AN: I'm back! Also, the captain hates me. (I tried rolling for Nemo but spent almost half of my Saint quartz for Taikoubou and Nikitich.) Welp better start saving and ignoring Halloween if I want Traum Servants next year. So to distract me from gotcha despair, I plan to have the Nemo marines be the ones to bond with Harry, (plus seeing them on Ritsuka Fujimaru doesn't get it got me inspired with a lot of shenanigans.)
Ch 23 The Battle in the Nests
In the Outskirts of France, near the Chasm known in the Magecraft World as the Wyverns Nest. The roars of Wyverns echoed throughout the skies.
They all dove down, seeing potential Prey in their sights. However, a beam of Rainbow light blasted those who came down to smithereens.
"Heh, these overgrown Lizards don't compare to real Dragons, no?" A large brown-haired Man wielding a sizeable black cannon asked his fellow Servants.
A blue streak hurls through the horde, exploding in midair. "Indeed, but they are no Enemy to take lightly." A dark-skinned Archer wearing white robes commented.
"We must push them back to their Nests." A white-haired Man with jewelry and a red cape dashes forward. He leaps into the air, swinging his golden Spear. "These Wyverns are merely escaping from whatever is driving them out of their homes."
After the Lancer drove the Wyverns away from their direction more showed up. Karna chuckles, turning to his Half-Brother, "Arjuna you better keep up. The number of Wyverns I took out is greater than yours."
Arjuna merely chuckles, leaping in the air, having three Arrows in hand. "Heh," He pulls back his Bowstrings and releases them,
The Arrows split off from each other, exploding in front of the incoming group of Wyverns. Arjuna smirks at Karna, seeing him watching his attack. "I believe that makes thirty, Karna. Which makes me in the lead in this contest."
"Well played, Arjuna, but this isn't over yet." Karna chuckles, flying to chase off another horde,
"Indeed," Arjuna soon follows, keeping up with his Half-Brother.
Napoleon chuckles, seeing the two Heroes of the Mahabharata competing with each other. "Magnifique, at this rate we can be finished before maître's group finishes with their part." He grins and continues firing in the air.
Within the Base Camp, Monsieur and Da Vinci Loli were monitoring the mission from both ends. "Hmm, Fujimaru-kun's group has encountered the Wizards. At this rate, we'll be done with this excursion within a few minutes if things don't take the wrong turn." She said before noticing the worrisome expression the French director had. "Is something wrong director Delacour?"
"Qui, but it's nothing too concerning." Monsieur sighs before looking at the monitor with Ritsuka's group being recorded by a drone they sent. "Actually, zere is something zat's bothering me, Mademoiselle Da Vinci." He said, crossing his arms.
"What is it, Monsieur?" Da Vinci Loli asked the French director. She then looks at what he is looking at, noticing he is looking at Harry. "Is it Harry-kun?"
The blonde Magus's eyes shift to the young Boy riding on the Legendary Horse. "Qui, Monsieur Potte-no, Fujimaru is zere with see Wizards. I'm afraid zhat zey might take noticing of zee Boy." Monsieur commented, expressing his concerns. "Young Harry is quite famous in zee Wizarding World. Especially when it comes to zee British."
The Rider nodded, understanding what the Magus meant. "I see, then let's hope this expedition won't cause trouble." Da Vinci then shrugs, seeing there's no changing what happened. "Well, we've gone this far, it would be a matter of time before those Wizards know where Harry-kun is."
"Zhat's right, I hope Monsieur Fujimaru is prepared," Monsieur said, returning to monitoring.
Back with the Expedition Team, the Wizards are being captured one by one.
Roland slashed his Durendal at one Wizard, causing him to fall.
Bradamante slams her Shield in the Wizards who refuses to move while casting Spells.
Chiyome used her Ninja Arts to restrain the Wizards, both from those who were attacking and those who fell.
"W-What's going on? How can Muggles take us out one by one-GAH!" The Wizard felt a strong force, causing him to fall.
Charlie slashed his Holy Sword, the Wizard falling to his strike. He prostrates Joyeuse as he commands the Servants under his command. "Don't stop the pressure, ensure these Wizards face their crimes!"
"Got it!" Mandricardo passed the King of the Franks, calling forth his Shield, and tossed it. It ricochets off the cliffs, hitting the Wizards on the back, head, legs, and sides.
The Servants cheered, capturing the Wizards while keeping their strength slightly above their opponents.
