the Servant is still alive then it is likely that he is, therefore we must find him."
"It seems that Gilles de Rais is also marshalling his forces near Lyon." Marie spoke again.
"Gilles!?" Jeanne appeared taken aback by the sudden reminder of her old friend, Marie nodded.
"He has been attempting to take back the city from the monsters who have begun occupying it."
"...Meeting him would be quite difficult." Mash frowned and shook her head, Marie turned to her with a confused expression.
"Why? Gilles is an admirer of Jeanne's as well, isn't he? If you asked then surely he would lend a hand."
"That's precisely the reason I can't." Jeanne replied "He knows I've become the Dragon Witch… he'd never accept me like that."
"...I see." Marie nodded "I'm not sure that's quite right, but I understand that you might not want to see him. You're a girl after all." She turned thoughtful for a few moments before continuing "Yes, I agree we don't need to see him. We're in a hurry, after all. I don't think that normal soldiers can handle those monsters in Lyon anyway…"
"Right." Ritsuka nodded "We'll head to Lyon and clear out the city of monsters while looking for our Dragon Slayer."
"Yes!" Marie smiled "That's what it means to be a commander! Here's your reward!" faster than he could react, Marie instantly closed the distance between the two and planted a quick kiss on his cheek before pulling away. "Well? Was it good?"
Ritsuka remained frozen before his face turned bright red.
Kojiro chuckled "My, my. It seems my young Master is quite the ladies man." as opposed to Cu and Astolfo who were howling with laughter.
Ash and Siegward exchanged a quick glance before shaking their heads in amusement.
"She finally went and did it, huh?" Amadeus shook his head at the display "Sorry, just ignore that. Maria has a bad habit of kissing everything." he chuckled "It caused chaos at the palace. There were actually factions formed of people she had kissed and people she hadn't." he then frowned "No playwright would touch a story about the court which almost destroyed itself before the revolution."
"Senpai!" Mash was busy shaking her Master, who was still red in the face "Snap out of it!"
"You guys don't do kisses?" Marie asked in confusion as she surveyed the group, her reply was a few chuckles and shakes of the head.
"No...no we don't do that." Ash replied, still chuckling at the display.
"What about you, Jeanne?"
"I-I do not!" Jeanne blushed and recoiled "I'd only do that to someone I was going to marry-"
"One moment." Ash interjected, the group turned to see him ignite a black flame in his hands and throw it at a group of soldiers to the south. The offending group instantly recoiled from the flames and sprinted away from them.
"What are you doing!?" Mash rounded on Ash, a look of pure shock on her face.
"Approaching a group with swords drawn is very rarely a sign of peace." Ash replied before turning to Amadeus "I see you were preparing yourself as well."
"Yes." Amadeus nodded "Heavily armed soldiers, and they most certainly weren't back from the front."
"...Bandits…" Jeanne frowned "Still, it would have been better to capture them than simply scare them off."
"I'd trust they won't be back anytime soon." Cu shrugged "From their perspective they approached the town only to see a guy chuck black fire at them. They'll probably avoid this place for a while."
"Doctor?" Ritsuka activated his communication link "How far are we from Lyon?"
"You're only a couple miles away." Roman replied "...You're gonna walk or fly in a carriage or something?"
"I really don't fancy walking...but I don't think that Marie can carry all of us at once..."
"I can take some on Hippo-kun." Astolfo waved and grinned "He can seat three people."
"So…" Ritsuka hummed in thought as he looked everyone over "Mash, Assassin, Lancer and Siegward. We'll ride with Marie and Amadeus in the carriage. Jeanne and Ash will go with Astolfo."
"That's that then." Ash nodded, then grumbled "I hate flying…"
"You're useless." Jalter scoffed at Rider "I send you out to find them, and not several minutes after they escape you lose them."
"Storm was still disorientated from the attack." Rider replied "Contrary to your belief, he is not a specialist in tracking and neither am I."
"You should have been able to spot them!"
"Chasing them down wouldn't have been necessary if you hadn't been gloating when they were vulnerable!"
"Don't you-!" Jalter scowled and turned away "Get out of my sight. I'll call on you when I need your 'help', for what little it has been worth."
Rider said nothing as he turned on his heel and stormed out of the room.
