Dec/31st, 2019
Ritsuka Fujimaru, the last Master who saved humanity's history from Goetia, the Beast I, fought and stopped him from destroying humanity with the help of Heroic Spirits from the Throne of Heroes. Ultimately, Doctor Romani, who was actually King Solomon, sacrificed himself to defeat the Beast. After saving the world, Ritsuka resolved the mini Singularities and prepared to return to his hometown and his normal life. All the Heroic Spirits returned to the Throne of Heroes, and Da Vinci managed everything.
Ritsuka was happy because he was now wealthy at a young age, enabling him to settle down and live a happy life with his family. Although he was sad to leave Chaldea, he understood that all things must come to an end.
Just as everything seemed to be going smoothly, a new director was appointed and took over Chaldea. Ritsuka Fujimaru was interrogated about his journey. He felt something was fishy when Da Vinci was separated from him, and he and his coworkers were detained into lock room without any reason.
Ritsuka saw his human servant, Mashu, alive but unable to use her servant powers without harming herself. He also encountered a fox-like woman and a strange priest who asked him questions he couldn't understand. Ritsuka realized something was seriously wrong at Chaldea but found himself powerless, unable to summon heroic servants, though he could perhaps summon weak shadow servants.
Suddenly, he fell asleep.
"Senpai!!" "Ritsuka!!" he heard, but he drifted into sleep. He then found himself in Norway, unable to contact Chaldea. He saw a beautiful ocean and sunrise and noticed an old man, around 80-90 years old, peacefully watching the ocean. Thinking it was a REM REM dream, Ritsuka approached the rocks and sat beside the old man.
"You might be wondering why you are here, son," the old man said warmly, with a peaceful expression.
"Yes, I'm Ritsuka Fujimaru. Who might you be?" Ritsuka asked, looking at the ocean.
"I go by many names, but let's go with my famous one. I'm Stan Lee. He he he," the old man replied.
"I'm a creator of the multiverse. I've seen many things happen in my creation and still watch over it. In that creation, superheroes and villains were born."
Ritsuka listened with interest, recalling his childhood love for superheroes, which made him appreciate the heroic servants of human history. He loved characters like Spiderman, Iron Man, and even Thanos when Stan Lee told to him.
Stan Lee continued speaking, and soon they were lost in conversation. Ritsuka's friendly demeanor made him good friends with the old man.
"My creation has faced destruction seven times and has recovered and recreated itself each time," Stan Lee said.
"Seven times?" Ritsuka exclaimed.
"Yes, but every time it faced destruction, many heroes were left outside the creation. I can't bring them into the newly created multiverse, but I also can't leave them in darkness forever."
"They don't deserve such a fate, not even the villains," Ritsuka agreed.
"You're right. I think I came to the right person," Stan Lee said.
"What do you mean?" Ritsuka asked.
"I saw your multiverse. It may not be as strong as mine, but it has good defenses. I saw the Throne of Heroes system and created another copy with a few modifications to house the people left alone from the seven cycles of destruction. The problem is I can't use it in my creation, but in this creation of Nasu, they can help the world. I chose you as their Master. Only you can summon them."
Ritsuka understood. The Throne of Heroes was in a higher dimension, but Stan Lee had copied it.
"But only servants who made a mark on human history can be summoned, right?" Ritsuka asked.
"Don't worry. I said I remodeled it. They can be summoned anywhere, and the same rules don't apply. More importantly, no one can hack it, not even ORT."
"I see. I understand, but what is ORT?" Ritsuka asked, confused.
He then felt his command spells burning and understood he had a connection to the new Throne of Heroes.
"You can call it the Marvel Heroes instead of the second Throne of Heroes," Stan Lee said.
Suddenly, Ritsuka felt his body become heavy as he began waking from the REM dream.
"Wait! I still don't know much about you and the Marvel Heroes. I want to know more about everything," Ritsuka said.
"Haha, I'm jealous of this creation for having you. But maybe some other time. Your journey is not over yet, Ritsuka Fujimaru. Remember my words: don't change yourself. Even after facing hopeless moments, always believe in your heart. And wait with hope; you will reach your destination one day," Stan Lee said, giving a Holy Grail to Ritsuka Fujimaru.
