Are you all ready? Got a bigger than usual chapter for you guys today! We're also getting close to the end of the Vatican stuff, which I'll focus on my other stories for a bit after it's finished. Probably around 1 or 2 more chapters before the Vatican is over.
COMMENTS!
Bear Lord: Huh that's, actually really helpful, thanks.
As for your Zerkerlot theories, I'll admit all are very all good and some of the facts are correct. I will confirm though they are defiantly related to Lancelot, Tachie, and Galahad.
SolSparda369: Fighting evil dogs is never fun, and Tachie VS "Lancelot"? You'll have to see.
The Church is going to rob Olivier for all his money with the damage Tachie is going to cause. I mean we have the black dust? Close enough to lucky charms.
IAmJustAndIdiot: If Gramps Hassan showed up, Great Red and Ophis would be hiding in a corner while Trihexa is just in a coma from fear. Zerkerlot may be worst, honestly if Artoria wasn't stronger because plot Lancelot would be the hero of Camelot if you ask me.
Olivier Vs "Lancelot" will continue, and it shall be… extreme.
All hail the Supreme Lance Rhongomyniad! I have some very fun plans for the Spear of the end.
Styles – Extreme: Lancelot is interesting, and I plan to have some fun with his potential in this story.
keybladelight: Being attacked by a horde of demonic dogs while at the Vatican, and "Lancelot" constantly screaming, interesting family reunion.
Perhaps, I'm still thinking on a lot of Fate characters. I have a few I know I'm using, many I'm considering, and some I know won't be used.
Shirou may have Harem Protagonist EX, but Tachie has *SCREAMING BERSERKER NOISES*. I don't know if Harem Protagonist can stop an angry Zerkerlot and Olivier.
It probably is a bit fast but I'm planning some more chilled out chapters after the Vatican stuff is over. Tachie will gain Lord Camelot and Arondight at some point, but there currently lost.
When Tachie and Issei eventually meet it will be…. Interesting.
Lancer dying? He hasn't even shown up yet! Give the man some screen time before murdering him at least.
Kolt999: Because DxD villains are boring, they have awesome potential but it's wasted. Least it means fanfiction writers like myself have a huge sandbox to play in.
Guest 1: Hahaha, oh my friend, you'll just need to wait and see.
Guest 2: As much as I love the Angry Mango, very different character.
UnconsciousFake: Thanks! It's always nice to know people appreciate my writing.
LockFr: I reply to the comments here because it's quicker for me. Even if I went the private message route, I'd still have to reply to guest comments here.
Idiot444: Gilgamesh is going to be interesting, very interesting.
xbox432: I'm currently talking to an IRL friend to see if they'll beta my chapters, so that may happen soon and you'll see improvements.
Politics are not nice, Olivier is best uncle for dealing with it for Tachie. Thankfully he'll be getting some support soon for making sure nobody touches Tachie.
That's 2 people who've suggested "Overly Sarcastic Productions" now, I'll really need to check it myself soon.
Guest 3: I'm not good at long chapters, I've had less free time lately so that isn't helping ether.
Azure-Star-Dragon: Possible, but you'll have to wait and see.
Honestly Issei has a lot of weaknesses, has he even been trained in a proper fighting style or is he just a brawler? Tachie will eventually have more powerful abilities, but she won't get those for a while. Although she's a preferred swordsman at the moment, so you'll see her using that a lot.
Damn, don't think they ever included that in Fate… then again Artoria has defiantly had lots of people after her, so perhaps that little bit of info was used in some form.
I understand why the Faction Leaders so easily accepted a truce, but all their followers accepting it so easily? That's what feels unrealistic.
ssj3gohan007: Mash? I think you mean Tachie, easy mistake though considering Tachie is Proto-Mash. You'll see who's trying to get Tachie this chapter, and its one you should recognize.
As for the monsters and "Lancelot", you'll have to see.
(A note before we begin, I've decided just call the Black Knight/Berserker Lancelot look alike Berserker for now, as I'm tired of thinking of different things to call him instead of a name).
His mind screamed, as did his body. He wasn't in pain, so why did everything hurt? Staring around, his vision tinted red, Berserker screamed at the sight of a man. Who was this man? Something screamed he was familiar, Berserker KNEW him! But it hurt, trying to bring those memories back. So the black knight did the only thing he could, he screamed and charged the black haired man.