"Why couldn't he have been inflicted with madness enhancement like a good little Servant." Jalter scowled and shook her head "Gilles."
Said person quickly entered the room "Yes, Jeanne?"
"Contact Berserk Assassin." She turned to him "Tell him he might expect company in Lyon. Rider has proven incompetent, it may be that the Dragon Slayer survived."
She sent a mental command, and two more Servants entered the room.
"Soon 'he' and I will mobilise." Jalter continued "Berserker and Assassin…" she huffed "This is getting complicated, I'm going to use your true names. Executioner Charles-Henri Sanson and Gael, Slave Knight of the Gods. Mount your wyverns, I shall lead you."
The hulking figure in the red cape said nothing as he turned away from Jalter and exited the room.
"Of course, Master." Sanson bowed with a sadistic smile on his face "Only I am fit to take the head of the Queen."
"This is certainly the place." Rituska frowned as he viewed the city, the damaged outer walls and scorch marks made for a very telling story.
"Doctor, are you detecting any life signs?" Mash inquired, only to be met with static. She frowned before turning to the other Servants "Sorry, it seems reception is bad here."
Ritsuka nodded "We'll have to split into groups." he then turned to the Servants "Mash, myself, Jeanne and Astolfo will take the East side of the city. Ash, Lancer and Assassin shall take the North and Siegward will go with Marie and Amadeus and search the West." he turned before he paused "Oh, take these too." he gave each of the group a small device.
"What is this?" Ash asked as he held the object up for inspection, it was a smooth metal disk.
"Communication based mystic code." Rituska replied "Da Vinci gave them to me, said to prepare for 'Every possible situation' or something like that. Just press the button in the centre."
"Right/Sure/As you say." Were the various replies he received before the group split off into their various search parties.
Ash, Cu and Kojiro wandered the empty streets of the town, occasionally they would encounter a stray zombie although between the Servants they were easily dispatched.
"Something is wrong here." Ash muttered as he cast his glance around "It's far too quiet."
"Indeed." Kojiro frowned, "While the French Army would not be capable of fighting a horde of beasts and creatures, there are far too few here to pose a challenge."
"Maybe we just haven't encountered all of 'em?" Cu shrugged "Might be in hiding, or that Dragon Slayer isn't actually as injured as believed."
"Possible." Ash nodded "However it is rather peculiar for monsters like this to have an understanding of tactics."
"Unless they have already converged somewhere else?" Kojiro offered with a thoughtful look on his face "Perhaps these streets remain empty because our foes are already engaged elsewhere?"
"One moment." Ash said, then took out the small disk which Ritsuka had given him. He pressed the small button in the centre of the disk, it instantly projected a small screen similar to Romans in front of the group. A few moments went by until the screen flickered and the faces of the other two groups appeared in front of them.
"Ash-san?" Mash inquired "Is something wrong? Have you found anything?"
"Not as of yet, thus far there have been no signs of the Dragon Slayer." Ash then shook his head "What concerns me is that there have not been many signs of anything substantial. Merely a few undead but nothing to warrant the loss of a city."
"Quite so." Siegward chimed in "We have yet to encounter significant resistance."
"We haven't either." Ritsuka frowned "No signs of the Dragon Slayer and no signs of the enemy…" he muttered then paused "Wait…" he squinted his eyes at something "We've got Wyverns here! Mash, Jea-" the communication cut off.
Ash looked around at the others, they nodded and immediately turned to head East.
Only to run into several Wyverns perched on the buildings.
Ash materialised his sword, the closest Wyvern to him immediately descended downwards towards him, its jaws lashed out at him. He quickly stepped to the side and swung his blade upwards, decapitating the beast.
To his left, Lancer struck out with his spear straight through the lizard's skull and out the back of its head.
Assassin was dancing around the beast, a sad smile on his face "While you certainly have wings…" he lamented as he unsheathed his sword "You make for a rather poor swallow." his final sentence was punctuated by his Nodachi gliding through the air as it split the Wyverns belly open, the beast screamed in pain before the blade separated its head from its neck.
The group continued their mad dash East, quickly noticing that many of the other Wyverns were quickly headed in that direction.
Mash lashed out at a Zombie which swiped at her, the sword being parried by her shield before she spun around and struck the creature in the temple with the side of her shield. The skull caving inwards and the zombie collapsing onto the floor. Beside her, Astolfo split another undead in half with a swing of his sword.