On the small rock, Harry was amazed by the fighting styles that his Father, Mother, and Servants have to defeat the Wizards. "Wow, different fighting styles and everyone is working together."
"Yep, that's how we Chaldean Servants work, Harry," Alexander confirms what the young master was saying. "Each one of us have our own experience in our old lives, from these experience we can share them with others to better our combat skills."
Mozart nodded, raising his Baton. "That's right, each of us can better any Chaldean Servant's fighting prowess. We can buff, remove curses, add extra boost to attacks, and many more. However the real treat is in our Noble Phantasms," He smiles before stepping forward.
"Noble…Phantasms?" Harry blinks, looking at Mozart, curious what that term was. "Mr. Mozart, what is a Noble Phantasm?" He asked before turning to Jeanne, answering his question.
"A Noble Phantasm is a Servant or Hero's Legend crystalized into power. It can be a famous Weapon we processed in life, our work, famous strategies, and so on." Jeanne answered the young master, standing beside him. "Though a Noble Phantasm must be used carefully, if we miss then the opponent might know our True Names."
Harry nodded, "I see…" He then heard crashing before him, turning to the front, he saw his Mother and Father fighting.
"Hup!" Mashu activated her boosters, slamming into a Wizard on the cliffside, knocking him out.
"H-How…" The Wizard gasps, falling to his knees before falling face flat.
Mashu heard slashing, prompting her to turn behind her. She saw Ritsuka running through the Wizards, cutting down the thing that was their crutch.
"Damnit, why is this happening?" The Leader of the Dragon Keepers asked, seeing only a few of his comrades fall to these Muggles. He then saw the one who was leading the Muggles against them, gritting his teeth, he raised his hand. "Damnit all, you'll pay for this you Muggle scum!"
Charlie's eyes scan the entire area, seeing these Muggles who attacked them are on a different level. He saw a few manage to get past the Metallic liquid, assumingly after the rest of the Dragon Keepers.
His eyes then caught a glowing green light. Turning around, he saw the Leader of the Dragon Keepers using a Forbidden Spell, "Wait, Sir don't-"
"Shut up Weasley! This is what Muggles get for standing up against Wizards!" The Leader growls, aiming for Ritsuka. "Avada…"
Ritsuka saw the green light coming from the Wizard's Wand. 'Green light? Is this the Killing Curse Lucius and Monsieur talked about with me?' He thought, remembering their conversation. 'If I remember, it takes a bit longer to cast with two verses. If I do this…'
With one step and using the Enchantment Magecraft in his legs.
"Ka-" The Leader gasps, seeing the Muggle that was far away just appeared before him.
Not even hesitating, Ritsuka moved his Katana above him, slicing off the Wizard's hand.
"GGGGAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" The Leader of the Dragon Keepers cried in pain, his Wand and hand dropped to the ground. "D-Damn yo-"
The Wizard stopped, seeing the tip of the Katana at his throat. "Surrender, you have been beaten," Ritsuka said coldly at the Wizard, "Your Allies have been scattered, and your operations are done,"
"No, you pathic Muggle. You are done," The Leader of the Dragon Keeper looks behind them, "Weasley! Release the Dragons!"
Ritsuka immediately looks at the red-haired Wizard, seeing him at the Wyvern Cages. "No, don't-"
Charlie cast Spells at the locks, releasing the horde of Wyverns from their Cages.
The Wyverns burst through the Cages, releasing the horde. They all fly around like a swarm of bees, enraged from being captured by the British Wizards.
"Damnit!" Ritsuka cursed, seeing these idiots have opened a can of worms. One Wyvern went for him, prompting him to dodge it, leaving the Wizard he pinned down alone.
The Wizard scrambles to his feet, grabbing his Wand. He smirks, seeing they have been too foolish. "Sir, what do we do now?" Charlie asked, approaching him.
"We lost at least thirty percent of the Dragons needed back-"
"I don't care about that now." The Leader of the Dragon Keepers stated, forgetting about the mission the Ministry sent them to do. "We have to get out of here and tell Minister Fudge about these Muggles!"
He turns around before seeing a black-haired Boy, sharing the appearance of the missing Boy Who Lived. "I-Is that…"
Ritsuka leaps back, using his Enchantment Magecraft to get back with his Servants, "Damnit," He looks back at where Harry is.
Mashu joined her Husband, being his Shield as always. "There's too many Wyverns here, get Harry to a safe distance!" She said, wanting him to be safe.