Berserker brought his broadsword down on the man, who rolled to the side to avoid it. Ọ̸͖̦̩̹̹̦̥͒́̔͑l̸͔̤̳̥̻̠̪̙̭̺͇̝̻͒̑̐̑i̸̢̨̧̱̝̯̟͈͖̹̼̞̇́̅̐͆͗v̴̭̣̟̤̱͕̟̥͎̝͍̜̐̓͌͜i̶̡̹͙̹̘͕̫̪͓̯̽̐̾̿̓̋͛̿̐̀͌e̸̦̪̞̝̪̹̠̝͊̈́̄̃͂̐̀̏ŗ̴̢̡̢̧͍̭̞͙̜̱̹̖̼̯̮̔̏͗̄̋́̃͒͝͝ͅ slashed his sword forward (FALSE! IT WAS FAKE! MOTHER HAD IT!), but Berserker countered with his broadsword (Its name, why can't he remember its name?!), blocking the slash. Ọ̸͖̦̩̹̹̦̥͒́̔͑l̸͔̤̳̥̻̠̪̙̭̺͇̝̻͒̑̐̑i̸̢̨̧̱̝̯̟͈͖̹̼̞̇́̅̐͆͗v̴̭̣̟̤̱͕̟̥͎̝͍̜̐̓͌͜i̶̡̹͙̹̘͕̫̪͓̯̽̐̾̿̓̋͛̿̐̀͌e̸̦̪̞̝̪̹̠̝͊̈́̄̃͂̐̀̏ŗ̴̢̡̢̧͍̭̞͙̜̱̹̖̼̯̮̔̏͗̄̋́̃͒͝͝ͅ stepped back, taking a few seconds to look at the maddened knight. For some reason, the expression of fear hidden even as it was from Ọ̸͖̦̩̹̹̦̥͒́̔͑l̸͔̤̳̥̻̠̪̙̭̺͇̝̻͒̑̐̑i̸̢̨̧̱̝̯̟͈͖̹̼̞̇́̅̐͆͗v̴̭̣̟̤̱͕̟̥͎̝͍̜̐̓͌͜i̶̡̹͙̹̘͕̫̪͓̯̽̐̾̿̓̋͛̿̐̀͌e̸̦̪̞̝̪̹̠̝͊̈́̄̃͂̐̀̏ŗ̴̢̡̢̧͍̭̞͙̜̱̹̖̼̯̮̔̏͗̄̋́̃͒͝͝ͅ, it made the pain increase, why did the sight of this man haunt Berserker so much?
The (FAKE! LIES! CANNOT BREAK!) Sword of Ọ̸͖̦̩̹̹̦̥͒́̔͑l̸͔̤̳̥̻̠̪̙̭̺͇̝̻͒̑̐̑i̸̢̨̧̱̝̯̟͈͖̹̼̞̇́̅̐͆͗v̴̭̣̟̤̱͕̟̥͎̝͍̜̐̓͌͜i̶̡̹͙̹̘͕̫̪͓̯̽̐̾̿̓̋͛̿̐̀͌e̸̦̪̞̝̪̹̠̝͊̈́̄̃͂̐̀̏ŗ̴̢̡̢̧͍̭̞͙̜̱̹̖̼̯̮̔̏͗̄̋́̃͒͝͝ͅ glowed, creating 3 illusions of the man, but the sight of the mad warrior could not be fooled. Berserker charged forward and brought (IT'S NAME! REMEMBER ITS NAME! WHY CAN'T YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING!?) His sword down, but the man (His name it's… Olivier, Olivier Sharpe, why… why did I know that!? WHO ARE YOU!?) Olivier blocked the blow, but was pushed back from the power behind it.
A magic circle appeared under Olivier, causing him to glow. After the spell was done, the guardian of Tachie charged forward with far more speed and attempted to pierce Berserker. However the blow still wasn't enough to pierce the black knight's armour, but it was enough for something else. Another circle was created above Olivier's hand, and a surge of lightning was sent down (THE FAKE!) blade, shocking Berserker.