He then paused as he stared at the corpse "Should I apologise to Ash and Siegward for killing undead?" he turned to Mash and Ritsuka with a curious expression "Is it like killing family members or something?"
"Worry about that later!" Jeanne called out as she swirled her standard about and skewered another attacker "I very much doubt that Ash and Siegward would care about these undead, they would agree that we are doing them a kindness."
"I suppose." Astolfo shrugged as he went back to cutting down more zombies which approached him.
"Senpai!" Mash called out in shock, Ritsuka turned to see a zombie mere feet from him. Instantly he scrambled back, it was unnecessary however as several crystalline shards impacted the creature's body and sent it to ground. Ritsuka turned to see Marie waving at him with a relieved smile on her face, Amadeus to her left was obliterating zombies with directed soundwaves while Siegward used brute strength to slice their bodies apart with his greatsword.
"We rushed over as soon as communication was cut out." Marie said as she approached the group, then looked around "Where are the others?"
Ritsuka frowned "The Northern group isn't back yet, truthfully I was expecting them before you."
"Have you tried the Master Servant link Senpai?" Mash asked, Ristuka shook his head.
"With so many Servants, it's kind of hard to track which one I want to communicate with. I don't want to send a message to someone else by mistake."
"Master." Ritsuka turned to see Siegward nodding at him "The zombies have been dealt with."
"May their souls rest in peace." Jeanne intone a small prayer for the deceased.
"Peace?" The group heard a sickly voice call out to them, they turned to see a gangly figure with long bladed claws and white mask covering half his face step into the street opposite them "Do they desire peace? What a foolish thing to say. They have no peace in their souls, there is certainly none for us Servants. This world has been frozen for years…"
"Servant!" Mash shouted out before she stood protectively in front of Ritsuka. Jeanne similarly readied herself as she stood to his side.
"Who are you?" She asked as she pointed her standard at him, the other servants all prepared themselves as well.
"Correct…" The figure gestured to Mash "Ah...my name, people call me Phantom of the Opera…" he straightened himself as his visible eye narrowed on the group "By order of the 'Dragon Witch' this town is placed under my absolu-AAARRRGGHHH!" he was cut off and began shrieking in pain as a black fireball impacted his side.
The Chaldea group blinked in surprise, they turned to see Ash, Kojiro and Cu rushing the man. Ash ran in first as the burning figure flailed around, he swung his sword downwards and quite literally disarmed the Phantom of his bladed arm. Not stopping, Ash rushed past him. The Berserk Assassin had few moments to lament his lost limb before Kojiro similarly ran past, his blade glided through the air as it split open the Phantoms chest and his guts spilled to the ground, Kojiro also rushed past as he joined Ash on the sidelines.
Berserk Assassin dropped to his knees, his remaining arm clutching his organs spilling from his chest, his life and pain being ended when Cu slid to a stop in front of him and thrust his lance through Assassins heart. The Servant remained frozen for a few moments before he faded away into golden particles.
Ash and the other two nodded to each other before facing Ritsuka "Are you uninjured?"
"...Y-yeah." Ritsuka dumbly replied, himself and the others still staring at the spot the enemy servant had been not moments ago.
"Good." Ash nodded "We feared the worst when we lost contact with you, it seems that the creatures of the city had rushed over to engage you and ran into us."
It was then that Ritsuka noticed that the three Servants were covered in filth and signs of battle "Are you guys alright."
"Hm?" Ash tilted his head in surprise before he shared a look with Kojiro and Cu "I believe we are unharmed, Master."
Rituska let out a sigh of relief "Good."
"Fi...ly!" Rituska heard the crackling of the Chaldea communication hub, soon after Roman appeared looking rather panicked "We got through to you, at last!"
"Doctor?" Rituska blinked in surprise "What's wro-"
"You need to get out of there!" Roman cut him off "We're picking up an ultra class life form heading towards you! This is a far greater reading than the one the enemy Rider had!"
"His Master's dragon." Siegward surmised with a frown behind his helmet "We can't leave without the dragon slayer…"
"I'm also detecting three more servants alongside it! You need to get out of there now!"
"But if what Rider says was true, then we need the Dragon slayer more than ever!" Mash countered back, the group looking more and more restless than before.