Ritsuka Fujimaru woke up from the REM dream.
"Senpai, you woke up. I'm glad," Mashu said with relief.
"Ritsuka, don't tell me you went into a REM dream again," Meuniere added.
"Mashu, Meuniere. Yes, I'm okay," Ritsuka reassured them.
"Senpai, is that a Holy Grail?" Mashu asked, astonished.
"How?" Meuniere echoed, equally surprised.
Everyone was shocked to see a Holy Grail appear out of nowhere in Ritsuka's hands. He remembered the Grail was given to him by an old man, but for some reason, he couldn't recall his name.
Ritsuka tried to explain what had happened, but suddenly, everyone locked in the room heard gunshots and screams.
"Senpai, those are gunshots. But who is shooting in Chaldea?" Mashu asked, worried.
"Everyone, come back to the hall! We are under attack. We need backup," an announcement blared.
"I'm going, but if I see any staff members trying to open this room, they will die by my hands when I come back," a security guard warned them before leaving.
"What kind of idiot is he? Without a key, how can we open the room?" Meuniere grumbled.
Fou jumped on Ritsuka, who was holding the Grail.
"Senpai, I can feel a magical density in Chaldea," Mashu said.
"Wait, someone is trying to break the door," Ritsuka said, standing up. "Everyone, get behind me. With this Grail, I will summon a servant."
"Ritsuka, are you going to use that Grail?" Meuniere asked.
"Yes," Ritsuka confirmed.
He started creating a magic circle and placed the Grail in it. The enemies were almost through the door when the room was suddenly bathed in light. Ritsuka summoned a servant.
The enemies broke through the door and saw smoke filling the room. Then they heard a voice.
"This is really weird, isn't it, Friday? But nice to meet you guys. Now die."
A large number of mini missiles launched at the intruders. Before they could react, the enemies were blown away and destroyed by the blast.
"Servant Rider, true name Anthony Edward Stark, but you can call me Tony, kid," said the person who saved them.
As the smoke cleared, everyone saw a humanoid mechanical figure in red and yellow.
"So cool!" Ritsuka exclaimed, his eyes filled with stars.
"Senpai, I know you love mechanical robots, but this isn't the time to admire," Mashu said.
Tony removed his helmet, revealing a handsome man in his mid-30s ( Tony stark looked like RDJ)
"What! I'm sorry. I thought you weren't human," Mashu apologized, bowing her head.
"You don't have to apologize, Ms. Mashu," they heard a beautiful female voice.
"Friday, you shouldn't take my first talk like that. And she is Friday, an AI," Tony explained.
Hearing the word "AI" reminded Ritsuka of a few people. He shook his head, clearing his thoughts.
"Wow, an AI in your armor. Tony, nice to meet you. I'm Ritsuka Fujimaru, a Master," he introduced himself.
"Hey, is everyone okay?" a familiar voice called out. It was Sherlock Holmes, the great detective. Tony was ready to attack him, but Mashu intervened.
"Holmes!" Mashu said happily.
"Sorry for keeping you all waiting, but this is how a great detective works," Holmes said.
"Hey, buddy. I don't know Holmes is a handsome man, but not on my level," Tony quipped.
"And you are a... servant?" Holmes asked.
"Yeah," Tony confirmed.
"Do you guys know each other?" Mashu asked.
"No, we don't," both said simultaneously.
"Lord Ritsuka, 30 enemies are coming this way. I recommend you talk later while I secure a safe route," Friday said, starting to scan the area.
"Then we should follow the plan. You guys follow me. Also, take these AirPods so we can communicate while escaping," Tony said, handing one AirPod to Ritsuka and another to Holmes.
"And what is your plan?" Holmes asked.
"I have a plan... ATTACK!" Tony declared as his helmet covered his head. He rushed forward, taking down all the enemies in his path.