"I know," Ritsuka looks at Charlie, sending a message with his eyes.
Charlie nodded, blowing a whistle for a certain Paladin to hear. "Astolfo!"
"Harry Potter!" The Wizard exclaims, hearing what the Magus said. "These Muggles got the missing Boy-Who-Lived!" He stated,
Charlie's eyes widen, hearing what his Boss said. "Wait, really?" The red-haired Wizard asked, looking at the Boy who bore the same resemblance to James Potter, just as Dumbledore described. "Then we need to get back to Britain and tell the Headmaster too!"
The young Wizard then looks at his Boss's wrist where his hand was. "But what about your injury?" Charlie asked.
"F-Forget it. W-We need to go now!" The Leader of the Dragon Keepers used his other hand, using Apparition to escape.
Charlie did the same, retreating from the area and following his Boss.
Ritsuka saw the Wizards disappear, knowing they would escape. 'Curse Arm, Serenity, Hundred Faces, I need you three.' He mentally called for the Hassans to lend their help.
'Yes, master.' The three responded, setting out to locate the Wizards who escaped.
Harry saw the swarm of Wyverns attacking his Father's Servants and his Parents for that matter. "We need to help them, there's too many Wyverns here." He stated.
Jeanne frowns, seeing the situation has changed. "Seems like the Wizards have taken the difficult route," The Ruler sighs,
A Wyvern then flies down at the group; however, it is intercepted by Kriemhild and Brynhildr. "AAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!" The Berserker swung Balmung, slashing the Wyvern at the chest.
"Ha!" Brynhildr twirls her lance, propelling it as flames erupt from the tip.
The two Servants landed as Kriemhild shouted in the air. "Leave, flee you overgrown Lizards! You shall not harm the young master!" Kriemhild proclaims.
"L-Lady Kriemhild, I believe that they already fled." The Valkyrie commented, seeing them avoiding them.
Jeanne turns to Harry, grabbing him and placing him next to her. "Harry, it's far too dangerous here now for you to stay," The Saint of the Flag informed him. "You have to get to a safe place."
"But I don't want to leave you here-"
"Yahoo!" Harry looks up, seeing Astolfo riding a Mythical Creature he read in books. "I'm here to pick up the young master!" The Rider said, landing the Hippogriffnext to Bucephalus.
Astolfo got down from his mount, standing next to Harry. "Alrighty, take my hand, young master. I'll be taking over as your Guardian now." He smiles,
Harry looks at the others, seeing they have agreed to this plan. "Don't worry, you can watch us do our work from up above." Alexander hopes on Bucephalus as Mozart lifts his Baton.
"Yes, feel free to take the full course, young master!" Mozart grins, supporting the combat Servants with his Spells and Buffs.
"We appreciate your concerns, Harry but it's our job to protect you," Jeanne said, looking at Astolfo,
"Eep" Harry squeaks, feeling Astolfo grab onto him, putting him on his Mount. The Paladin joined in, sitting behind him as he grabbed onto the reins.
The pink-haired Rider smirks, leaning toward Harry. "Now hold on tight, this will get bumpy," Astolfo said, ready to take off.
Harry flinched, looking at his Father's Servant. "Wait, what do you-" He paused, seeing more Wyverns heading to them.
"Show your true power!" Astolfo whips the reins, causing the Hippogriff to roar.
"Woah!" Harry felt a powerful thrust when the Hippogriff started to move. They took off, heading straight into the Wyverns. "We're going to crash into-" He then felt a strong aura around them as they immediately picked up speed.
"Hippogriff!" Astolfo exclaims they dashed forward breaking the Wyverns.
Harry felt the wind in his hair, seeing they were flying faster than the Wyverns. "W-We're fast!" He turns back, seeing they already making a loop around back. "A-Amazing,"
Astolfo laughs, "You like it, young master?" He asked, seeing the black-haired Boy nodded. "This is what a Noble Phantasm is, my Noble Phantasm. The Hippogriff!"
"It's faster than any Wyverns in the area and can beat a speeding race car!" Astolfo couldn't help but bragged about his Mount. "Though Achilles holds the title of fastest Rider of Chaldea, Hippogriff is still fast in my accounts!" He said, raising his voice due to the air.
Harry looks up, hearing what the Paladin said. "Achilles, the Hero of the Trojan War, is said to be the fastest in Greece!" He exclaims as they fly around where the others are below. "I bet you can beat him in a race, Astolfo!"
