Chapter Twenty Nine

Only two chapters to go after this one. Sorry about my slow post schedule, I will try to get the rest of this out soon.

They spent the rest of that day resting. And most of the next one after that as well. Rin ended up having to use one of her gems to heal Shirou, since in her words he would have been useless for months without it. As Servants the others were able to heal themselves slowly with magical energy, and Bazett hadn't bene injured in the first place. Now everyone was ready to fight again.

So, naturally it was time to have a talk about their strategy.

As was customary for them, they sat around a delicious dinner that Shirou and Sakura had cooked to have this conversation. They'd gone all out on a hot pot, there was shrimp, chicken, beef, and some tofu to fit everybody's needs. He'd poured his heart into it.

Bazett finished her bowl in a little under two minutes. When it was done, she set it carefully against the table and efficiently placed her chopsticks down. "Well done. It was an extremely efficient meal, allowing everyone to select their own needed amounts of protein was clever."

Shirou stared at her for a few seconds, his eyebrow twitching. Efficient? Was that some sort of Irish way of criticizing food?

Sakura pouted, looking at Bazett like she was scandalized. "Bazett! Didn't you notice that this was a family dinner?"

Bazett looked around the table, frowning a little as she saw everyone was still only just starting on their meals. "Hmm? I thought this was a strategy meeting?"

"Sheesh." Luvia said, and you were glad she didn't break out into the classing Rich Lady laugh. "It seems like we're going to need to teach you some social norms."

Bazett crossed her arms, not backing down an inch. "Forgive me for not knowing how I'm supposed to act around my fellow... what are we anyways? Concubines?"

"Servants." Rin said, simply.

"Pets." Sakura said, correcting her sister with a smile.

"Slaves." Luvia said.

Everyone turned to Shirou. "Hmm? Those all work fine." He said. Honestly, it didn't matter to him what they called each other as long as they called him Master.

Bazett sighed. "Geez. What did I get myself into?" But she looked a little happy.

Rin stirred her food around with a chopstick. Her cheeks were pink and Shirou could tell she was rather embarrassed about being called a pet, but she didn't protest either. "W-well, as long as you're done eating, why don't you start talking? You know more about our enemy's resources than any of us."

At last, Bazett finally looked perfectly comfortable with a task. She nodded almost thankfully at Rin. "Very well. To begin with, I shall describe our enemies and then I'll lay out their goals." Shirou made sure to pay close attention. She'd explained some of this to him before, but he'd been injured then. It was easier to focus without a hole in his stomach. "First, our most powerful opponent is undoubtedly Gilgamesh himself. Although he was summoned into the body of a magus like our Heroic Spirits, he proceeded to take over that body and mold it into his own image. When we face him we won't be facing another Demi-Servant, but a true Servant with all of his memories and skills."

Rin's face twisted. Gilgamesh had been summoned into her father, after all. If Bazett had noticed the family connection she didn't comment on it. Oddly Sakura didn't seem concerned at all.

"His Noble Phantasm is the Gate of Babylon. It's an absurd Noble Phantasm that allows him to call forth every treasure he owned during his life time, which in essence is nearly every Noble Phantasm to ever exist. Or more accurately, their superior original versions. He can call forth far more than one at a time, and if he has a limit no enemy I've ever seen has made him reach it." Bazett spoke clearly and factually, like this was a simple business meeting. "This may be difficult to hear, but if he took us seriously I doubt that even all of us working together could defeat him. Our only advantage is his arrogance. He doesn't view Demi-Servants like us as significant threats, and he seems to think it would be an insult to his own greatness to treat us seriously."

"That didn't stop him from defeating us last time." Sakura said, with a dark expression.

Bazett didn't say anything to cheer her up. "Moving on, we also have my old Master to worry about. Although I spent much time with him, I have to admit that he is an enigma. He claims to have been defeated and left for dead as a Demi-Servant in the previous war. However, he was somehow affected by a powerful curse that restored much of his old power to him... this could just as easily be a lie however. Regardless of how he got his power, I would rate his combat effectiveness as about capable as any Demi-Servant. I suspect most of us could defeat him, but with me no longer acting as his shield he now has good reason not to stray far from Gilgamesh."

Shirou absorbed that conversation in near silence, hardly even able to chew. As distressed as this news made him, he felt worse for Rin who had been practically raised by the man. "Can you explain the curse in the grail again?" He asked.