"Let's go," Ritsuka said, leading everyone, including Holmes and Fou in Mashu's hands. They ran without wasting any time. Ritsuka and Tony listened to both Holmes and Friday's reports. Chaldea was under attack, and the new director Goredolf's army was being killed. Ritsuka explained the basics of Tony's servant details and Friday's AI.
Holmes was suspicious but focused on escaping first.
"We cannot escape from here. Ms. Friday, can you clear a route to the underground? There's a vehicle we can use to escape," Holmes suggested.
"Scanning complete. Secure route established," Friday confirmed, showing the way. Everyone followed her directions while Iron Man protected them.
"Everyone, move fast. The enemies are in the command room. We must move before they reach us," Holmes urged.
They all felt relieved but concerned. Both Mashu and Ritsuka had troubled expressions.
"Tony, there's another friend of mine in another room. We need to save them," Ritsuka said to Tony, who flew to them after clearing the way.
"Ritsuka, are you insane? We should leave," Meuniere protested.
"I see. Go to the command room through LB2 stairs. The enemies won't see you. Da Vinci is in her workshop. Once you meet her, come straight to the underground. Mr. Tony, I'll leave Da Vinci and Master in your hands," Holmes instructed.
"Hey, listen to me " Meuniere said
"Don't worry. I'll protect my Master, but I won't take orders from anyone," Tony replied.
"Thanks, Tony. Mashu, go with Holmes. We'll bring Da Vinci," Ritsuka instructed. Tony took him into his arms, and they flew away at super speed.
On their way, they heard Koyanskaya's voice in the command room, but they moved too quickly to be detected. In five minutes, Ritsuka and Tony reached Da Vinci's workshop.
"Hey, Ritsuka! Thanks for stopping by! I knew you would come to save me. But who is this person... no... a servant? But how? All the Holy Grails were taken from us," Da Vinci said, happy to see Ritsuka but shocked to see a modern-looking servant.
"Nice to meet you, the famous Da Vinci. I'm Tony stark, I already looked into the data I hacked... cough, I mean the data I received from the computers. I can't believe you turned into a beautiful lady. If I didn't know you were a man, I would have asked you for a date," Tony said.
"Haha, you have a silver tongue, don't you, playboy? You have good eyes for recognizing beauty. Anyway, we can have explaination later. We need to reach the underground," Da Vinci said.
"And Tony, this is more important than my life. This suitcase contains all Saint Graphs of all heroic servants who Ritsuka Fujimaru has contacted. They are bonds you made with them. With this, you can summon them again. I actually took it before Goredolf could. But it seems these new people are searching for this. As I'm sure you saw for yourselves, something is attacking Chaldea," Da Vinci explained.
"Currently, Chaldea is surrounded by enemies. Friday, my AI, already scanned this place," Tony said.
"Yes, ordinarily, Chaldea should be protected by a powerful force field, making it impossible to touch. I'm still not sure exactly what's going on, but it looks like they've somehow managed to seal Chaldea away."
"Then that means there's a chance that Chaldea could be physically destroyed. Even a minor damage could have severe consequences because it doesn't have the defenses like before. This implies someone from inside helped them," Tony reasoned.
"And we must avoid that at any cost," Da Vinci added, and they started to move.
"Okay, we shouldn't waste time," Ritsuka said.
While they were escaping, they heard an announcement.
"Hello, anyone, this is Goredolf Musik speaking. Damn it, someone save me... Why? Why do things always turn out like this? Why do they always turn on me in the end!? This always happens to me! Always! Nothing's changed at all... No matter where I go, no matter what I try, I was always an outcast. A loser. A social leper! I knew they all hated me! But what was I supposed to do about it? I don't know WHY they hated me! I don't know HOW to get people to like me! But I tried! I did the best I could! I never had my sights set on first place, you know? I would've been happy with second or third. But, haha, just look at how things turned out. Forget third! I didn't even end up placing at all! Damn it! After a life of failure, I thought this would finally, FINALLY be my shot at success...! But a loser is all I'll ever be, no matter where I go or what I do. Damn it... Damn it...!!! I don't wanna die! I'm not ready to die! After all... I don't wanna die! I'm not ready to die! After all... No one's ever praised me before! No one's ever loved me before...!"