Flailing about, the maddened warrior screamed, the pain was worst! WHY WAS IT GETTING WORST! Swinging his sword at Olivier, the church warrior actually leapt onto it, attempting to pierce the visor of Berserker's helmet. Berserker may have been half mad, but even he could recognise the danger of this attack, moving his head back to avoid it. Olivier (He's… why is he important? I know he's important, but I can't tell why, please someone… tell me!).
However before Berserker and Olivier could clash again, they were cut off by a scream (That voice, I know that voice… it belongs to something precious). Berserker completely ignored Olivier and turned, the sight caused the pain in the mad warrior's head to increase tenfold, but it couldn't hope to match his rage.
She was small, too small to be on this battlefield. Her black hair fluttering about while her mismatched eyes glared at a dog-like monster with horns, holding onto her chest that had a bloody wound across it. Berserker knew despite how bad it looked, it wasn't a lethal wound, but it would likely scar.
But the sight of a black haired girl would be replaced by another, of a white haired young man, carrying a gigantic shield instead of a sword (My son… my daughter… MY CHILD!). The vision of Berserker kept changing, one second the black haired girl, the next the white haired man. The pain increased, but his rage far surpassed it.
Finally Berserker said it, the first proper word he'd say that day, distorted by the black mist and armour, but it was undeniable what he said.
"G̷̡̢͈̙͍̗̗̟͈̖͎̲͎͓̀Ȁ̷̪͔̰͔̖̇̍̾͊͌̊̆͒͌͆͛̂̈́̏̚͘L̶̛̥͙̬̩͚͈̥̻̞̰̀̌͐͒̔̀͆̈̈́̒̌́̚̚͠A̷̱̓Ǎ̸̢̛̙̩̗̠̠͚̹͓̻͖̩͍̦̬̿̈́̍̊͠͝A̷̲̤̤̞̰̫̻̱͊̔̆̉̽̀̈́̉̆͆̐̇͘͝Ą̷̛͍̳̯̰̩͗͋̀̎̂͆̾̀̃͝Ă̵̢͖̟̞͇͖̻͙̮̎̔̂͐͛͒̂Ḩ̸͉̪͎̰̼̙̻͇̥̟͕̳͋͗ͅA̴̛̭̺͔̤̻͈̔̾̈́͗̂̊͒͑̆̈̐̚͜Á̴͍̳̱̍̑̇̕̕A̷̼̻̞͕̫̒̏̊̀̀̓͋̿͐̽̄̚͠͝ͅͅA̷͔̫̘͚̹͕̟͊͋̈́Ḑ̵̨̺̪̹̳̞̼̥͔̤̣͉̈́̊̈́̉́̅̏̉̔͠ͅ!̴̢̯̤̆̈́́". Berserker screamed, the broken halves of his twisted mind in agreement, protect them! DESTROY THE ENEMY! Lifting his broadsword he charged, his speed a blur made his movement seem like teleporting, one second he was besides Olivier, the next he was cutting down the dog-like monsters.
The mad warrior rampaged, no beast or magician who met his wrath survived, all driven by the one thing he knew to be true. Lance du Lac would protect Tachie, Lancelot du Lac would protect Galahad.
While fighting Lance/Lancelot would notice Olivier taking Tachie away, while some part of him wanted to charge and impale the man taking his daughter away, the rest of him said that Olivier would protect the last of his family.
From there, the artificial reincarnation of Lancelot roared at his enemies, raising the sister sword of the True Excalibur, Arondight shined with a corrupted holy power.
Tachie's pov.
It happened way to fast, I had been fighting the dog monsters for a good while now, and one finally got a good hit on me. A bloody wound across my chest, I know my Sacred Gear was already working on healing it, but it hurt like a bitch!
But it didn't end there, suddenly hearing a distorted roaring voice saying 'Galahad' and a black knight was killing every single dog monster, he was so fast but I could still tell his appearance… It was, Berserker Lancelot?! What in the world, what was a Fate Servant doing here, I should be the only thing close to a Servant here! Wait think, he probably just looked like Berserker Lancelot, yea that makes more sense.
It seems Olivier had also arrived with the… Berserker, and he was… dragging me away? Huh but I was okay, his mouth was moving but he wasn't saying anything. That's strange, it's getting rather dark… oh, and those monsters were poisonous, weren't they…
Olivier's pov.