"Of course, Master." Bazett said, jumping to obey him. "I'm unsure of the origin, but at some point the Holy Grail was contaminated by a curse known as Angra Mainyu. All the Evils of the World. It has turned the Holy Grail from a wish granter into a cursed monkey's paw that will only destroy the world if it released. As far as I am aware there is no cure – "

"I could cure it." Luvia said. Bazett stopped, staring at her in absolute shock. So did the rest of the table. "What? I do contain the goddess of justice. What use would she be if she couldn't handle all of humanity's sins at once? Granted, it won't matter if the grail is cured if Angra Mainyu is already released, but as long as we reach it before that incident I will be able to remove the curse."

Luvia's proud tone left no room for argument. Shirou nodded. He didn't really understand it, but if Luvia believed she could do it then he trusted her completely.

"Regardless, it is Kotomine and Gilgamesh's intention to release the curse upon the world." Bazett continued. "I do not know why. But if they are successful, it will cause untold destruction. Gilgamesh was hoping that enough Demi-Servants would be eliminated by battle to fill the grail on it's own, but now that Master has rescued me from Kotomine it remains to be seen how long he will remain waiting."

"So if we don't go to him, he might come to us again..." Rin said. She was glaring at nothing in particular.

"Exactly. Kotomine has spent a lot of time preparing Ryuudo Temple, so I believe that is where they are now resting."

"Ryuudo Temple?" Shirou asked. He felt a little jolt of shock. When had he last checked in on Issei? He could only hope everyone there was okay. "What does the temple have to do with any of this?"

Rin stepped in to answer this question. "It's one of the points in Fuyuki where leylines converge. I haven't brought it up before since there are no magi who claim that part of the city, but it is an ideal spot for a ritual like what he's trying to complete."

That explanation flew over his head entirely. But he supposed it wasn't important that he knew why they were there, only what they were planning to do.

Bazett paused, letting everyone digest that information for a few moments longer. "With that out of the way, we should discuss our own strengths to determine a battle plan. I contain Servant Saber, True Name Manannan Mac Lir. I have a couple of years now as an Enforcer, and I have the ability to construct my own Noble Phantasm known as Fragrach due to my... family history."

Shirou sucked in a breath, and he wasn't the only one. It was good to know that he wouldn't stand a chance even against a normal Bazett. It made him feel better to have her on his side.

"Manannan Mac Lir has greatly enhanced my ability to make these weapons, along with granting me greater rune magic and physical abilities. Fragrach can only be used in response to an enemy's strongest attacks, but when it activates it reverses the flow of time and always strikes a sure kill before the enemy has a chance to launch their assault." She puffed up her chest in pride for a moment, before rapidly deflating. "Sadly, even if we could draw out Gilgamesh's strongest attack it isn't strong enough to pierce his armour."

Shirou remembered seeing Kanshou and Bakuya splinter into nothingness without even scratching that armour. Weak images they might have been, but they were still Noble Phantasms. They should have done something at least. He'd been worried up to now about surviving his onslaught, but apparently finding a way to actually do damage to him was a concern as well.

With Bazett finished explaining her own abilities, the others began to do so as well. Sakura went first, explaining her power and her True Name. There was some discussion of using her Mystic Eyes, which seemed promising but the others were worried that Gilgamesh undoubtedly possessed many Noble Phantasms he could use as a counter. Luvia explained her own abilities as well, although she was less optimistic as her trump card had already been defeated.

Then all eyes turned to Rin. She coughed to clear her throat and launched into an explanation of her powers and abilities that all centred around projecting copies of Noble Phantasms. "As for my true name... Well... all I have for that is a guess..."

Sakrua and Luvia looked understanding, but Bazett's eyes were steel. "There's no point in us being allies if you won't trust us." She said.

Rin winced a little. "Yes, that's right. Very well. The hero contained inside of me... is Shirou Emiya."

There were a few gasps, but Shirou didn't have the focus to spare to listen to any of them. He was too busy looking at Rin. "Yes. It is." He said. He felt like he'd known it this whole time. But for some reason, it felt like a betrayal to admit it.

The reason he could use Rin's magic was simple. The reason he preferred the same strange fighting style was simple. The reason sparring with her made him instantly better was simple.