Hearing this, Ritsuka Fujimaru remembered Olga, the previous director of Chaldea who died in front of him. On that day, he couldn't save her, but this time he would save this director.
"Seems like he doesn't have much luck in society and lacks trusted people, I guess," Tony said.
"Tony, I want to save him," Ritsuka said.
"Kid, from the report I got from Friday, he's the person who made Chaldea like this, yet you still want to save him," Tony said.
"You are right, but I have the power to save him. So I want to save him," Ritsuka Fujimaru said, his eyes filled with determination. Seeing his eyes made Tony remember his old friend Steve.
"Let's just say today is Goredolf's lucky day. 'Sides, you can't hear all that and not help... So, nothing ever went right for him, huh. Then, this time... this time for sure, we make sure we get there in time. Isn't that right, Ritsuka?" Da Vinci said.
"Okay, I'm convinced!! Let's go and save him before he gets frozen like ice cream. Friday, locate his position," Tony said, and they started to follow the location Friday showed.
Meanwhile, with Goredolf:
"O-oh God, oh God... I'm doomed... My magical pistol is out of bullets, and I've used all my talismans... Oh God, this is going to hurt, isn't it...? That one sickle hurt like hell... They're probably not going to kill me quickly, either... I've seen these things in the old records... They're the Tsar's Oprichniki," Goredolf said to the enemies in front of him.
Before the enemies could shoot at him, a laser beam attacked them and destroyed them.
"Heroes are on time, I guess," Tony said after landing in front of Goredolf.
"Tony, the more I see your tech, the more excited I get to know about it. Let me analyze it later," Da Vinci said while carrying Ritsuka.
"Da Vinci, you can ask me if you want anything," Friday said.
"Thank god we saved him. Director, we need to escape," Ritsuka said.
"Wha...!? You're that Caster! And you're that third-rate Master, Ritsuka!... and a secret bodyguard? Wh-wh-what are you all doing here!?" Goredolf exclaimed.
"We're here to rescue you, believe it or not!" Da Vinci said.
"Don't thank me, though. This was entirely Ritsuka's idea," Tony said.
"Yes," Ritsuka said.
"Grrr, what are you doing here!? Do you actually think you've helped me just because you've saved my life!? I'm the REAL victim here! They should have broken up Chaldea after all? The Heroic Spirit Summoning System turned out to be a broken-down piece of junk, and the supposed star of the show, Chaldea, overloaded the moment I got here!" Goredolf said.
"Hey, Goofy. If you want to live, follow us," Tony said in his suit, and they started to move.
'What type of nickname is Goofy?' Goredolf cursed Tony in his mind for giving him a nickname. He didn't say anything because he saw how powerful Tony's attacks were.
"Wait for me, damn it."
"Okay, don't worry, we won't leave you, Director," Ritsuka said.
Sometime later:
"(Pant, pant, pant...!) I never thought I'd be... forced to run a marathon... on top of a mountain...! If anything, you should be... (pant)... praising me for... (pant)... fighting valiantly all on my own! (Gasp!)" Goredolf said while panting.
"Not a fan of long-distance running? It's okay, if you want to sit down and take another break, we don't mind. But you should know that we're not," Da Vinci said.
"But you should know that we're not in a running competition. Our enemies won't wait for us. With a Holy Grail, I was able to hold our enemies. I can sense a powerful presence. We should move fast before we get outnumbered," Tony said to Goredolf.
"You talk like you are a servant," Goredolf said.
"Yes, I'm Servant Rider."
"What?" Goredolf said.
"Boss, Koyanskaya and a powerful servant are waiting for us to attack if we follow this path. It seems like she is the traitor," Friday said.
"Y-you're joking! Koyanskaya is a traitor!? Then, you mean she's been deceiving me all this time!? That she only traveled far and wide and worked herself to the bone so I could land Chaldea for HER sake instead of mine!? Dammit! You little minx! How dare you toy with an innocent man's heart like that!?" Goredolf said.