"No, no, no!" Roman continued to argue "No time for that!"
"But if we leave the Servant here, then all our efforts will be for nothing!" Jeanne interjected.
"Master, your orders?" Mash rounded on Ritsuka, a somewhat desperate look in her eyes.
"We find the Dragon Slayer." He said firmly as he locked eyes with her "We can't hope to match the Dragon that the enemy Servants have without him." he turned to the other servants "Prepare to fight, even if we don't find them we're unlikely to outrun a dragon."
"Physician!" Ash barked "Have you found any signs of another Servant with your contraptions?"
"Huh?" Roman blinked, then stared at a monitor to his left for a few moments "Searching now….Aha! There's a faint reading in the castle in the centre of the city!"
"Roman, what the hell have you done to the desk!" Another voice chimed in from just off the screen, Roman blinked and turned around.
"Director!" He gasped "You're up!"
"No time for that! I'm out of commission for only a few days and you turn the command centre into a pigsty!" She raged at him, he wilted slightly "What's going on with the Singularity team?"
"No time to talk Director!" Ritsuka blurted out "We need to find a Dragon Slayer so we don't die in the next few minutes!"
"Wait! What did you ju-" He cut off the connection and the group broke into a sprint towards the centre of the city.
"You're gonna be getting shit for that later, you know that right?" Cu smirked at Rituska as he jogged alongside the sprinting boy, said boys eyes widened in realisation and he felt a sense of horror overtake him.
The group burst through the castle, Ritsuka shouted into his communication device "Roman, which way!?"
"Down!" Was the answer he received, the group virtually flew down the stairway and past the rotting corpses of slain zombies and shattered skeletons.
Mash was the first one into the room, and immediately had to block a strike aimed at bisecting her.
"One after another…" A ragged voice drew the group to Mash's attacker, only to see a tanned man with long white hair staring at them, bulky steel pauldrons covered his shoulders while his forearms had thick bracers around them, beneath the armour as a simple black jumpsuit that exposed much of his physique, which included the wounds that covered his body along with what appeared to be a series of curses festering on his skin.
"Please wait!" Jeanne rushed forwards "We mean you no harm!"
"Hm?" The servant turned towards her, his ragged breaths continuing.
"In any event, we've got a dragon and several servants incoming." Ritsuka drew the knight's attention to him "You're a dragon slayer right? We need your help."
"A dragon…" The knight muttered, then nodded "I see. So that's why I was summoned and attacked…"
"We'll get you out of here." Mash said as she slung the knight's arm over her shoulder with Jeanne taking the other one as they carried him out of the castle cellar.
"Hurry up, Master!" Siegward shouted from outside "Even we can sense the dragon approaching!"
"I can see it!" Ash pointed into the distance, and the rapidly approaching shape which was flapping huge wings. Behind his helmet Ash had only one thought.
'It's smaller than Midir.' It wasn't smaller by much, but in Ash's mind he determined that it would at least make it easier to kill. Probably.
The black dragon came to a stop above them, its large wings producing sizable gusts of wind which flattened the nearby houses and forced Ritsuka to take shelter behind Mash.
"I wondered what you were all doing here." The condescending voice of Jalter echoed out from above them "But it seems you've been going grave digging if that corpse you call a Servant is any indication." her grin widened and became maniacal "In that case, I'll allow you to join him! Fafnir, incinerate them all!"
"Master, stay behind me!" Mash shouted out as she rushed in front of the group, Jeanne rushed and stood next to her.
"I'll join you, Mash! Luminosite-"
"Lord-"
"Eternelle!"
"Chaldeas!"
The group were encompassed by a bright light moments before a torrent of dragon fire impacted their position, the ground surrounding them began to liquefy under the intense heat as fires began to spread amongst the remaining buildings.
"Whoah!" Roman shouted out "This level of energy!"
"Roman! Dammit, what do have them doing!?" Olga shouted in a panic "Are you having them fight dragons!"
"Please, be quiet!" Ritsuka pleaded as he covered his face in a vain attempt to shield himself from the heat.
"This is…" Mash began to skate backwards slightly "I can't hold on much longer, Senpai!"
"No." Ritsuka turned to see the knight standing back to his full height. "You've done enough, my power is restored enough for this." He walked forwards, brandishing the large black greatsword in his hands.