"That's nice to say, young master. But trust me when I say, I did and he beat me in three seconds flat!" Astolfo chuckles before his eyes catch the Battle below. "I think this is a good distance to watch your Parents and the others fend against the Wyverns."
Harry looks at the side, seeing the Battle below them. "You're right, I can see them…"
Down below, Ritsuka looked up and saw Astolfo on his Hippogriff with Harry on board. "Good, he's safe." He sighs, knowing his Son is at a safe distance.
"Ritsuka, what are we going to do?" Mashu asked, seeing the horde of Wyverns circle them. "I didn't account that the Wizards have caught this many Wyverns."
"Me too, but-" Ritsuka slashed upwards, splitting a Spell in half. "We have to deal with the Wizards here as well." He said, holding his Katana.
There were at least ten Wizards who were still standing despite the sudden release of the Wyverns. "You, Muggles, it's your fault that our Job is ruined!" A Wizard stated.
"You guys always cause trouble for the Wizarding World, now karma is upon you." Another Wizard spoke, mocking them for who they were.
"We'll let the Dragons handle you lot, you strange Muggles should perish. Magic is only for Wizards-"
"Such arrogance, these Creatures you call Dragons are Wyverns." The Wizards turn around, seeing a violet-haired Woman wearing Religious Robes and chainmail armor with a cross-shape Staff.
The Wizards aimed their Wands at Martha, "Don't make us use our Wands against you Muggle." A Wizard stated, not feeling the increasing Magical Energy before them.
"Very well, since you're stubborn, allow me to show you a real Dragon." Martha tosses her Staff, holding it at the end before shutting her eyes.
"What is she doing?" The Wizard asked as smoke appeared out of nowhere.
"Oh dragon who never knew love's touch, come to me." The smoke became denser, enough to make your vision impaired. Suddenly, two glowing red eyes appeared from within the dense fog then a low growl.
The Wizards froze, seeing a large turtle-like Dragon walk out from the smoke. "W-W-What is that thing!?" A Wizard exclaims, never seeing a Creature like that before.
"A-A Monster, that Muggle has summoned a Monster!" Another Wizard exclaims, dropping his Wand in fear. "Y-You! You're a Demon!"
"No one can summon a Monster like that unless they're a Demon!" He continued, ignoring what the Saint had to say.
Martha sighs, looking at the Wizards in shame. "So stubborn to listen when somebody's correcting you." She commented before hearing them continue to shout.
"F-Forget it! Just take that thing-"
Martha flips back, landing on the Dragon's back. "Go like the Stars! Tarasque!" Tarasque roars, leaping forward before the Wizards can react.
They all screamed as they were flown back to where the Servants caught them.
Above the Battlefield, Harry saw the Phantasmal taking out the Wizards with a single step. "That Creature, it's a Dragon?" Harry asked, remembering from Saint Martha's Legends she tamed a Dragon. "That's Tarasque?"
"Yep, that's the descendent of Leviathan. One of the few Dragons that some Servants came with." Astolfo said, confirming what Harry asked. "Now, we better clear the way. Knowing this swarm, a second Noble Phantasm will be needed."
Harry looks at his Uncle's Paladin, "A second Noble Phantasm? Like what?" He asked.
Down below, Ritsuka looked around for any missing Wizards they have missed. "Seems like we caught them all," He commented.
Mashu nodded, "Yes, I believe you're right, Ritsuka. The Hassans are after the two that escaped and now we have only the Swarm to deal with." The Shielder commented, looking above,
"Siegfried, it's your turn!" Ritsuka commanded, wanting to make this quick.
The Dragon Slayer slashed down a few Wyverns, "As you command, master." Seigfried obliges his master's command.
Seigfried held his Demonic Sword, shutting his eyes. "The evil dragon shall fall, and the world will reach its sunset." His eyes opened, twisting the handle.
Upon activation, the Demonic Sword released a powerful blue beam. Seigfried raised Balmung, seeing where the most gathering of Wyverns is at.
"I will bring you down—" Seigfried brought down the Sword that killed Fafnir, "Balmung!"
The blue beam hurls straight for the center where the Wyverns are. The Beam of the Demonic Sword blasted through the Wyvern Swarm, causing great fear within them.
Harry saw the blue beam, scaring off the Wyverns. He watched as the Wyverns retreated deeper within the Chasm, escaping the Demonic Sword. "That light, that's Seigfried's Noble Phantasm, Balmung," Astolfo informed the young master.