"Okaaay, that's far enough. Looks like you're not going to be crossing this particular finish line, are you?" Koyanskaya said after they reached the junction path to the underground.
"You bastard!! Who are you? You ruined my plans after coming out of nowhere. But don't worry, you will die by my hands," Koyanskaya said.
"Just because you look hot and sexy doesn't mean I will let myself die by your hands, lady. Name's Tony Stark," Tony said after removing his nano helmet.
Seeing his face and hearing his words made Koyanskaya blush for a second, but she recovered herself.
'Who is he!? He looks so hot and handsome?' she thought.
"With the invincible Grand Duchess on our side, you will die. We don't have anything to talk about," she said, and Anastasia, the servant, came from behind her.
Ritsuka Fujimaru recognized Anastasia because she was one of his servants.
"Anastasia," he said, but she didn't have the same aura as before. She was a different servant.
In fact, she was releasing killing intent toward them.
"That's the witch who surrounded Chaldea! She's a servant! She froze the entire east hall solid! This is it. I'm really done for this time! You're no match for her. She's got you beat in abilities and looks alike!" Goredolf said.
"Everyone, close your ears," Tony said.
They did as he said.
Then Tony used a sonic blast on Anastasia, which made her fall to her knees and then fall unconscious. This attack was so strong it threw both Koyanskaya and Anastasia a few meters back.
Next, Tony used a laser on the roof to cut off the path, and they escaped to the underground.
"So this is the hangar! It's a lot bigger than it looked in the file!" Goredolf said.
"Just shut it and get in the container, coglione! We can feel the cold breathing down our necks!" Da Vinci said.
"They'll never catch up to us at this pace!" Tony said.
"One more step and victory is ours! I'll bring up the rear. The rest of you—" Da Vinci stopped herself when she saw a mysterious person standing behind Tony Stark.
"Indeed. You were just one step short," said the person, raising his hand to stab Tony in the back.
""TONY!!" Ritsuka yelled as he saw the priest.
"I'm sorry. Old habit of mine. You left your heart open, and that seemed the fastest way to end you," the priest said with an evil smile.
"Hmm. Servant or not, you can't survive once your Spirit Origin core has been shattered. You are an anomaly and we need to kill you."
"Buddy, you talk too much. Why don't you see if you actually stabbed my heart," Tony said to the priest.
The priest looked at his mana-enchanted hand, his hand didn't covered in Tony's blood, but he shocked only to find his hand broken.
"How?" he asked.
"You are the most foolish idiot I've ever seen. To think you used your bare hand to destroy vibranium armour," Tony said and turned.
"Who are you?"
"I am IRONMAN," Tony declared.
Then he punched the priest so hard that he smashed into the wall.
"Stark," Da Vinci said.
"Tony, are you okay?" Ritsuka rushed towards him.
"I'm okay, kid. I've seen far worse than this. Now let's go. We can't waste any more time," Tony said.
Then Tony used and to cut the priest in half. But unknown to Tony, the priest used his regeneration and saved his ass. The priest survived.
They headed to the shelter, and a few seconds later, a huge vehicle emerged from it and smashed through the wall. They escaped from the mysterious group trying to destroy Chaldea.
Suddenly, Koyanskaya appeared at the destroyed wall and saw the vehicle. She grabbed an RPG to blast it, tasked with killing all workers and specifically Da Vinci servant. But they were escaping. She couldn't disappoint her client, could she?
But before she could fire the rocket, an EMP bomb attached to the RPG in her hands and destroyed it. Koyanskaya helplessly watched the group escape. Tony had left the EMP bomb in that spot.
Then she saw a message on the wall left by Tony for her.
[Hi, hot lady. Your weapons are very old-fashioned. I think you should upgrade. Even if you upgrade, there will be a 40-year gap between us. If you want, I can give you notes to learn. Bye
-- Your 3000% lovable Tony Stark]
"TONY STARK, I WILL KILL YOU, BASTARD!!!" Koyanskaya screamed, her voice filled with killing intent for destroying her plans and mocking her weapons.