The fire died down, the group blinked in surprise as all of the Dragons attention was now on the knight, still walking forwards without worry.
"It's been a long time, Evil Dragon Fafnir." He said, his voice quiet and even weakened, it seemed to draw attention. "If you have indeed been resurrected, then I shall return you to your slumber…" he held his sword in front of him with two hands.
"Fafnir is shaking?" Jalter muttered in disbelief, then her eyes went wide "That Servant-!"
"Arise, my sword!" The knight clicked the handle, in an instant a blue stream of energy was launched into the sky "Hear me! One Who Rules The Blue Sky! My name is Siegfried! He who once defeated thee!" He shouted as he held his sword above his head, the light from the blade intensifying "BALMUNG!" he swung the blade down, cleaving through the clouds in the air as it raced towards Fafnir.
"Fafnir! Climb!" Jalter shouted in a panic, the dragon screamed an affirmative as it scrambled away through the air. The blue light barely grazed its side but more than enough to elicit a scream of pain from the animal as its scales were scorched, though it was still present the dragon was clearly in no rush to attack the group. Still beating its wings fiercely in an effort to retreat, all the while the Jeanne from atop its back cursed loudly into the sky.
The newly named Siegfried staggered forwards after the blow, collapsing to the ground, using his sword as a crutch to prevent himself from keeling over "Sorry…" he panted out "This is the best… I can do…"
"Let's get you out of here." Siegward said as he slung Siegfrieds arm over his shoulder and began carrying him away.
"We're retreating guys!" Ritsuka shouted out to the other servants, they followed him as they made a break for the outskirts of the town.
However, Ritsuka couldn't help but shake the feeling that he was forgetting something important.
"What the heck is happening to my Chaldea!" Oh right, the Director was back.
"What are you doing fighting dragons?! You third rate hack!" And she was mad at him.
At least she was back to normal.
AN: Yay! Olga's back.
But we also get a glimpse of the other Servants in this singularity.
Gael, poor old man.
Arkon, Silver Knight. He isn't an OC character, he was actually the main character of a Dark Souls Comic titled Age of Fire, it isn't considered Canon, but I figured that it would be nice to have him in there.
We'll do voice lines for the pair of them now, Gael however will be the voice lines for his Saber class. Considering that the Berserker class won't really have to much in the way of coherent voice lines.
I will include Berserker Gael's stats though, his Saber stats will be added when he is.
Arkon, Silver Knight
Servant: Saber
Strength: B+
Endurance: B+
Agility: D+
Mana: D
Luck: D
Noble Phantasm: B
The Black Knight: B Anti-Unit (Self-modification)
Blackens his armour and increases his Physical stats for a brief period of time. Provides massive resistance against flames.
Class Skills:
Riding: E
Magic Resistance: C
Divinity: E
Race of Lords, although low level silver knight
Personal Skills:
Miracles: D
Can only use low level lightning based miracles
Dragon Slayer (False): B
Bestowed title by Gwyn, despite never having slain any dragons, gives him insight into how best to slay dragon kind.
Summoning
"Servant, Saber. I have answered your calling for a Servant. How may this Silver Knight fulfil your commands?"
Dialogue 1
"We have been idle too long, I request we head out at once. There must be foes to slay."
Dialogue 2
"Master and Servant? You are my Lord. I live only to obey your commands, whatever they may be."
Dialogue 3
"My helmet? The removal of a Silver Knights helmet would disgrace them. Regardless, my face isn't worth looking at to begin with."
Dialogue 4 (If you have Knights of the Round Table)
"They are Knights? A diverse bunch, however there is versatility in their formation. I suppose they are the equivalent of Lord Gwyns four Knights."
Dialogue 5 (If you have Ashen One)
"An undead? No… an unkindled? Is there a difference?"
Dialogue 6 (If you have Pontiff Sulyvhan)
"A traitorous swine. You should beware of him my Lord, however if this knave my prove useful you may keep him. However, if the time ever arises that he may die. Allow my to be his executioner."
Dialogue 7 (If you have Gwyndolin)
"This presence! Lord Gwyndolin! I beg your forgiveness! I was not there to save Lord Gwyn. If you have any words of reprimand I will hear them and accept."