All of her techniques were the perfect versions of Shirou Emiya's magic, so it was no surprise that copying her made him advance in leaps and bounds.

Rin sighed when she realized nobody was going to argue. "With that being the case... I have a plan for how I want us to handle this."

With baited breath, everybody sat there and listened to her plan. There were some dissents and minor changes, but in the end it was agreed that it was their highest chance of victory.

"I'm still not comfortable leaving Master to take on that fight alone." Sakura said, holding a hand against her mouth.

"It's our only chance of saving Illya." Shirou said. That had to be more important than petty things like his own life. How could he face Kiritsugu's memory otherwise?

And that was that. Their plan was settled.

"When should we attack?" Luvia asked.

"Tonight." Bazett said. "The longer we wait the greater the chance Gilgamesh decides to try coming to us. Unless anybody has a reason to delay?"

Nobody had anything to offer.

"Then it's settled." Rin said.

Sakura clapped her hands together. She smiled forcefully, like she was trying to pretend that she was less worried than she truly was. It wasn't working. "Okay! Since we still have some time... we owe it to Master to use this time making him as happy as possible!"

Everybody's clothes came off remarkably quickly.

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Having four sexual partners was, frankly, incredibly hot. It did make positioning awkward sometimes, but the benefits far outweighed the negatives in that aspect as well.

"I'm just saying, this is clearly not a task for four people." Bazett said, and Shirou didn't need to see her to know that she was blushing furiously.

Shirou was lying on a futon in his room, propped up on a few pillows. His Servants were kneeling in an almost X shape around his cock, crowding around it in the only position that would allow them all to get their mouths close to it at once. He could feel their breath intermingling and brushing against his skin. The sight of their naked bodies had him painfully erect.

"That's the point!" Sakura protested. "Doing it with so many people is what makes it extravagant! Master deserves nothing less."

There were a few nods of agreement, and then Shirou felt four tongues begin to work their way around his cock at once. Each of the women claimed a different part of him. Someone ran their tongue around his tip in slow delicate circles, while someone else licked at his balls. Someone with far less confidence, likely Bazett, was just running their tongue up and down in simple repetitive motions. Someone else was placing kisses along his length, sniffing repeatedly like it was the greatest thing they had ever touched.

It wasn't that there was a lot of stimulation, but it didn't take long for Shirou to cum. Sakura was right. The extravagance made everything else irrelevant. He grasped tightly onto the futon beneath him as his semen poured in ropes over all four of his Servants, who enthusiastically began fighting over every drop.

With that done, Sakura got behind Bazett and helped the older woman give her first ever titjob. For training, she insisted. Bazett went red, but nodded and allowed Sakura to guide her. With her hands tight around Bazett's breasts, Sakura used them like toys to jack Shirou off. Despite her athletic figure, Bazett's tits were easily a rival to Sakura and Luvia's sets, and Shirou found the feeling of them running against his cock to be heavenly. Bazett didn't seem to mind the treatment either, as long as he continued loading her with praise.

Rin and Luvia were meanwhile deeply making out with one another, pretending they were just sharing semen of course, and Shirou found that he quite enjoyed the sight. Rin's dark hair and Luvia's blonde made an excellent contrast, and it was incredibly hot to see their bodies pressing together.

Shirou came again, this time all over Bazett's chest. Sakura didn't waste any time beginning to lick it up, which finally drew the attention of Rin and Luvia who had been too entranced by each other to pay attention until just then.

Time passed in a blissful haze. Shirou fucked Rin up against the wall, enjoying the way her backside bounced with every shaking of her hips, while Luvia and Sakura laid kisses against his neck. Sakura rode him in reverse cowgirl, pleasing him with her expert movements while he had to do little but enjoy the sensation of her heavenly core. He tied Luvia's arms behind her back, and spanked her thoroughly while he fucked her against the floor and she shouted endlessly for more. Bazett was so horny by the time it was her turn that she came at his slightest touch, but still then came crawling into his lap to beg for more.

Their hot bodies mixed together in endless combinations.

Shirou would protect these four forever. But things weren't perfect yet. In fact it was because things were so good that he couldn't rest yet. He needed to bring Illya home. So that she could experience the happiness she deserved.

As the night went on, more and more magical energy passed into him. He would need it all for what they had in mind.