Tachie was poisoned, those fucking dogs were poisonous! Dammit dammit! I'm not skilled enough in healing magic to deal with poisons, but I know somebody in the Vatican who was. I never wanted to speak to that man again, but I didn't have a choice!
I prepared to rush to the location I know that man would be, but I had to run out of the way of a blast of lightning from a magician. I couldn't fight and keep Tachie safe! But I wouldn't have to worry.
A simple looking silver sword cut through a blast of lighting aimed at myself and Tachie, a man wearing bronze armour with a white cloak, his long brown hair flowing in the wind.
"Are you alright Sir Olivier? It would seem you are in trouble". The voice of Father George was a godsend, the wielder of Ascalon seemed to shine with a holy light.
"Yea, Tachie got hit by one of the dogs, they have poison in their claws, fast acting as well. I need to bring her to a healer". I explained quickly, Father George frowned and cut apart another spell aimed at us.
"How many times must I insist on you calling me George old friend? But I'm afraid we don't have many free healers, all of our Twilight Healing users are already being overworked, you'll have to take her to a normal healer I'm afraid". Fa- George said. Good thing I already know the man I plan to bring her to will be free, the sick bastard is probably watching this all in amusement.
"Don't worry, I have somebody in mind, even if I'd rather never talk to him again". I replied, George looked confused before an expression of understanding and disgust appeared.
"Him… I suppose you have no choice in this case, but please be careful, that man is dangerous". George's last words before I left were completely true, but I had no choice, Tachie needed a healer!
I started running, carrying Tachie in my hands, I tried keeping her stable as possible with my limited knowledge of healing magic, but I needed to hurry!
Eventually though, I arrived at the last place I wanted to be. It was a section of the Church, with only 2 people. One was a white haired girl, her golden eyes staring in curiosity and amusement, she was probably only a little bit older than Tachie. But it was the man next to her who sent chills down my spine.
His hair was brown as were his eyes, but while George's eyes shined with kindness and understanding, there was nothing in this man's eyes. It was if I was staring into a void of infinite darkness that no mortal could hope to understand.
"Greetings, Olivier Sharpe, it's been a long time hasn't it?". His cold voice, empty as his eyes echoed around the room.
"Cut the crap, Kirei, you know why I'm here". As I said the name of the man, Kirei Kotomine smiled.
"Indeed, your apprentice is in need of healing correct? I'm sure the Twilight Healing users can deal with such a thing". Kirei said, oh trust me if I could, I wouldn't bring her anywhere close to you.
"You know their overworked, so begin the healing!". I commanded, laying Tachie down on a table. Every instinct inside my body screamed to run away with Tachie and never come back as Kirei approached. I had to struggle to not attack as Kirei started examining her.
A magic circle appeared above his hand, glowing onto Tachie whose expression became uncomfortable. He had to do this to heal her, that's what I had to keep shouting at myself mentally. Her body started glowing white all over… but a spot right next to her heart, it glowed a vicious, bloody red.
"Oh? How curious, your apprentice's Sacred Gear is… I've never seen anything like it, it actually appears to be rejecting, no negating the power of faith based magic". Kirei's expression had become something incredibly rare to see on his face, curiosity. But his words were worrying, Tachie's gear could negate faith based magic? Why the hell hadn't she told me it could do that… did she even know it could?
"A Sacred Gear created by God, that negates faith based magic? Why would he create such a thing". I asked, something was off with her Sacred Gear, I'd have to talk to her later. Right now I needed to make sure Kirei focused on healing her.
Slowly a purple liquid started emerging from Tachie's body and forming into an orb in the air, the poison being drained by Kirei's magic. However neither of us were prepared for what'd happen next.
I should've interfered when I saw the red sparks, but I was too distracted by making sure Tachie was being drained of Poison. The red glow on her chest started sparking with red electricity… that fired into Kirei.
I'll be honest, I didn't even spend a second thinking about Kirei, and I just rushed to ensure Tachie was okay. After making sure she was, I turned to Kirei, who was being helped up by the white haired girl. The expression on his face was… I've seen many terrifying things in my lifetime, I've seen monsters that would give even the strongest of men nightmares, and yet the sight of Kirei Kotomine looking at Tachie with what I could only call an expression of twisted joy, it made my body turn to ice.