Dialogue 8 (If you have Lancer Artoria Alter [Stage 3])
"Ahem...Have you seen her? That Knight on the horse with the divine air about her? Her armour is rather… lacking isn't it? Hm? Do I have an issue with it? Well… Perhaps not an issue… rather… Nevermind."
Dialogue 9 (If you have Artoria Saber)
"A King you say? I...I fear you have the gender wrong...Hm? Raised as a boy? How peculiar… Regardless, she may strive to be a perfect King all she likes. Lord Gwyn will still be the perfect Ruler."
Dialogue 10 (If you have any Demi-Gods)
"One would rarely encounter Lords or those touched by then, even in Anor Londo. I myself only saw Lord Gwyn perhaps a couple times in the centuries I served. To see so many is… jarring."
Dialogue 11 (If you have Ornstein)
"Ser Ornstein!? The Captain of the Four Knights!? Here!? If he is here, then you may trade my service for his. He is a far greater Knight than I could ever hope to be."
Dialogue 12 (If you have Mordred)
"I dislike traitors. To be branded a knight of treachery… However it seems she has already suffered and when I hear of her life… perhaps she was always destined for that moment? Either way… I shall overlook it, just this once."
Dialogue 13 (If you have Leonidas)
"He has offered my the opportunity to join in his training regime. I accepted. He is actually a very capable taskmaster. I know little of these 'Spartans' but if he was their King, they must have been fearsome warriors."
Dialogue 14 (If you have Dragon based Servants)
"I find myself uncomfortable around them… I realise they are different to the Dragons I fought, however it is perhaps my old nature. Fear not, I shall not slay them by accident but do not ask me to spend time with them."
Dialogue 15 (If you have Nagao Kagetora)
"Hm? You there! Divine Servant. This may be an odd request… but may you look at me with your eyes. Yes. Ah, like that...Hm? Why are you backing away from me?"
Dialogue 16 (If you have Nameless King)
"What is this traitorous knave doing here? This bastard betrayed his own Father! Any punishment he had suffered will never be enough! Come here, Knave! Face justice!"
Likes
"Likes? I actually enjoyed drills, keeping fit is an important part of being a Silver Knight."
Hates
"Things I hate? Hmph… Please do not call me Dragon Killer… I never slew any dragons...Traitors are another thing, to betray ones lord is an unacceptable offence."
Wish for the Holy Grail
"I am undeserving of wishes from such an item."
Bond Level 1
"You fight well, My Lord. It is good that you are honourable."
Blond Level 2
"You have proven your capabilities, I will continue to serve you for as long as I am needed."
Blond Level 3
"I am pleased with our progress, our list of victories grow as does your wisdom, My Lord. I hope you will continue down this path."
Bond Level 4
"You are a true Lord. Human you may be, you have the spirit of one. While you are no equal to Gwyn, you are respectable in your own right."
Bond Level 5
"I… I thank you for having use for me, My Lord...I was… I failed my Lord when me most needed me… I thank you for this second chance at service. I shall serve you with my whole being."
Birthday
"A birthday? You should celebrate My Lord! You will soon look as respectable as you sound...Hm? No that wasn't an insult."
During an Event
"It seems something is happening. Shall I prepare us to depart, My Lord?"
1st Ascension
"I feel… stronger than before… how curious."
2nd Ascension
"That rejuvenating feeling again, it is rather pleasant."
3rd Ascension
"Hm? My Armour, what's wrong with it? What do you mean 'Why hasn't it changed?' This is the Armour of the Silver Knights! It is meant to be practical and never need an improvement!"
4th Ascension
"So, this is as strong as I will become? I shall endeavour to use this Strength to protect you, My Lord."
Slave Knight Gael
Servant: Berserker
Strength: A+
Endurance: A
Agility: A
Mana: B
Luck: C
Noble Phantasm: B
Executioners Greatsword: B
Wounds inflicted with this weapon can only be healed through magical means of Rank A
'fulgur pluviam': B Anti-Unit (Max Target: 10, Max Range: 0-15)
Lightning Rain, Gael's energy explodes outwards with the projectiles seeking out targets and then calling down lightning
Class Skills
Mad Enhancement: A
Magic Resistance: B
Personal Skills:
Miracles: A
Battle Continuation: A+
Mystic Slayer: A+
Mana Burst(Flame): B
Summoning
"I am the Servant, Saber. Gael...I have come to act as your soldier."