The light soon faded, seeing the Wyverns already escaped from the area. "Balmung, the Demonic Sword that killed Fafnir…" Harry said, amazed by a Sword that's Demonic could emit a beautiful blue light.
Harry smiles, looking down at the Heroes he read about successfully finishing their mission. Now that he witnessed what the Servants and his Parents could do, he wants to be like them. No, he has to be like them to live up to their expectation.
Further in the Wyvern's Nest, another group of Chaldean Servants have freed the captive Wyverns.
Constantine sat on his Horse, overseeing the transport of Wizard Criminals. "Take the Wizards to the surface, the transports will take them back to the French Branch where they can be processed." The former Leader of the Restoration Realm ordered the Servants,
Lancelot and Johanna among others agreed, guiding their prisoners to the surface.
The Rider turns to Jalter commanding the Wyverns back deep within the Chasm. "Jeanne Alter, continuing to command the Wyverns, master doesn't want anymore-"
"I know, I know, there's no need to tell me twice, Rider." Jalter clicked her tongue, shifting her Banner to the direction of where they came from. Unlike the Battle that Ritsuka's group encountered, Constantine's group just needs to free the Wyverns from the cages so Jalter can command them to make the Wizards surrender.
Just above the area, Charlie and the Leader of the Dragon Keepers appeared after escaping from their area. Charlie huffs, not expecting that those Muggles would be difficult to deal with. "W-What's with those Muggles? It's like they were using Magic or something."
"I don't know, but the Minister and Headmaster need to know about this." The Wizard clutched his wrist in pain, still bleeding from when Ritsuka sliced it off. "D-Damnit, that Muggle. He dares to slice my hand off like that, just he waits. When I report this to the Minister he'll pay for what he's done."
"Sir, we need to send him a message right now," Charlie said, looking down at where the second group was.
The Leader nodded, "Right, write the message for me, tell them that we found Harry Potter and-"
Charlie turns to his Boss, his eyes widen at what he sees. "I don't think we can reach the Owl. They manage to capture everyone here as well,"
The Leader steps forward, still clutching his hand. He gritted his teeth, their hard work, their operations were all ruined by just Muggles alone. 'Damnit, the army for Lord Voldemort I worked hard on is now in shambles. I better find another place to gather Monsters for his army when he returns.' He thought before hearing the Intern speak.
"Sir, I don't think we can save them," Charlie said, seeing a Woman with white hair in black armor commanding the Wyverns. "I think its best to-"
"Human souls are insubstantial things." A voice spoke out of nowhere, prompting the two to look around. "Writhe in agony!"
"Weasley, go! Tell the Minister-"
A black arm came out of nowhere, touching the Leader of the Dragon Tamers' chest.
Charlie followed where the arm originated from, there he saw skull masked People standing behind them. "Death Eaters! We need to go-" He stopped, seeing his Boss gasp for air.
"Zabaniya," The one with the long arm held what seemed to be a heart before crushing it.
"R-R-Ru…n…" He fell to his knees, coughing out blood from his mouth before falling.
Charlie's face paled at the Death of his Boss, shifting his head back he saw the Death Eaters approach him. "Surrender Boy, or you'll end up like your Boss." Cursed Arm spoke, giving the option for him to surrender,
The red-haired Wizards stepped back, and immediately used his Wand to escape. "Stop him!" Hundred Personas leaps forward with Serenity to apprehend Charlie, however, he manages to escape in time.
The young dark-skinned Assassin removes her mask, turning to Cursed Arm. "The Wizard has escaped, Lord Cursed Arm." Serenity informed their group's Leader. "We were one second late."
"Tch, my Personas can't find him in the area." Hundred Personas added, removing her masks. "He's probably out of range. I told you we should've killed him instead of offering his choices." The muscular Woman commented,
"Indeed that would be inefficient and would buy us a bit of time to be hidden in the Wizard's eyes." Cursed Arm commented, "However, that is not our master's way of doing things. He only kills when he needs to, and the Wizard here has malicious intentions."
Cursed Arm grabs the Body before looking at his fellow Hassans. "For now, let's put this as a victory." The two Hassans nodded, the three returning to the Camp to give their report.
AN: How do you like it? The Wizards aren't done just yet, things will be interesting when they get to the America Branch. Hint: they're going to Brazil. This chapter ends the French Branch chapters, next is the chapter you'll be waiting for, Sirius meeting Ritsuka after all these years. Out of the Servants, which one is best for Harry to bond with in Russia,
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