"Hahahaha… oh my, to think… hahaha! Miracles truly do exist… Rejoice Olivier Sharpe! Rejoice for a true miracle is before our eyes! A Longinus Sacred Gear not recorded by any other in history! A Sacred Gear that negates the miracles of Heaven!". The laughing voice and words of Kirei would haunt my nightmares for years, and the first hint of what Tachie's Sacred Gear truly was would change my world forever.
Hehehe, oh this was a fun chapter to make. Trying to balance Lance's madness was hard, but I think it turned out okay. Lots of things revealed this chapter, interesting things. Such as Lance being called an "Artificial Reincarnation of Lancelot", revealing who Father George actually was, and… the scary guy who eats Mapo Tofu.
As promised last chapter, welcome to the…
Omake: Mash Alter 2.
Tachie was strange, that was something Ritsuka found out in the first few hours of knowing her. She wasn't as passive as Mash, if anything she was far more aggressive, she didn't feel like a Shielder Servant. The way she wielded Lord Camelot was different as well, she seemed… inexperienced with it? Yea that was the best word for this. The Last Master of Humanity had seen many fighters, and Tachie seemed more a swordsman than a shield user.
"Hey Tachie, are you… Used to Lord Camelot? You don't seem to be experienced with it". Ritsuka eventually asked, with Tachie turning to glare at him. Sheesh, why did she seem to be so angry? It seemed like she had a personal issue with him. Her expression softened, trying to hide her anger, but if there was anything Ritsuka was really good at, it was reading people (But he couldn't realize half the females of Chaldea were madly in love with him, including his kouhai).
"I am more experienced with a sword and a gun, I… only got this shield when I was summoned, but I am aware of its powers and abilities". Tachie replied, a gun and sword combo? That was unusual. Mash didn't have experience with guns (Why did he get a bad feeling from those words?), but she was surprisingly skilled with a sword, something Lancelot had only been too eager to help her with.
Ritsuka still wasn't sure exactly what Tachie was, was she a corrupted Mash? Was she a Mash from an alternate timeline? Or did she have absolutely nothing to do with Mash? It was beyond confusing for the master.
Another thing to note was Tachie's refusal to enter a contract, she was clearly starting to run low on mana but refused even a temporary contract with Ritsuka. The Shielder had insisted she'd be fine, but he doubted that.
He wanted to help, but Tachie just refused any attempts, how could he help someone who didn't WANT his help?
Things weren't easy on Tachie's side ether, before this entire mess started she was on a mission with, ugh, Issei and Vali (Why did Azazel put the 3 of them together? She hated working with them both), and after a blinding flash of light while fighting some magicians, she woke up here as a Servant!
Meeting Ritsuka had been weird, her head felt woozy. She also kept having flashback to memories that weren't hers, of spending time in Chaldea and talking to Doctor Roman and Da Vinci, of spending time with Senpai… these were Mash's memories and it was worrying Tachie. Was this some sort of bleed over effect similar to what happened with Shirou and EMIYA? But Mash was nowhere about! It's also why she refused entering a contract with Ritsuka, what if entering a contract with him made these flashbacks worst?
But Tachie knew, she needed mana and she needed it soon. What would happen if she ran out of mana? Would she turn back to her non Servant form? Would she… disappear? She wasn't in the Throne of Heroes, Alaya didn't exist in her world. Maybe she'd return to her world, this all being a bad dream… but Tachie wouldn't take that risk.
However both Tachie and Ritsuka would have to worry another day, for their time of peace was over.
"Ritsuka! We're detecting 3 Shadow Servants! Prepare for combat". The voice of Da Vinci over the communicators startled them both into action. Without even realizing it, Ritsuka slipped into the mind-set of fighting with Mash.
"Tachie, ready yourself. We have no idea what Classes we're dealing with, so be careful!". Ritsuka explained, Tachie nodding along, struggling to avoid saying 'Yes Senpai!', those were Mash's traits not Tachie's.
"Ready for combat, please stay behind me Ritsuka". Tachie said, and with that they would begin their first battle together, trying to solve the mystery of this Singularity and what had happened to Mash.