Dialogue 1
"You may remain idle as long as you wish, Master. It is not my place to act."
Dialogue 2
"Master and Servant...Ha, ha, ha… It has been many years since I heard such titles… although back then it was Master and Slave..."
Dialogue 3
"I may be old, but I'm certainly more experience than a great deal of other Servants here…Do not worry yourself, little harm shall come to you while I live."
Dialogue 4 (If you have Knights of the Round Table)
"Hmmm? Knights you say? And they are true ones to. Not like me… perhaps they would see it as an insult to bare the same title as them… Although… they seem good enough folk."
Dialogue 5 (If you have Ashen One)
"I owe him a debt I may never repay… He did as I asked and more. Hm? Perhaps a story for another time."
Dialogue 6 (If you have Artoria)
"She came to me recently, you know? She said that she disliked the way I was referred to as a 'Slave Knight' and said it should only be a title given to those who are honourable. She said she would only refer to me as a proper knight should and declared me Sir Gael...it was… an unnecessary kindness...but appreciated."
Dialogue 7 (If you have Ornstein)
"It is no surprise to see my former Master here… he was straightforward with his tactics. A rather 'by the books' commander as you would say...I lost many friends under him..."
Dialogue 8 (If you have Divine Spirits)
"I never encountered a true God before. Now they are everywhere, however these ones are different to those who resided in Anor Londo… They are far more involved in the affairs of humans...whether or not that is a welcome change… is yet to be decided."
Dialogue 9 (If you have Santa Lily's)
"They keep calling me 'Santa Claus'… I do not know who that is… They also seem to expect presents every time they see me… I give them wood carvings, they are often disappointed unless I give them what they want..."
Dialogue 10 (If you have Mordred)
"She is rather wilful...but there is talent there, its buried deep… I find her company to be a welcome change to the others… however I do wish she would stop calling me 'Gramps'."
Dialogue 11 (If you have Gwyndolin)
"There is nothing to be said. He will never acknowledge my existence because his father never did. Whether or not that is fine with me is irrelevant… I am used to it."
Dialogue 12 (If you have Nursery Rhyme)
"She's a rather soft spoken young girl… she reminds me so much of dear little Aria… She's even taken to calling me Uncle Gael… she's a fragile little thing..."
Dialogue 13 (If you have Jack the Ripper)
"An unfortunate soul… Perhaps a culmination of the unfairness of the young… It matters not to me. I shall care for her… she deserves that much at least."
Dialogue 14 (If you have Kiara Sessyoin)
"Refrain thyself from my presence…Harlot. Go bewitch some other poor soul, leave our Master be."
Dialogue 15 (If you have Senji Muramasa)
"I suppose we're both old men… Yes, the young are far too eager to run head first into trouble… Although I'm rather jealous of you… why? Look at you! I at least look my age!"
Likes
"Likes? I don't particularly have any..."
Hates
"Things I hate? I gave up on hating long ago… I simply never ran out of things to despise to simply ignored them."
Wish for the Holy Grail
"Wishes? I...No, it's not important."
Bond Level 1
"You're doing well, however there is still much room to improve upon."
Blond Level 2
"You are quite the character for one so young...I shall do my best to aid you."
Blond Level 3
"My purpose in my last life was complete. I have no regrets, yet I thank you for giving me a new purpose."
Bond Level 4
"You are a good person… you have a kind soul and I will admit it is a kindness I am unused to."
Bond Level 5
"I am a Slave Knight. I was always meant to serve another… yet, to serve you… it is not a bad thing… I thank you for giving my title meaning beyond simple sacrifice."
Birthday
"A birthday? Ah, yes… those are supposed to be celebrated, aren't they? I offer my congratulations then."
During an Event
"Someone is kicking up a commotion outside… perhaps we should investigate..."
1st Ascension
"Hm...I feel, perhaps younger? Maybe I am going hollow in my old age."
2nd Ascension
"No...I definitely feel younger, my thanks… I can move more freely now."
3rd Ascension
"Hmmm...I'm very close to being stronger still, perhaps you would find your time better served aiding the more talented servants than an old man such as I?"
4th Ascension
"So… you decided to do it, did you? Very well...I shall try to live up to your hopes..."